NewFloatingViewport

Toolbar Menu

Viewport Layout

The NewFloatingViewport command creates a new viewport that can be located outside the bounds of the main Rhino application window.

This allows floating a viewport and dragging it on to another monitor.

The ToggleFloatingViewport command changes the floating viewport back into the normal Rhino viewport located inside the Rhino application window.

Floating viewport settings are not saved in the model from one editing session to the next. Closing the model will reset all viewports back to normal Rhino viewports.

You can also copy an existing viewport to a floating viewport with drag and drop.

Command-line options

View projection

Sets the projection and view for the viewport.

CopyActive

Uses the same projection as the currently active viewport.

Perspective
Top
Bottom
Left
Right
Front
Back
NamedView
Link new viewport to named view

Links the viewport to the Named View so that changes to the viewport update the named view automatically.

Any named view widget displaying the view is also updated, and changes to the named view via the widget are reflected in the floating viewport.

To copy a viewport by dragging

  1. Click and drag a viewport title outside the viewport docking area.
    A preview of the viewport appears.
  2. Release the mouse button to drop the viewport copy.

ToggleFloatingViewport

The ToggleFloatingViewport command toggles the Rhino viewport type between a normal viewport docked and a floating viewport.

Note

  • Floating viewports can be located outside the bounds of the main Rhino application window.
  • This command can be used on model viewports and on Layout viewports.
  • When used on a layout viewport, all layout viewports in the model use the floating viewport window.
  • Floating viewports work best with multiple monitors.
  • Floating viewport settings are not saved in the model from one editing session to the next. Closing the model will reset all viewports back to normal Rhino viewports.

4View

Toolbar Menu

Standard
Viewport Layout

View / Viewport title

View

Viewport Layout >

4 Viewports

The 4View command sets up a four-viewport workspace with first or third angle projection.

  • You may need to run the 4View command twice to bring the default viewports back. The first run adjusts the 4 viewports to the same size. The second run restores the default view angles and CPlanes.

Command-line options

Projection (FirstAngle/ThirdAngle)

Restores the default first or third angle viewport layout.