You view three-dimensional drawings by setting the viewing direction. The viewing direction establishes the viewing position, the Cartesian coordinate corresponding to the viewpoint looking back at the origin point, the 0,0,0 coordinate. When you view a drawing from the default viewpoint (0,0,1), you see a plan view of the drawing.
On the View toolbar, you can view a three-dimensional drawing using any of the following methods:
You can change the viewing direction to look at the drawing from a different vantage point or to work on a three-dimensional model from a different orientation.
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Changing named view properties
Displaying the previous view of a drawing
Dividing the current window into multiple views
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Display a plan view of the current drawing