Double click viewport - no properties?!

[acadder]

Recently Upgraded from '04 where i was able to double click on the viewport (in the layout pages) & the properties dialog box would show up, which enabled me to quickly alter scale, lock/unlock viewport etc etc.

Now Autodesk in all their wisdom they have changed the way this operates. If i try this, it of course toggles viewport to full screen - i prefer it to act the way it did in '04.

just wondering if anybody knows of a system variable or setting somewhere where i can change it to act as old version - ie: fire up the properties dialogue box???

[architech]

:confused: Toggles the viewport to full screen?
Sounds like the UCSFOLLOW is off?

Look into that variable.

Hope that helps.

[acadder]

Nah sorry, no good

still activates fulll screen.

what i mean by this is, if i double click the actual line that represents the viewport, it maximises the viewport to full screen (toolbars etc are still there) and activates modelspace through the viewport. This is the same way as if i were to toggle "maximise viewport" - from down in the bottom tray where you can also toggle osnap, polar, ortho etc.

Hope i make sense??

[Exxit]

acadder,

in 2004 there were the variables DBLCLKEDIT and PICKFIRST. What happen, if You doubleclick on a line. Does the properties-windows open?
Fullscreen. Hmmm. Maybe You didn't click on a viewport exactly?

Lothar

[acadder]

No, if i double click the viewport, the properties window doesnt open... thats what i want it to do, i want to open the properties to activate, just as if i were to double click on any line or entity.

yeah i am definately clicking on the viewport line..... have tried it over & over.

It seems Autodesk have just simply dropped this function!!

cheers for the help so far guys

[Exxit]

ok,

what about the variables? Are they still in 2006? Is the properties-wondow open, if you double click on a line?
Can You attach a part of Your *.dwg with the viewport?

L.

[acadder]

Hi Exxit,

yeah just tried the variables - they are still there in '06

dblclkedit was already switched ON - so no issues there. tried OFF and nothing happens of course.

pickfirst was set at 1, tried 0, this didnt activate the viewport toggle, which is half of what i need, but the properties window didnt activate.

Sorry Exxit, not sure what you mean by 'attaching part of *.dwg with the viewport'

thanks again

[architech]

Have you tried LOCKing the viewport under MVIEW options?
Hope that helps :p

[acadder]

Nah didnt really help sorry,

i have no trouble locking viewports etc though the properties window, its just that it doesnt act the way it used to in '04.

why autodesk changed it to toggle to full screen has me beat??!! if you wanted full screen model space then you are just better off clicking model tab!?!?!?

thanks anyway everyone

[VERYCIVILDRAFTER]

Acad 2005 does the same thing, a double click on a viewport initiates the "vpmax" command. Give me a few hours to look into it... I'd like to turn it off myself.

[CarLB]

Someone found a solution involving editing the pgp file - give this a try:

Posted by: Steve Crow
Date: Sep/03/04 - 13:22 (GMT)
Thought I would post this before someone else does.

One of our customers has an issue and wants to get rid of the VPMAX and VPMIN when you double click the viewport boundary. The suggestions using LISP or VB are all well and good but if it is only LT then it cannot be done. "Sell them the full version" I hear you shout. No, I am not that kind of guy so I sorted it simply and eaisily but adding the following two lines to the ACLT.PGP file:-

VPMAX, *PROPERTIES
VPMIN, *PROPERTIES

Job sorted, quick and cheap.

Steve Crow
NTC MicroCAD, UK
steve@microcad.co.uk

[acadder]

OK thats great!!!

I can see exactly how that would work!! brilliant

problem is i dont have ACLT.PGP anywhere one my hard drive!! I do have other .pgp's but they dont contain the command vpmax/min!?

yes i have searched hidden files, and have also searched files containing word/phrase "vpmax/min".

FYI - I am running MDT, 06 but only use Vanilla.

so close yet so far!!

[CarLB]

You need to find out where your support files are. If not under C:\program Files\Autocad 06\support then maybe C:\Document and Settings\your domain name\Application Data\Autocad 06\enu\Support (going by memeory here but hopefully gets you pointed in right direction...), the file may be adadlt06.pgp or acad06lt.pgp ??? The file wouldn't have vpmax or vpmin in it yet, these lines need to be added. Closer ?? :)

[VERYCIVILDRAFTER]

:banghead3 Doesn't seem to work for 2005.

[VERYCIVILDRAFTER]

Try this...

Go ahead and add what CarLB said to the acad.pgp


but then create a lisp file containing ->

(arxload "acvpmaxmin")
(command "undefine" "vpmax")

then add that new lisp file to the startup suite under APPLOAD.

That lisp will disable vpmax for 2005, I don’t know about 2006

[acadder]

You need to find out where your support files are. If not under C:\program Files\Autocad 06\support then maybe C:\Document and Settings\your domain name\Application Data\Autocad 06\enu\Support (going by memeory here but hopefully gets you pointed in right direction...), the file may be adadlt06.pgp or acad06lt.pgp ??? The file wouldn't have vpmax or vpmin in it yet, these lines need to be added. Closer ?? :)

EXCELLENT

worked a treat!!

thanks again team!

[Kio]

Try this,
pick the viewport once, right click and scroll down and pick properties tab. This works for me on 2006, it mat work for you also.

Good Luck,
Kio

[acadder]

Try this,
pick the viewport once, right click and scroll down and pick properties tab. This works for me on 2006, it mat work for you also.

Good Luck,
Kio

Na, i have rightclick set up to "repeat last command", makes for much quicker drawing.

Thanks anyway, now have it sorted with the vpmax/min command.