How do I change the orientation of a view in Solidworks?

How do I change the orientation of an isometric view in Solidworks?

To change the orientation of a section or aligned section view to isometric: Right-click a section or aligned section view and select Isometric Section View. To remove the isometric orientation, right-click the view and select Remove Isometric View.

How do you Rotate a view in Solidworks 2020?

To rotate a drawing view:

1. Click Rotate View. (View toolbar).
2. Select a view. (You can select a view before or after activating the tool.)
3. Rotate the view in one of these ways: Drag the view in the graphics area. …
4. Select from these options: …
5. Click Apply to update the views.

How do you rotate horizontally in Solidworks?

To rotate a drawing view around a model edge:

1. Select a linear model edge in a drawing view.
2. Click Tools > Align Drawing View > Horizontal Edge or Vertical Edge. The view rotates until the selected edge is oriented horizontally or vertically.

How do you drag rotate in Solidworks?

Dragging to Rotate a Component



To rotate a component by dragging: Right-click and drag the component. The component rotates within its degrees of freedom. To prevent this behavior, clear Move components by dragging in Tools > Options > System Options > Assemblies.

How do you rotate a sketch plane in Solidworks?

To rotate a sketch:

1. In an active sketch, click Modify Sketch. (Sketch toolbar) or Tools > Sketch Tools > Modify.
2. In the dialog box, do one of the following: Type a value for Rotate to set the rotation value and press Enter. Rotate a sketch in the graphics area with the pointer: Press the right-mouse button. …
3. Click Close.

How do I mirror an isometric view in SolidWorks?

To mirror drawing views:

1. In the drawing environment, select a Model, Relative to Model, or Predefined drawing view;
2. In the Drawing view PropertyManager, in the mirror panel, select Mirror view;
3. Under Mirror view, select Horizontal or Vertical.

What is a projected view in SolidWorks?

Projected views are created by folding off an existing view in one of eight possible projections. The resulting view orientation is affected by the setting of First angle or Third angle projection as defined in the drawing sheet properties.

How do you crop a view in SolidWorks?

To crop a view:

1. In a drawing view, sketch a closed profile such as a circle.
2. Click Crop View. (Drawing toolbar), or click Insert > Drawing View > Crop. The view outside the profile disappears. A circle is drawn on this Section View. After cropping, only the view inside the circle is displayed.

How do you remove orientation view in Solidworks?

To delete a saved view, in any SOLIDWORKS document, in the Orientation dialog box, hover over Saved Views and click Delete View from SOLIDWORKS .