How do you make a polygonal viewport in AutoCAD?

To Create a Nonrectangular Layout Viewport

1. Click View > Viewports > Polygonal viewport.
2. Specify points to create a nonrectangular layout viewport.
3. Click View > Viewports > Object.
4. Select a closed object, such as a circle or closed polyline created in paper space, to convert into a layout viewport.

How do you convert rectangular viewport to polygonal?

Here’s how it works:

1. While in the layout tab to be modified, begin by entering vpclip at the command prompt and pressing enter.
2. The command prompt will request that you “Select viewport to clip:”.
3. Next you’ll be prompted to “Select clipping object or [Polygonal] :”

How do I change the viewport in AutoCAD?

Redefine a layout viewport boundary

1. Click a layout tab.
2. Click Layout tab Layout Viewports panel Clip.
3. Select either an existing object to designate as the new viewport boundary, or specify the points of a new boundary.
4. Click OK.

How to create a nonrectangular layout viewport in AutoCAD?

With the Polygonal option, you can create a nonrectangular layout viewport by specifying points. The prompts are the same as the prompts for creating a polyline. If necessary, click a layout tab. Set the current layer to a layer that’s reserved for layout viewports (recommended).

What are the features of viewports in AutoCAD?

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How to create a polygonal vport in Autodesk?

I created a polygonal vport, circular and clipped a rectangular and they all behaved the same. Freezing the layer made them display as rectangular as long as the layer was frozen. Turning off the layer appeared to work until pan was used whcih made it appear as if the viewports were not moving even when they were.

How to change a rectangular viewport to a polygonal viewport?

You go into a current drawing which has a rectangular viewport. You now create a polyline for a new viewport which you adjust to go around notes, text, whatever. Then by selecting the newly created polyline, it became your new viewport. The display, scale, & orientation have not changed.

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