Command: MTV (Match Through Viewport)

MTV (Match Through Viewport) Command

Overview

• MTV stands for match through viewport.
• To run: you may type MTV as a command, or find the button highlighted in yellow above.
• The MTV command works if you are on a layout tab with viewports.  If you are in the model tab, it will shunt you over to a layout tab with viewports.  (Or warn you that none exist).
• If the layout has exactly one viewport, it will become active.
• Otherwise, you are prompted to activate a viewport (by clicking inside), then tap the enter key.
• At this point you click something in the model (to borrow its properties)
• Finally, you click something on paper (to specify the destination object for the properties).

Example

You are creating a legend on paperspace and would like to borrow properties from objects in the model.  However, the regular match properties command does not span both spaces in one command.

With This Tool

• You can grab properties from model elements that will be applied to objects on paper
• Properties you would likely not want for scaling reasons (like width) are omitted