DDVIEW Command

Saves and restores views by name

	Standard toolbar:
	View menu: Named Views
	Command line: ddview

The View Control dialog box is displayed.

Views

Lists the *CURRENT* view name and any other views you have named. Views in model space are indicated by the word MSPACE to the right. Views in paper space are indicated by PSPACE. Select the view that you want to restore, delete, or list information about and use one of the following options:

Restore

Redisplays the selected view in the graphics area.

Note: To restore model or paper space views, you must be in the space in which the view was created.

New

Defines a new view with the Define New View dialog box.

Delete

Deletes the selected view.

Description

Lists information about the selected view. The View Description dialog box is displayed.

Define New View Dialog Box

New Name

Enter the name of the view you want to save.

Current Display

Defines the current display in the graphics area as the new view.

Define Window

Uses the values displayed in First Corner and Other Corner to define the view window.

• Window. Closes the dialog box so you can define a new window size. This option is available only if you select Define Window.
• First Corner. Displays the X and Y coordinate values for the first corner of the view window.
• Other Corner. Displays the X and Y coordinate values for the corner diagonally opposite the first corner of the view window.

Save View

Saves the view and redisplays the View Control dialog box.

Related Commands: MSPACE switches from a paper space viewport to a model space viewport. PSPACE switches from a model space viewport to a paper space viewport. VIEW saves and restores named views on the command line.
System Variables: TILEMODE enables or disables paper space.