Create a section viewport (SECTVIEWPORT)

[Jodak]

Is there any way to automaticly create a section viewport?

 

It should be possible to copy a section line, but how do i create a section viewport from that?

[JBenghiat]

To create a VP, call CreateVP() and use object variables to set as section:

https://developer.vectorworks.net/index.php?title=VS:CreateVP

https://developer.vectorworks.net/index.php?title=VS:Function_Reference_Appendix_G#Viewports

 

However, creating a section VP via VS doesn't seem possible

 

// Viewport type selectors
// --------------
const short ovViewportProjectionType		= 1000;    	// short	read/write - the viewport projection type. - Public for VS
const short ovViewportRenderType			= 1001;		// short	read/write - the viewport render type. - Public for VS
const short ovViewportPerspectiveDistance	= 1002;		// real		read/write - the viewport perspective distance (used with custom perspective). - Public for VS
const short ovViewportScale					= 1003;		// real		read/write - the viewport scale. - Public for VS
const short ovViewportDirty					= 1004;		// Boolean  read/write - the viewport out-of-date (dirty) state. - Public for VS
const short ovViewportProject2D				= 1005;		// Boolean  read/write - the viewport project 2D state. - Public for VS
const short ovViewportRenderBackground		= 1006;		// Sint32		read/write - the viewport render background. - Public for VS
const short ovViewportViewType				= 1007;		// short	read/write - the viewport view type. - Public for VS
const short ovViewportLineWeightScale		= 1008;		// double	read/write - the viewport line weight scale. - Public for VS
const short ovViewportArrowheadScale		= 1009;		// double	read/write - the viewport arrowhead scale. - Public for VS
const short ovViewportDashedLineScale		= 1010;		// double	read/write - the viewport dashed line length/spacing scale. - Public for VS
const short ovViewportHatchLineScale		= 1011;		// double	read/write - the viewport hatch line spacing scale. - Public for VS
const short ovViewportDesignTextScale		= 1012;		// double	read/write - the viewport design layer referenced text size scale. - Public for VS
const short ovViewportSlashThicknessScale	= 1013;		// double	read/write - the viewport slash thcikness scale. - Public for VS
const short ovViewportAmbientIsOn			= 1014;		// Boolean  read/write - the viewport ambient light is ON or OFF. - Public for VS
const short ovViewportAmbientBrightness		= 1015;		// double	read/write - the viewport ambient light brightness. - Public for VS
const short ovViewportAmbientColor			= 1016;		// WorldPt3 read/write - the viewport ambient light color. - Public for VS
const short ovSetDesignLayerVisibilityInAllViewports	= 1017;	// short, -1 = invisible, 0 = normal, 2 = grayed - Public for VS
const short ovSetClassVisibilityInAllViewports			= 1018;	// short, -1 = invisible, 0 = normal, 2 = grayed - Public for VS
const short ovViewportHDRIBackground		= 1019;		// Sint32		read only  - the background for environment lighting - Public for VS
const short ovSectionVP2DAttributeClass		= 1020;		// Sint32		read only - the RefNumber of the class responsible for attributes of overall cross-section or just the x-section of structural elements. - Public for VS
const short ovSectionVP2DOtherAttribClass	= 1021;		// Sint32		read only - the RefNumber of the class responsible for attributes of cross-section generated from non-structural elements - Public for VS
const short ovSectionVP3DFillStyleClass		= 1022;		// Sint32     read only - the RefNumber of the class reposnsible for fill style of the objects beyond section plane - Public for VS
const short ovSectionVP3DLineStyleClass		= 1023;		// Sint32     read only - the RefNumber of the class responsible for line style of the objects beyond section plane - Public for VS
const short ovViewportXPosition				= 1024;		// double   read only - the X coordinate of the viewport on the sheet layer - Public for VS
const short ovViewportYPosition				= 1025;		// double   read only - the Y coordinate of the viewport on the sheet layer - Public for VS
const short ovViewportAngleWithXAxis		= 1026;		// double	read only - the angle that the viewport subtends with the X axis on the sheet layer in degrees - Public for VS
const short ovViewportShowWallComponents_OBSOLETE	= 1027;
const short ovViewportGrayTransparent		= 1028;		// Boolean  read/write - the viewport renders gray layers transparent - Public for VS
const short ovViewportFlipText				= 1029;		// Boolean  read/write - the viewport/dlvp adjusts for flipped text - Public for VS
const short ovViewportBlackAndWhite			= 1030;		// Boolean  read/write - the viewport/dlvp draws in black and white only - Public for VS
