# Save and Restore Views [GstarCAD 2027](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2027/Index.md) → [User Guide](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2027/User%20Guide/(User%20Guide).md) → [Control the Views](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2027/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. --- [Original help](https://www.gstarcad.net/help/GstarCAD_2027_en-US/detail/GUG_CONTROLGRAPHVIEW/SAVERESUMEVIEW.html) · © Gstarsoft Co., Ltd.