How do I change the rotation view in SolidWorks?

How do you change the view orientation in SolidWorks?

To display the Orientation dialog box, do one of the following:

  1. Click View Orientation (View toolbar).
  2. Click View > Modify > Orientation.
  3. Press the Space Bar.
  4. Right-click in a drawing sheet and select Zoom/Pan/Rotate > View Orientation.

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 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 flip a part in Solidworks drawing?

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.
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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 you scroll around in Solidworks?

Hold down Ctrl and drag with the middle mouse button. (In an active drawing, you do not need to hold down Ctrl.) Hold down Shift and drag with the middle mouse button.

How do I look around in Solidworks?

You can also change the look-at point. The look-at point is the point in 3D space that the camera focuses on, rotates around, and zooms toward.



Using the Camera.

Option Description
Twist Alt + middle-click and drag to twist or roll the camera.
Look-at Alt + Ctrl + right-click a new look-at point.
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