# Save and Restore Views [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Index.md) → [User Guide](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/User%20Guide/(User%20Guide).md) → [Control the Views](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/User%20Guide/Control%20the%20Views/(Control%20the%20Views).md) If you have saved specific views by name, you can restore them for layout and plotting or when you need to refer to specific details. Save a view The following settings are saved when you name and save a view : - View scale, view position and view direction - User coordinate system - The location of the view (the Model tab or a specific layout tab) Restoring a view A named view can be used for the following operations: - Restore the view that use frequently - To specify the plotted area - To control which model space view is displayed when the drawing is opened. --- ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 8 (2013–2014)](../../../2013/User%20Guide/Control%20the%20Views/Save%20and%20Restore%20Views--38ce1969113f.md) · [GstarCAD 2015](../../../2015/User%20Guide/Control%20the%20Views/Save%20and%20Restore%20Views--38ce1969113f.md) · [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/User%20Guide/Control%20the%20Views/Save%20and%20Restore%20Views--38ce1969113f.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](../../../2017/User%20Guide/Control%20the%20Views/Save%20and%20Restore%20Views--38ce1969113f.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](../../../2018/User%20Guide/Control%20the%20Views/Save%20and%20Restore%20Views--38ce1969113f.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](../../../2019/User%20Guide/Control%20the%20Views/Save%20and%20Restore%20Views--38ce1969113f.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](../../../2020/User%20Guide/Control%20the%20Views/Save%20and%20Restore%20Views--38ce1969113f.md)