Learning AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010

Practice Exercise | Manipulating Viewports

In this practice exercise, you create a simple drawing with geometry on several layers to practice freezing a layer in a selected viewport.

1. To create the practice drawing:
   • Begin a new drawing.
   • In the Layer Properties Manager, add the following layers with the following layer properties:
   • Layer name: Center

     Color: Red

     Linetype: Center

   • Layer name: Hidden

     Color: Blue

     Linetype: Hidden

   • Layer name: Viewports

     Color: Cyan

     Linetype: Continuous

   • Create a drawing similar to the one above, drawing the center line on the Center layer and the hidden lines on the Hidden layer.
2. Select the Layout1 tab.
3. To adjust ...