autocad 2018 lt - settings problem

[mary.mimnaugh]

Having a problem drawing the viewport in my paper space.  Finally drew in the viewport but I cant see any of my drawing.  Maybe there is a setting that is off.  I am a little frustruated with this new version.I attached my drawing.  Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong

Thank youu

[steven-g · Accepted solution]

There was a single empty Mtext and four rouge hatches with an area of 3.5 million Sq Feet making your part of the drawing vanish to nothing more than a dot on the edge of the screen, I can't tell you why or how it happened, but attached is your drawing with those removed.

[Emmsleys · Accepted solution]

Hi @mary.mimnaugh, 

Took your file ran through the following steps... 

• -Purge, reg apps 
• -Purge, all 
• Purge 
• Audit 
• Got rid of some of those hatches that seemed to affect the drawings and got rid of 3 objects that seemed to hold up the file. 

My copy is attached to this post. Post back if you have any other questions. 

[Emmsleys · Accepted solution]

I'm following up on my previous post if you have any questions post back.   

If you still need help or have questions I'll be more than happy to try help. 

Thanks. 

Please select Accept as Solution if my post or any other post in this thread resolves your issue, or reply with additional information if the problem persists.

[mary.mimnaugh]

Thanks so much for all your help!

[mary.mimnaugh]

Emmsleys

Thank you.  I followed the directions on how to purge.  I only would type in purge and say purge all. Yours I followed and seems to be different .  Can you explain the difference between purge and -purge (the way you explained it).  I also attached a template drawing and I did the method you stated.  Can you check to see if this was done correctly.  Thank you.  Also viewports in 2018 is done a little different than how I used to do it.  Drawing a line in my title block under the def layer.  Now a dialog box opens and you click on the number of boxs drawn - do you know if anything else has change in the viewport part.  Thanks for all your help

[mary.mimnaugh]

Emmsleys

Thank you.  I followed the directions on how to purge.  I only would type in purge and say purge all. Yours I followed and seems to be different .  Can you explain the difference between purge and -purge (the way you explained it).  I also attached a template drawing and I did the method you stated.  Can you check to see if this was done correctly.  Thank you.  Also viewports in 2018 is done a little different than how I used to do it.  Drawing a line in my title block under the def layer.  Now a dialog box opens and you click on the number of boxs drawn - do you know if anything else has change in the viewport part.  Thanks for all your help

[pendean]

>>>... Now a dialog box opens and you click on the number of boxs drawn - do you know if anything else has change in the viewport part...<<<
That is for modelspace viewports, not layouts/paperspace viewports. This is not new to LT2018 at all.

Are you intending to use modelspace viewports? or paperspace viewports?
What version of LT did you used to use?

[mary.mimnaugh]

I print from paper space layouts.  Used 2012 lt now using 2018.

[pendean · Accepted solution]

LT0212 is too fr back for me to remember if it did this, but in more newer versions you have to use the LAYOUT tab in the Ribbon when you are in a LAYOUT to use LAYOUT commands and features like MVIEW command. See below: