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3 Specify a point in the first viewport. Specify a second point to determine
a line for the alignment.
Choose a point that can be aligned with objects in the second viewport.
Use object snaps for precision.
4 From the Modify menu, choose Move.
5 Select the viewport to align to the first viewport. Press ENTER.
6 When prompted for a base point, specify a point in the second viewport.
Choose a point that corresponds with the point selected in the first
viewport.
7 When prompted for the second point, hold down SHIFT and right-click.
Then choose Perpendicular from the Object Snap menu. Click on the
construction line you created.
The first and second viewports, and the objects in the viewports, are
aligned.
Note When aligning objects in viewports, the scale of the viewports should be
the same.
Modify toolbar
To align objects between viewports using
MVSETUP
1 At the Command prompt, enter mvsetup.
2 Enter a (Align).
3 Choose one of the following alignments:
■ Horizontal. Aligns a point in one viewport horizontally with a base
point in another viewport.
■ Vertical. Aligns a point in one viewport vertically with a base point in
another viewport.
■ Angled. Aligns a point in one viewport at a specified distance and angle
from a base point in another viewport.
4 Make sure the viewport with the view that is to remain stationary is
current. Then specify a base point.
5 Select the viewport with the view you want to realign. Then specify an
alignment point in that view.
6 For angled alignments only, specify a distance and displacement angle
from the base point to the alignment point in the second viewport.