Still looks the same.

Rich - you are using 2021. Try it in 2019. I just created a 3,695 KB presentation with PowerPoint because I do not know how to do a GIF. But since this portal will not allow us to attach a .pptx file, I am providing a dropbox link....

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zb6xqc135jxae5u/SKP%202019%27s%20VIEW%20INDICATOR.pptx?dl=0

See attached 2019 model.............

IMPERFECT ALIGNMENT PROVIDES VIEW DESCRIPTION.skp

It is set to parallel. The 'feature' will not work in perspective. Again - this is a comparison between versions 2019 and 2021.

Not sure I can agree. See image, attached. The cube-shaped object is placed square to the model axes, yet the camera is sightly offset - as can be evidenced by the left and top faces of said object. I always found this 'feature' to be helpful if i was far from axes and wanted to know which way I was looking without zooming way out and back again.

yeah...I see what you mean Dave. I need to keep the ctrl key depressed until the new viewport appears.

What became of the view descriptions (top, front, back, left, right) showing up at the upper left corner of the screen when you orbit? They would appear as you came within approximate alignment. They now only appear when you click on a button in the views toolbar.

ref - 2021 vs 2019

Why can I not drag a viewport while holding down the ctrl button in order to copy it like in LO 2019? A plus sign appears next to the cursor, but no copy is made when the mouse button is released.

Finally found time to upgrade from 2019 to 2021 only to be repulsed by tag font being much too light when associated tag is hidden/turned-off.

i could also place a 3d text object on a flag made from a face and an edge - but it is not editable.

text label vs. 3d text on a 'flag'.pdf

If I create a text object and stretch it quite some distance from its anchor point, I then have a difficult time following its leader line down to said point when the drawing is crowded. As I zoom in, the text object vanishes.

I just attached a file to my previous post that i thought i did , but did not. i understand your reasoning, but there is something quirky happening. whether i call it 'diving under the tray, or something else, it is a glitch, in my opinion. my workaround is to zoom out slowly, or to hit shift+z. it does not happen to a blank document, by the way.

See attached sequence of images.

ZOOM-OUT IN LO 2019.pdf

ok ....well i just want to say the fact that the document snaps off to the right and dives under the tray at the last scroll click is a design flaw and should be looked at. it is not a hardware issue since the same happens on my laptop. Maybe it was addressed in 2020; i am still running 2019.

Using the hyper-scroll wheel on the mouse when i zoom into any part of a document, then zoom back out to the max, the document often scoots off to the right and becomes half-hidden beneath the tool tray stack. This happens even if i slowly click-scroll the mouse wheel - and it happens at the very last click. This forces me to lose productivity by having to drag it back out. The document size was probably expanded from 36x48 to 36x72 after the initial setup....i don't know if that matters. But I would like to learn how to keep it centered.Or should i just use shift+z instead of scroll-zooming out?

Speaking of file size management, I use a feature in Adobe Acrobat Xl pro and/or DC that reduces PDF file size considerably without noticeable loss in fidelity. I don’t know if this applies to users who generate models with non-default styles, however. I attached a 3-page collection of snips of a 7 MB pdf, which, after I ran the reduction operation, size was squashed down to 1 MB. FYI....I created the LO file using hybrid and line scale @ .2 pt and when I exported it to PDF, I chose 'set image resolution' to high.

File size reduction using adobe acrobat XI pro.pdf

thank you sir

Well, I can't have such large files clogging up my PC. I don't even do any rendering. I wish Layout could work like AutoCAD where the bulk of the drawing resides in x-refs.

Why would a one-page 8.5x11 LayOut file with one view port and only one 5 word text label be over 28,000 KB in size? The associated skp file is massive, so i unlinked it and now the viewport is embedded. However, the file size remains over 28,000 KB.

thank you Dave R.