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Rotate Drawing View

You can rotate drawing views on a sheet, or you can rotate a drawing view out of its plane using 3D drawing view mode.

To rotate a drawing view:

  1. Click Rotate View (View toolbar).

  2. Select a view. (You can select a view before or after activating the tool.)

  3. Rotate the view in one of these ways:

  • Drag the view in the graphics area. The view snaps to 45 degree increments, but you can drop the view at any angle.

  • Use the left and right arrow keys. The increment value specified for the arrow keys (under Tools, Options, System Options, View) is used.

  • In the dialog box, specify the Drawing view angle for a selected view.

  1. Select from these options:

  • Dependent views update to change in orientation to update views that were created from the view you are rotating (projected views, for example).

  • Rotate center marks with view. You can also rotate center marks in the Center Mark PropertyManager.

  1. Click Apply to update the views. You can rotate additional views, then click Close when you are finished.

To restore the view to its original rotation, right-click the view and select Alignment, Default Rotation.

Related Topics

Aligning Views

Rotating Views

 



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