Copy viewport extents to another drawing or layout

[autoMick]

How can I determine the viewport extents within a layout?

I want to either copy these extents (or at least one corner to another layout

Thanks

- Mick

[jporter · Accepted solution]

Maybe I'm not understanding the question correctly so please correct me if i'm wrong, but when you create a new viewport the software should automatically perform a zoom extents of what's in model space.  So, if you have some object drawn a thousand miles from your project be aware that it will also attempt to show you that object.  

If you're looking to copy the settings of a current viewport then you can do one of several things. . .

• simply copy the viewport (assuming you need the copy in the same layout).
• clipboard copy the viewport and paste it (assuming you need the copy in a different layout)
• copy the layout (thus you'll get a copy of the viewport and titleblock)
• use Design Center to copy the layout from one drawing to another (assuming the copied viewport needs to be in another drawing)

Hope this helps, 

[AllenJessup · Accepted solution]

I think @jporter hit the major points. The only other methods I can think of is setting a view in one viewport and restoring it in another (if your in the same drawing). You could also create a polyline from the viewport, use the CHSPACE command to move it to modelspace, clipboard copy it to another drawing.

[autoMick]

@jporter Jason, thanks for the detailed reply of the options - much appreciated.

@AllenJessup that works too. I didn't know about that command. It actually solves another issue I had.

thanks both for your help

- Mick

[jporter]

Glad to help!