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A nonrectangular viewport consists of two objects: the viewport itself and the
clipping boundary. You can make changes to the viewport, the clipping
boundary, or both.
NOTE In the Properties palette, the default selection for a nonrectangular viewport
is Viewport. This is because you are more likely to change the properties of the
viewport than of the clipping boundary.
Resize Layout Viewports
If you want to change the shape or size of a layout viewport, you can use grips
to edit the vertices just as you edit any object with grips.
To create a new layout viewport
1 Click View tab ➤ Viewports panel ➤ New.
2 In the Viewports dialog box, New Viewports tab, under Standard
Viewports, select Single.
3 Click to specify one corner of the new layout viewport.
4 Click to specify the opposite corner.
A new layout viewport object is available and displays a default view. To
adjust the view, double-click within the layout viewport to access model
space.
To create a viewport configuration on a layout
1 Click a layout tab.
2 Click View tab ➤ Viewports panel ➤ New.
3 In the Viewports dialog box, New Viewports tab, under standard viewports
select a viewport configuration from the list.
4 Under Setup, select either 2D or 3D.
When you select 3D, a set of standard 3D views is applied to each viewport
in the configuration.
5 Under Viewport Spacing, select the amount of spacing you want to add
between the viewports.
6 To change a view, select a viewport in the preview image. Under Change
View To, select a view from the list of standard views.
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