Viewport Properties

The Viewport Properties dialog specifies or changes the current Viewport properties.

Specifying the properties of a Viewport:

1. Associated View - This section provides the active view selection from the View Name pull-down menu.
2. View Type - Specify the portion of the view that will be displayed by selecting the appropriate radio button: Display, Extents or Limits. Changing the View Type will automatically reset Zoom and Pan Factors to 0 (no additional zoom or pan is applied).
3. Zoom Factor - Indicates the level of zoom. Default Zoom = 0 (no additional Zoom applied).
• A Zoom Factor > 0 indicates the factor (percentage) the image within the Viewport has been zoomed in, A Zoom Factor < 0 indicates the factor (percentage) the image within the Viewport has been zoomed out.
4. Pan Factor - Indicates the level of panning, Left-Right and Top-Bottom. Default Pan Factors = 0 (no additional Pan applied).
• Pan Factor Left-Right > 0 indicates the factor (percentage) the image within the Viewport has been panned right, Pan Factor Left-Right < 0 indicates the factor (percentage) the image within the Viewport has been panned left.
• Pan Factor Top-Bottom > 0 indicates the factor (percentage) the image within the Viewport has been panned up, Pan Factor Top-Bottom < 0 indicates the factor (percentage) the image within the Viewport has been panned down.
5. Location and Size - This section allows you to override the location and size of the Viewport you specified graphically (e.g. to align and specify consistent sizes for multiple Viewports).
6. Scale - This section allows you to assign a user defined scale for the Viewport contents or Scale to Fit.
• Select the radio button adjacent to User Defined Scale and specify the scale using the current display units (ft. or m).

  Ex: 1 inch = 20 Ft. (1:500)

• Or, select the radio button adjacent to Scale To Fit Viewport to fit the view within the selected Viewport.
7. Border - This section offers three border styles: No Border, Border, Border with Shadow.
8. Label - In this section you may label the Viewport by selecting various label options. To add a custom description, check the Description selection box and type in a custom description, up to 256 characters. Similarly, include the View Name and Scale in the labeling by clicking on the appropriate selection box.
9. If desired, change the text font or text size of the selected Viewport labels.
10. Click OK.