const short ovViewportUseDocumentClassVis	= 1031;		// Boolean  read/write - set/reads the Use Document Class visibilities settings for dlvps - Public for VS
const short ovViewportDescription			= 1032;		// TXString	read/write - a description for the viewport, which corresponds to the Dwg Title field for a corresponding Drawing Label. - Public for VS
const short ovViewportLocator				= 1033;		// TXString	read/write - the locator for the viewport, which corresponds to the Item field for a corresponding Drawing Label. - Public for VS
const short ovViewportIsLinked				= 1034;		// Boolean	read - indicates whether the viewport is a linked viewport
const short ovViewportDisplayPlanar			= 1035;		// Boolean	read/write - the flag to indicate if planar and 2D objects are to be displayed
const short ovViewportForegroundRenderType	= 1036;		// short	read/write - the viewport render type. - Public for VS
const short ovViewportHasCamera				= 1037;		// Boolean  read only  - whether there is a camera attached to the viewport or not
const short ovCameraAttachedToViewport		= 1038;		// Boolean  read only  - whether the camera is attached to a viewport or not
const short	ovViewportCropVisible			= 1039;		// Boolean  read/write - get/set the Crop Visible state of a viewport - Public for VS
const short	ovViewportLayerHeightIgnored	= 1040;		// Boolean  read only -  whether the viewport ignored layer height for single layer case
const short ovViewportLightingDevice		= 1041;		// read/write - make an association between a lighting device light and an overriden light object for the viewport.
const short ovViewportRePositionDimensionText	= 1042;	// Boolean  read/write - the viewport/dlvp re-positions dimension text to other side of dimension line - Public for VS
const short ovIsDesignLayerSectionViewport	= 1043;		// Boolean read only - indicates whether the linked viewport is a sheet layer or a design layer viewport - Public fo VS
const short ovFDLSVPHiddenLineInWireframe_OBSOLETE	= 1044;
const short ovViewportPageSymbolScale		= 1045;		// double	read/write - the viewport page symbol scale. - Public for VS
const short ovViewportNavigateToFromSectMarker = 1046;	// Boolean	write only - selects the viewport and makes it visible - Not for public use
const short ovViewportDetailLevel			= 1047;		// short read/write - low detail = 0, medium detail = 1, high detail = 2 - Public for VS
const short ovViewportIsHorizontalSection	= 1048;		// Boolean	read - indicates whether the viewport is horizontal section
const short ovViewportTransformMatrix		= 1049;		// TransformMatrix	read/write
const short ovViewportViewMatrix			= 1050;		// TransformMatrix	read/write
const short ovViewportOperatingTransform	= 1051;		// TransformMatrix	read
const short ovViewportUnscaledBoundsWithoutAnnotations	= 1052;		// WorldRect  read
const short ovViewportResetForOnlyAnnotationsChange = 1053; // void write
const short ovIsSectionViewport				= 1054;		// Boolean read only - indicates whether the viewport is a section viewport - Public for VS
const short ovSheetLayerSectionViewportViewMatrix	= 1055;		// TransformMatrix	read
const short ovSectionViewportSectionViewMatrix = 1056;		// TransformMatrix	read/write
const short ovViewportAttachDefaultRenderOptions = 1057;	// Boolean(ignored) write
const short ovViewportAttachDefaultCustomRenderWorksRenderOptions = 1058;	// Boolean(ignored) write
const short ovViewportDisplay2DComponents	= 1059;	// Boolean read/write
const short ovViewportHiddenLineDisplay2DFills		= 1060;	// Boolean read/write
const short ovViewportAttachDefaultLightingOptions	= 1061;	// void write
const short ovViewportCreateDefaultEditableGroups	= 1062;	// void write
const short ovViewportPrivateLayer					= 1063;	// MCObjectHandle read
const short ovSectionViewportDisplayObjectsBeyondCutPlane	= 1064;	// Boolean read/write
const short ovSectionViewportDisplayObjectsBeforeCutPlane	= 1065;	// Boolean read/write
const short ovViewportHiddenLineDisplay2DFillsAllowed		= 1066; // Boolean read
const short ovSectionViewportCastShadowsFromRemovedPortion	= 1077;	// Boolean read/write
const short ovSectionViewport2DResultsMerged				= 1078;	// Boolean read/write
const short ovSectionViewport2DAttributesUseClass			= 1079;	// Boolean read/write - must be set true before you set class with ovSectionViewport2DAttributesClass
const short ovSectionViewport2DAttributesClass				= 1080;	// RefNumber read/write
const short ovSectionViewport2DOtherAttribsUseClass			= 1081;	// Boolean read/write - must be set true before you set class with ovSectionViewport2DOtherAttribsClass
const short ovSectionViewport2DOtherAttribsClass			= 1082;	// RefNumber read/write

 

[Jodak]

Thats sad.

Any chances to change the linked viewport of a section viewport? Like making changes on the database?

I could not find any databases linked to a sectionviewport?!