View Save/Restore

Toolbar: View > Save/Restore View ()

Menu: View > Save/Restore View

Keyboard: VIEW

Alias: -V

Experience Level: Intermediate

Saves the current display as a named view, or restores a saved view to the display.


NOTE You cannot use View Save/Restore as a transparent command when you are in paper space, during VIEWPOINT or DVIEW, or when zooming or panning the display.


View: ? to list saved views · Delete · Restore · Save · Window: To list the saved views for the current drawing, choose ?. To delete a view, choose Delete. To make a saved view the current view, choose Restore. To save the current view, choose Save. To save a portion of the current display as a view, choose Window.

To delete a view

Choose Delete.

View to be deleted: Enter the name of the view you want to delete.

To restore a view

Choose Restore.

View to restore: Enter the name of the view you want to make current.

To save a view

Choose Save.

Save view as: Enter the name of the view you want to save.

To save a portion of the display as a view

Choose Window.

Save view as: Enter the name of the view you want to create.

First corner of view window: Specify the first corner of the view.

Opposite corner: Specify the opposite corner.

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