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Orientation

The SolidWorks Standard Views toolbar and flyout toolbar contain Front, Back, Top, Bottom, Right, Left, Isometric, Trimetric, and Dimetric orientations. Normal To is normal (perpendicular) to the sketch plane or the selected plane. To access the Standard Views flyout toolbar, click View Orientation on the Heads-up View toolbar.

 

The Orientation dialog box contains the views on the Standard Views toolbar, plus user custom views. To access the Orientation dialog box, select View Orientation on the Standard Views toolbar, press the space bar, or right-click in the graphics area and select View Orientation. You can add custom views using the New View tool.

Related SolidWorks Topics

SolidWorks Help: Model View

SolidWorks Help: Orientation



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