Lock the display of a Viewport

One of my biggest pet peeves is an AutoCAD operator that does not lock the display of a viewport in Layout (paperspace). It is very annoying when another user double-clicks the middle of a viewport to make a change in model space but zooms and changes the scale.

To prevent a user from changing the scale of a viewport use the Display Lock option in the Properties of the Viewport:

1. Select the viewport.
2. Open the Properties.
3. Scroll down to find Display Lock (default is NO)
4. Change the NO to YES.

Now, if you were to double-click inside the viewport and zoom, you are still zooming the paperspace, not the model space. This prevents a user from messing-up the scale.

Comments

[dean]

hi,

this is a good site. can u help me how to subtract objects like 'grc' in a curve wall, or perhaps in a complex surface wall, say a dome, circular wall...

or perhaps my question would go this way...how can i subtract a certain rose window in a wall that curves, waves, and or slants?

'grc' is a glass reinforced concrete that looks like a decorative block with different hole shapes in it.

many thanks for the help...

[VH]

Is some way how to lock viewports by default? So next time I create a viewport it is locked automaticaly?

[Bruce]

This action of using properties menu to lock viewports works but it does not work for irregular shaped viewports. How can this be fixed?

[Nat Berg]

Is there a keyboard command that locks/unlocks the viewport display?

[Nat Berg]

Is there a keyboard command that locks/unlocks the viewport?

[sam]

I made 2 buttons that are also available in 2008 and added them to my viewport menu
with the macros

^C^C_-vports _lock _off _p;;
and
^C^C_-vports _lock _on _p;;

it's pretty usefull

[Giboska]

When your viewport zoom extents automatically, set system variable ucsvp to 0 and problem solved.
Kind regards

[Janneman]

When i doubleclick a vport the content of that viewport automatically zooms extents. Whats the SETVAR to avoid that?

[Donna Stelzer]

You can also right click on the viewport, go to "Display Locked" and select "yes" or "no".

[Michael Rotolo]

Thanks for the macros. I am sure that those of use who know how to create icons on toolbars or palettes will enjoy them tremendously.

Mike