Rotating a Drawing View Around its Center Point

To rotate a drawing view around its center point:

  1. Click Rotate View Tool_Rotate_View.png (View toolbar), or right-click the view and select Zoom/Pan/Rotate > Rotate View.
    The Rotate Drawing View dialog box appears.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Drag the view to the desired rotation. The view snaps to 45° increments, but you can drop the view at any angle. The angle appears in degrees in the dialog box.
    • In the dialog box, type the angle in the Drawing view angle box and click Apply to see the rotation.
    • Press the left or right arrow keys. The view moves according to the increment value specified for arrow keys in Tools > Options > System Options > View > View rotation.
  3. Set options, then click Apply:
    Dependent views update to change in orientation. Updates any views that were created from the view you are rotating (projected views, for example). rotate_view_dep_views.gif
    Rotate center marks with view rotate_view_center_marks.gif
  4. Click Close to close the dialog box.