You can control which viewports in your Abaqus/CAE session will be linked and the characteristics that the linked viewports will share. Several of the linked viewport options are available in all modules; some of the options, such as displaying the same plot state in all linked viewports, are applicable only in the Visualization module.
To link viewports:
Locate the linked viewport commands.
From the main menu bar, select Viewport
Linked Viewports.
The Linked Viewports dialog box opens.
Tip:
You can also display the Linked Viewports dialog box by clicking 
in the Viewport toolbar.
Toggle on Link viewports to enable the linking of viewports for your session.
From the Options portion of the dialog box:
Toggle on View manipulations to enable simultaneous view manipulations in the linked viewports.
Toggle on Plot states to display the same plot state or states in the linked viewports. This option applies only in the Visualization module.
Toggle on Plot options to display the same plot options in the linked viewports. This option applies only in the Visualization module.
Toggle on Field output to display results for the same field output variable in the linked viewports. When you change the field output variable for one of the linked viewports, Abaqus/CAE displays the newly selected field output variable in all viewports with output databases that contain that field output variable. This option applies only in the Visualization module.
Toggle on Rotation centers to use a common center of rotation across all linked viewports.
Toggle on Viewport annotation options to display viewport annotations in the same way across all linked viewports. When you display, hide, or customize the display of a viewport annotation such as the legend in the Viewport Annotation Options dialog box, Abaqus/CAE applies that change across all linked viewports.
Toggle on View cuts to display the same view cuts in all linked viewports. This option applies only in the Visualization module.
Toggle on Display groups to perform selected display group operations simultaneously in all linked viewports. If you select specific items for the display group by names or labels, the same display group operation is performed in all linked viewports that share the items specified. This option applies only in the Visualization module.
In the Linked Viewports portion of the dialog box, select the viewports you want to link and deselect those that you want to remain independent.
Click OK to apply your changes and to close the Linked Viewports dialog box.
The linked viewports exhibit the shared behavior you specified in the Options selections.
