Properties of Design Layer Viewports

Viewport Parameters

Once it has been created, the properties of the design layer viewport can be edited in the Object Info palette.

Viewports have a fill and pen style of None.

 

Parameter	Description
X / Y / Z	Specifies the absolute position of the viewport’s bounding box along the X, Y, and Z axes
Rotation	Sets the viewport rotation; if the viewport was created from a rotated plan view, this parameter can be used to reset the viewport to the world coordinate system
Lock Position	Select to prevent the viewport from being moved accidentally
Crop	Indicates whether the viewport has been cropped (see Cropping Design Layer Viewports)
Layers	Specifies which design layers are visible in the viewport and allows changes to some of the layer properties in the viewport; see Changing the Layer Properties of Design Layer Viewports
Project 2-D Objects	Select to display 2D objects in a viewport with a view other than Top/Plan
Classes	Specifies which classes are visible in the viewport and allows changes to some of the class properties in the viewport, including changes to the properties for crop objects. Class visibilities can be overridden for a selected viewport; see Changing the Class Properties of Design Layer Viewports.
Advanced Properties	Opens the Advanced Viewport Properties dialog box; see Advanced Design Layer Viewport Properties
Source	Indicates the source file that contains the original design layer(s) that display in the viewport

Advanced Design Layer Viewport Properties

To access additional viewport parameters, click Advanced Properties from the Object Info palette of a selected viewport.

The Advanced Viewport Properties dialog box opens. These settings affect the viewport display only; they do not affect the original design layer(s).

 

Parameter	Description
Show Wall Components	Displays or hides wall components in Top/Plan view, regardless of the document preferences wall component display setting (see Display Preferences)
Black and white only	Changes all colors in the viewport to black or white; this is useful for displaying two viewport copies on the same design layer, with one in color and the other in black and white. However, if the document preferences display setting is black and white, viewports will also display as black and white.
Adjust Flipped Text	Re-orients rotated and flipped text in the viewport so that it is always readable (regardless of the VectorWorks flipped text preference; see Display Preferences)
Preview	Displays the viewport with a preview of the advanced settings