PAT312, Section 23, December 2006 S23-1 Copyright 2007 MSC.Software Corporation SECTION 23 VIEWPORTS

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PAT312, Section 23, December 2006 S23-3 Copyright 2007 MSC.Software Corporation VIEWPORT l What is a Viewport? l Graphics window l Has a unique name (shown in the banner) l Has an associated view l Any number of viewports may be created and posted l Each viewport can be moved, resized, iconified, posted and unposted

PAT312, Section 23, December 2006 S23-4 Copyright 2007 MSC.Software Corporation WHY USE VIEWPORTS Different groups in separate viewports Different results in different viewports – each with its own range Different pieces of your model in separate viewports Different views of same groups Geometry FEM Front Isometric Part Whole

PAT312, Section 23, December 2006 S23-5 Copyright 2007 MSC.Software Corporation CREATING VIEWPORTS No Limit on Number of Viewports

PAT312, Section 23, December 2006 S23-6 Copyright 2007 MSC.Software Corporation Posted Viewport CURRENT VIEWPORT l The Current Viewport is the l Viewport in which view commands will be applied l Viewport in which titles will be posted l Viewport in which post-processing will be done l Only one viewport can be current at a time l To change Current Viewport l Click in area just inside the outer border to make a posted viewport current (Unix). Click on banner (Windows) l Or Viewport/Modify/Change Target Viewport/…/Make Current Current Viewport

PAT312, Section 23, December 2006 S23-7 Copyright 2007 MSC.Software Corporation VIEWPORTS AND GROUPS l Any number of groups may be assigned to a viewport l Only one group is current per viewport. Each viewport may have a different current group

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