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Question
what is the best way to copy viewports that are set up with the correct layers being turned on, from one drawing to a new drawing?
Kristen
AutoCAD 2006 and below, you can copy the viewport with COPYCLIP or COPYBASE, but the layer configuration will have to be redone. They did a little better with 2007, but it still lacked a little.
AutoCAD 2008 and above, you can copy the viewport with COPYCLIP or COPYBASE, and the layer configuration will stay with it after pasting. However, in 2008, you have to tell AutoCAD to turn on the viewport, because when you paste a viewport in 2008 and below, by default, the viewport is always turned off. But in 2009 and above, it's turned on when you paste it. It's been looked and worked on, and by 2009 it was working pretty darn well. It's one of those things that's actually been getting better with AutoCAD over time (miracles do happen sometimes). :-)
Bill DeShawn
http://my.sterling.net/~bdeshawn
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Bill DeShawn
Expertise
I can address all 2-D questions and some 3-D questions. I do programming in AutoLISP if it doesn`t involve solid modeling. I can also address menu customization issues and can help you find answers to questions I can`t answer by taking your question directly to Autodesk via their newsgroups.
Experience
I used to do electronic and mechanical design for a flat panel monitor manufacturer, and now I do architectural drafting for an architect. I did and do AutoLISP and menu customization and take pride in making my lisp routines to do the work exactly the way the client likes them done.
Publications
I had a routine published in CADENCE magazine (no longer in publication and taken over by CADALYST). Some of my routines are published on my website at http://my.sterling.net/~bdeshawn
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