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Orientation Dialog Box

You can create custom views and save them to SolidWorks, allowing you to reuse saved views in different documents.

You also access snapshots in the custom view list. The Orientation dialog box now shares the same set of buttons for standard views as the Heads-up View toolbar.

The Orientation dialog box also provides access to the View Selector tool_view_selector.gif.

Axonometric Views are displayed in a drop-down list. Click tool_axonometric_drop_down.gif to select isometric, trimetric, or dimetric.

To activate the Orientation dialog box, press the spacebar or click View Orientation (Heads-up View toolbar) and click More Options tool_more_options.gif.

  1. Using the Orientation Dialog Box and the View Selector
    In this example, you use the Orientation dialog box and the View Selector to manipulate views, update standard views, and save a custom view to SolidWorks.
  2. Updating Standard Views
    You can use the Orientation dialog box to update standard views.
  3. Saving a Custom View to SolidWorks
    You can create a custom view and save it so it is accessible other documents.


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