Setting the viewing direction

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:

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Changing named view properties

Displaying multiple views

Displaying the previous view of a drawing

Dividing the current window into multiple views

Restoring named views

Saving and naming views

Saving and viewing snapshots

Viewing your drawing

Working with layout viewports

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Display a plan view of the current drawing

Dynamically set a view direction

Set a new viewing direction