Getting the Most out of Editing in a Viewport (VPMAX / VPMIN) *Applies to: AutoCAD 2005*
One of the changes in AutoCAD 2005 will change
the way you work in Paper Space, or Layouts as they are now called,
with Viewports. The feature that I am referring to allows you to
fully edit and navigate in a Viewport as if you were in Model Space.
This new functionality has no lasting affect on a Viewport by
restoring its size, scale and view back to the original values. It
also can be used on Viewports that have been locked to avoid
accidental scale changes. Below is an outline of the many ways
to Maximize or Minimize a Viewport. The two commands that are
responsible for this is new behavior are VPMAX (Maximize) and VPMIN
(Minimize).
Maximize Method 1:
The easiest way to Maximize a Viewport is to double-click on its
border or the edge of the Viewport.
Maximize Method 2:
Select the Viewport and then right-click. From the
right-click menu select Maximize Viewport.
Maximize Method 3:
Double-click in the center of the Viewport and click the
Maximize Viewport button on the Status Bar or type in VPMAX at the
Command Line.
Minimize Method 1:
The easiest way to Minimize a Viewport that is currently
Maximized is to double-click outside of the red border of the
Viewport.
Minimize Method 2:
Right-click in the Viewport with no command active and select
Minimize Viewport from the menu.
Minimize Method 3:
Click the Minimize Viewport button on the Status Bar or type in
VPMIN at the Command Line.
Related System Variable:
You can use the VPMAXIMIZEDSTATE System Variable to tell if the
user is in a Maximized Viewport.