viewports automatically rescaling when clicking in other viewports - ACAD 2012

[mvrcad]

Hi All

I have just installed 2012 and have drawn a 3d model.

In paperspace i have a couple of viewports , all nicely set out at 1:5 scale.

then i click in another viewport and bam, all the other viewports change scale (zoom out) and orientation.

is there some system variable that i have overlooked?

Cheers

Marcus

[mvrcad]

news just in. the file has been -purged (previous drafter was using 2009) and about 200 regaps were purged.

so perhaps that was it?

[Dadgad]

Sounds like you forgot to LOCK your viewports.

I shouldn't think that the regapps would cause it.

[Dadgad]

Have you played with VIEWBASE yet?

[mvrcad]

hi, no i didn't lock the viewports, never really had too until i wanted to.

nothing has changed since yesterday except -purged the drawing drawn in ACAD 2009.

 

haven't had a look at viewbase yet.

[Dadgad]

Can you post a stripped down version of the .dwg file here?

[mvrcad]

wierd viewport drawing.dwg

Can you post a stripped down version of the .dwg file here?

I left the top left viewport unlocked deliberately.

double click the viewport next to it and watch the far left one rescale and zoom out.

[Dadgad]

You have the VP layer viewport frozen in both of the viewports.

I am not sure why you need that, as the VP layer is nonprinting.

And you have your viewcube settings set to zoom extents upon a viewchange.

You can right click on the viewcube and change that.

 

I greatly prefer using the VIEWPORT CONTROLS to the viewcube.

If you have them turned one, they will display in the upper left corner of any active viewport. :wink:

[mvrcad]

Thanks again Dadgad

[Dadgad]

You're very welcome.

Always happy to help.

[deano33]

Have same problem at work on old machine running LT 2000. Dont think this has a viewcube. Is there a setvar that will disable auto zoom extents all viewports? A pain having to remember to lock and unlock viewports every drawing change.

 

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