Open an AutoCAD Drawing in Named View

When you save and close a drawing,AutoCADremembers the last displayed view and opens it to that view. That's convenient for continuing where you left off.

But what if other people are also working on the drawing and they change the display? Or if you know you want to go to another part of the drawing?

You can open a drawing to any named view, controlling what you see when you open the drawing. First you save a named view. Here's how:

1. Display the view that you want to be able to display.
2. Choose View > Named Views (inAutoCADClassic workspace) or View tab> Viewports panel> Named (in 2D Drafting & Annotation workspace inAutoCAD2009) .
3. Click New.
4. Name your view and click OK twice to return to your drawing.
5. Save and exit your drawing.

When you are ready to open the drawing next time, here's what you do to ensure that you see the view you want:

When you are ready to open the drawing next time, here's what you do to ensure that you see the view you want:

1. Click Opento display the Select File dialog box.
2. Check the Select Initial View check box, as you see here.

3. In the Select Initial View dialog box, choose your view and click OK.