When you save specific views by name, you can restore the named views when you need to return to a specific view for quick reference, or when you create layout viewports on a layout for output.
A named view is created with the VIEW or NEWVIEW command, and consists of a specific magnification, location, and orientation.
In each drawing session, you can restore up to 10 previous views displayed in each viewport using ZOOM Previous, but these views don't persist between sessions. Named views are saved with a drawing and can be used any time. When you are composing a layout, you can specify a named view or a camera to a layout viewport on the layout.
Save Views
When you name and save a view, the following settings are saved:
- Magnification, center point, and view direction
- View category that you assign to the view (optional)
- The location of the view (the Model or a specific named layout)
- Layer visibility in the drawing at the time the view is saved
- User coordinate system (UCS)
- 3D perspective
- Live section
- Visual style
- Background
Restore a Named View
You can use named views to do the following:
- Restore a view that you use frequently while working in model space.
- Restore a view on a layout that is zoomed into an area of interest on the layout.
- With multiple model or layout viewports, restore a different view in each one.