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into the geometry to adjust it, then use Undo
V iewport Zoom to restore the original alignment
of the geometry with the background.
Redo V iew Change—Cancels the previous Undo
View Change. The name of the change you’re
redoing appears in the View menu beside the
command.
Save Active View
Views menu > Save Active V iew (the name of the active
viewport is part of the command)
Save Active View stores the active view to an
internal buffer. If you have framed a shot in any
view other t han a camera, use Save Active View
to preserve the viewp ort’s appearance. The saved
active view is save d with the scene file. Once saved,
you can retrieve it using Restore Active View (page
1–37).
Theviewportthatwillberestoredisdisplayed
in the menu item (for example, "Save Active
Perspect ive View"). You can save and restore up
to ei ght different views (Top, Bottom, Left, Right,
Front, Back, User, Perspective).
Viewport changes that are saved include viewport
type, zoom and rotations, and field-of-view
(FOV).
Theoptionsavailableontheviewport right-click
menu (page 3–731),suchasShowSafeFrameand
Viewport Clipping, are not saved. If these settings
areimportanttotheview,makeanoteofwhatthey
are so you can reset them after restoring the view.
Procedure
To save an active view:
1.
Activate the viewport with the view you want
to save.
2. Choose Views menu > Save Active View. The
view is now saved and can be recalled using
RestoreActiveView.
Restor e Active V iew
Viewsmenu>RestoreActiveView(thenameofthe
active viewpor t is part of the command.)
RestoreActiveViewdisplaystheviewpreviously
stored with Save Active View (page 1–37).
The viewport to be restored is displayed in
themenuitem(forexample,"RestoreActive
Perspective View").
Theactiveviewisrestoredifthesameviewport
and layout are active.
If an active view won’t restore with this command,
check the following:
•Besuretheviewportisactive.
• Makesurethelayoutisthesameasbefore.
Use Viewport Configuration (right-click any
viewport label and choose Configure) and
choose La y o ut.
• If the layout and active view port are the same,
be sure Viewport Clipping on the Viewport
Right-Click Menu (page 3–731) is set the same
as it was when the viewport was saved.
Procedure
To restore a saved v iew:
1.
Activate the viewport where you saved the view.
2. Choose Views menu > Restore Active View.
This option is available only in a viewport with
a saved view.
3. Theviewportreturnstothesavedview.
Ifyou’renotsurewhetheraviewporthasa
saved view, check the Views menu. Restore
Active View is unavailable unless a view is saved
in the active viewport.