Assistance please with mechanical changes in a viewport

[mattOC]

Hello,

I could use some help. I've done an illustration in Vector Works 2010 complete with multiple viewports. The problem I'm having, is that I'd like to alter the structure of one of the viewports to illustrate a part of the object that moves (sliding drawer). Problem I'm having is when I slide the drawer out in ne viewport all of the other viewports naturally update to the change.

How do I illustrate what would I guess be 2 different drawings on the same page?

[mike m oz]

Create two versions of the drawer and put them in separate Classes. eg.:

- Drawer Closed for the drawer in its closed position; and

- Drawer Open for the draw in its closed position.

In the two Viewports edit the Viewport Classes so only the required Class is set to visible for that specific view.

[mattOC]

Thanks a bunch for the help. I should only create a class for the 2 drawer positions, not the entire assembly correct?

I've done this now where I have the drawer in 2 classes, and respectively positions, open and closed. When I go back to the different viewports on the sheet I'm working on and change the class for one viewport to be "open" the drawer disappears from all of the other viewports.

[Mitchell Brooks]

Matt,

In the VP where the drawers are disappearing, have you got the class turned on for the 'closed' position? Each VP can have different class/layer settings.

Mitch