Views and the Viewport

This guide explains how to create and use views to manage different section states and viewport configurations.

Creating a View

Views are listed in the Views panel (visible once at least one section or drawing exists). Click + to open the creation dialog:

Setting

Description

Name

A descriptive name for the view (e.g. “Floor Plan”, “Section A-A”).

Settings

Starting state for the new view.

Settings options:

  • Copy Active View – The new view starts as an exact copy of the current active view’s section states, drawing states, and viewport settings. Convenient when you want a variation of an existing view.

  • Blank View – All sections are disabled and all drawings are hidden. Viewport settings are at their defaults.

Switching Views

Click any view name in the Views list to switch to it. By default, switching a view:

  1. Enables / disables each section according to the stored state.

  2. Shows / hides each drawing according to the stored state.

  3. Restores the viewport orientation, projection, and shading (if any of those were saved for the view).

You can change this behaviour in the addon preferences:

  • Disable Restore View on Change to stop the view from being restored automatically when switching views. Useful if you want to see a view’s setup without loading it (especially for heavy boolean sections).

  • Enable Auto Save Viewport on Change to automatically snapshot the current viewport into the outgoing view before switching.

Saving and Loading Viewport State

To save the current 3D viewport into a view:

  1. Make the view active by clicking it in the list.

  2. In the Viewport Settings sub-panel, enable the checkboxes next to the states you want to save (Orientation, Projection, Shading).

  3. Click Save Current. You will be asked to confirm, as this overwrites any previously saved viewport data for this view.

To restore the saved viewport without switching views:

  • Click Load Saved in the Viewport Settings sub-panel.

Section Method per View

Each view has its own Section Method (found in the Section Settings sub-panel within the Views panel). See Sections for a detailed explanation of each method.

Switching the method updates all enabled sections in the view immediately.

Deleting a View

Select the view in the list and click − (Remove). You will be asked to confirm.

Warning

You cannot delete the last remaining view while sections or drawings exist in the scene. Delete all sections and drawings first, or keep at least one view.