Solidworks view orientations
Solidworks view orientations
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Im trying to transition from Inventor 10 to Solidworks 07. In inventor if I inadverdently drew something sideways I could rotate my view 90 degrees and have it snap to the work plane.......
Can I do this in solidworks? I have a plate that is 20 by 10 and the 20 length is oriented horizontally and I want it to be vertically oriented. The standard view choices continue to rotate to the top of my screen, I dont want that.
Can I do this in solidworks? I have a plate that is 20 by 10 and the 20 length is oriented horizontally and I want it to be vertically oriented. The standard view choices continue to rotate to the top of my screen, I dont want that.






RE: Solidworks view orientations
Solidworks 2007 SP3.0
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RE: Solidworks view orientations
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Colin Fitzpatrick
Mechanical Design Engineer
Solidworks 2007 SP 4.0
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RE: Solidworks view orientations
Look in the SolidWorks online help under Orientation.
Bradley
SolidWorks Premim 2007 x64 SP4.0
PDM Works, Dell XPS Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU
3.00 GHz, 5 GB RAM, Virtual memory 12577 MB, nVidia 3400
RE: Solidworks view orientations
If it's the drawing, selecting the view should open the View Manager where you should be able to select an alternative view to show.
If it's the model, the orientation can be changed (eg, Front can be changed to Right). Check the Help files Index section for orientation, view.
RE: Solidworks view orientations
You have now changed your view orientation.
-Shaggy
RE: Solidworks view orientations
However, if your plate has additional features, it'll be a little more involved.
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
SW '07 SP2.0, Dell M90, Intel 2 Duo Core, 2GB RAM, nVidia 2500M
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog
RE: Solidworks view orientations
RE: Solidworks view orientations
I don't mean to be overly critical of the posting. It may be that barthautala is still thinking in the terms of Inventor (although the question sounds like a reference to ACAD). I ask that barthautala reply soon to let us know what they are talking about with more detail.
Matt
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
sw.fcsuper.com
Co-moderator of Solidworks Yahoo! Group