Clipping layout viewports

You can clip layout viewports so that only a portion of the viewport is visible on a Layout tab. You can clip layout viewports in the shape of a new polygon or an existing circle, ellipse, closed spline, closed polyline, or region.

If you delete clipping from a layout viewport, the clipping is removed permanently but the viewport itself and its contents remain in the drawing.

To clip a layout viewport in the shape of an existing entity

   1   Click a Layout tab, and select the desired layout viewport.

   2   Type vpclip and then press Enter.

   3   In the drawing, select an existing circle, ellipse, closed spline, closed polyline, or region to use as a clipping boundary.

To clip a layout viewport in the shape of a new polygon

   1   Click a Layout tab, and select the desired layout viewport.

   2   Type vpclip and then press Enter.

   3   Press Enter to create a new clipping boundary.

   4   Define the first point of the clipping polygon.

   5   Define additional points.

   6   Press Enter when done.

To delete a clipping boundary

   1   Click a Layout tab, and select the desired layout viewport.

   2   Type vpclip and then press Enter.

   3   Choose Delete, and then press Enter.