Viewport Tool

The Viewport Tool is responsible for creating Viewport Entities.

Creating a Viewport:

From the Toolbar: Find the Viewport Tool icon on the Entity Toolbar (color coded blue) and Click on the tool. The tool is now active and ready for use.

From the Shortcut Key: The default shortcut key for the point tool is the letter "Shift + V". Simply press the key and the tool will be activated.

From the Command Line: Type "viewport" into the Command Line, at the top of the notification window, and press the Enter/Return key.

1. Click on the drawing to specify the start point of the viewport entity. The start point is the left hand top/bottom corner for viewport.

2. Click on the drawing to specify the width of the viewport entity.

3. Click on the drawing to specify the height of the viewport entity.

Reset:

•	After working through the necessary steps the viewport entity is added to the drawing. The tool automatically resets and you can either continue with other tools or draw another viewport.

•	Using reset at any time while using this tool cancels all previous steps and restarts the tool.

To add a viewport using the keyboard open the Tool Tab in the property tree.

ssViewportToolProperties

1. Type the start coordinates into the "Start Point" 3D Point Property Field found on the Tool Property Tree and press Enter to accept.

2. Type the viewport width into the "Width" Scientific Data Field and press Enter to accept.

3. Type the viewport height into the "Height" field and press Enter to accept.

Reset:

•	After working through the necessary steps the viewport entity is added to the drawing. The tool automatically resets and you can either continue with other tools or draw another viewport.

•	Using reset at any time while using this tool cancels all previous steps and restarts the tool.

Right Click: Brings up a Context Menu containing options for this tool.

Escape (Esc): Cancels current tool and activates the default tool (Selection Tool).

Space: Resets this tool.

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