Workspaces

Toolbar: View > Workspaces ()

Menu: View > Workspaces

Keyboard: PMSPACE

Status bar: Double-click the Toggle Viewport Mode indicator

Experience Level: Intermediate

Displays the Workspaces dialog box, from which you can create viewports and select the type of workspace in which you want to work. You may need to turn TILEMODE on or off before you can select a workspace. To do so, at the command line type TILEMODE, and then choose On or Off.

DIALOG BOX OPTIONS

Create Viewport Click to create a tiled viewport in model space.

Select Workspace Select one of the three types of workspaces to create:

When you switch from model space with floating viewports to model space with tiled viewports, the floating viewports seem to disappear. This is normal. Floating viewports do not display when you switch to this workspace. They are retained, however, and display normally when you switch back to model space with floating viewports.

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Model Space Toggle

Paper Space Toggle

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Change the scale of a floating viewport relative to paper space

Restore a named viewport configuration as a paper space view

Switch to model space with floating viewports

Switch to model space with tiled viewports

Switch to paper space

Use paper space and model space