# Manage Viewports

**Manage Viewports** functionality allows to make modifications to existing Sheets.

### Replace Viewports

**Replace Viewports using selected Viewports** - views that are already placed on Sheets can be replaced by other views.

The workflow is this:

1. Select existing views from the table that you want to replace and hit **Replace Viewports using selected Viewports.**

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2. Then, select new views to replace the existing view.

   In this example, the 'Floor Schedule' will be replaced with the 'Column Schedule'.&#x20;

   ![](/files/9HgNDmhNxJqBpbihP0RD)
3. In the next window, choose the properties to copy from the replaced views.

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4. In the 'Multiple View Mapping' window, assign replacement views to to-be-replaced views.

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### Result (Replace Viewports)

**Before:**

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**After:**

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### Replace Viewports Using All Viewports

This functionality is very similar to the **Replace Viewports using selected Viewports**. The only difference is that you won't need to separately select views to replace with. Instead, in the mapping window, all project views will be visible in the drop-down selection.

*Replace Viewports using all Viewports* - View that is already placed in a sheet can be replaced by a

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### Place Viewports on Existing Sheets

This command duplicates selected views, that are already placed on Sheets, and places them on other Sheets.

The workflow is this:

1. Select views and click the **Place Viewports on existing Sheets** button.

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2. In the 'Option' window, choose the properties to copy from the selected views.

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3. Select the Sheets to place the selected (and duplicated) views on.

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Selected views have been duplicated (Duplicate with Detailing) and placed on Sheets:

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### Place New Viewports

**Place new Viewports** functionality places views, that aren't placed on any Sheets, on selected existing Sheets.

The workflow:

1. Select views that will be used as templates (for position) and hit the **Place new Viewports** button.

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2. In the 'Option' window, choose the properties to copy from the selected views.

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3. Select views to add to the Sheets.

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4. Select the Sheets to place the views on and the template viewports for a position on these Sheets. Click **OK** to finish.

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Selected views have been placed on the defined Sheets in the defined positions.


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