Locking Viewports

[Mufasa23]

To lock a viewport, highlight the viewport, Rt. Click, and choose Properties <Dialog Box>; Go to Misc <Heading>, then choose "Display Locked" or highlight the viewport, Rt. Click, and choose "Display Locked" from the sub-menu.

So many times [98%] I receive files from vendors who go thru the trouble of scaling their viewports without locking them. Just in case any one is unaware of the benefits of locking your viewports:

Locking your viewports will allow you to pan in your viewport without changing the scale or view of your viewport.

I did hear a rumor though, which I have not yet taken the time to discover: Irregular shaped viewports cannot be locked....?

[Mike.Perry]

I did hear a rumor though, which I have not yet taken the time to discover: Irregular shaped viewports cannot be locked....?

Hi

Not true.

A Polygonal Floating Viewport can be Locked.

Mike

[lance.81922]

Actually, to answer your original question

I did hear a rumor though, which I have not yet taken the time to discover: Irregular shaped viewports cannot be locked....?

I created an irregular closed polyline, made a viewport out of it, and it locks just fine.

[Mike.Perry]

Actually, to answer your original question.

Hi

Just out of interest, what part of my post did not answer the original question?

Mike

[Maverick91]

Before ACAD was capable of locking viewports, I used named views, just in case of an accidental zoom in a viewport. I used the saved view to reestablish the view.

[Rick.B]

Oooh! And have you seen what you can do with saved views in Sheet Sets? Drag n Drop, Drag n Drop.

I'll post a new thread if anyone is intrigued.

[Rick.B]

I'll post a new thread if anyone is intrigued.

Look here Drag N Drop Views Using SSM

[perezdeftone1988]

This sounds wonderful I am aware of the benefts of Locking Viewports, but oddly I follow instructions, and still nothing. my dimensions are only visible when i click on them or through polt preview, (AutoCAD2002).

please anyone help.

[wookie]

I made two custom Tool Pallete buttons. Lock all viewports, and unlock all viewports. The text behind the buttons is exactly what i would have typed on the command line. I find its quicker than right clicking .I routinely hit the lock button before entering a viewport on a drawing that I didnt draw.

[voineavlad]

Hi guys.
I'm working on 2007 LT and after I lock a viewport and go to model space while still in the layout and try to zoom in, it zooms as if I wasn't in model, but still in paper. Is this the way it's supposed to work?

Vlad