8 Replies Latest reply on Feb 22, 2017 7:46 AM by Mattew Stafford

Can you rotate/orient a view in Solidworks within a drawing sheet about multiple axis?

Mattew Stafford Feb 22, 2017 6:41 AM

I seemed to recall seeing a demonstration on how to rotate a drawing view in a similar method as you would rotate your part around in 3d modeling. I can rotate a view, but it is about an axis as if you were looking perpendicular to the screen. Maybe that is not an option. I know that you can create saved views in modeling & do "current view", but I was wondering if this could be done within the drawing view itself.

Re: Can you rotate/orient a view in Solidworks within a drawing sheet about multiple axis?

John Stoltzfus Feb 22, 2017 6:56 AM (in response to Mattew Stafford)

Did you try this
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- Re: Can you rotate/orient a view in Solidworks within a drawing sheet about multiple axis?
  
  Mattew Stafford Feb 22, 2017 7:00 AM (in response to John Stoltzfus)
  
  Hi John, yes, but that rotates about the center of the view in one axis only.
  
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    Stavros Pantelakis Feb 22, 2017 7:37 AM (in response to Mattew Stafford)
    
    The button to the right of the one circled by John will let you manipulate the orientation of the model.
    
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      John Stoltzfus Feb 22, 2017 7:43 AM (in response to Stavros Pantelakis)
      
      Thanks for pointing that out - Stavros Pantelakis
      
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    John Stoltzfus Feb 22, 2017 7:12 AM (in response to Mattew Stafford)
    
    Ok - That is the only way I know how to rotate a view - I think rotating the model and doing a Save New View like you mentioned is the way to go..
    
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Re: Can you rotate/orient a view in Solidworks within a drawing sheet about multiple axis?

Mattew Stafford Feb 22, 2017 7:18 AM (in response to Mattew Stafford)

Sounds good.. my memory fails me often..
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Re: Can you rotate/orient a view in Solidworks within a drawing sheet about multiple axis?

Tateos Tvapanyan Feb 22, 2017 7:20 AM (in response to Mattew Stafford)

You can use 3D drawing view.
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  Mattew Stafford Feb 22, 2017 7:46 AM (in response to Tateos Tvapanyan)
  
  That is exactly what I was looking for!
  
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