Isometric View

Default shortcut: i + i
Shows you an isometric perspective of your current view. You are given rotation options.
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1 . Click the Isometric View icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be found on the Layout page > Navigate section.

Alternative: Invoke Isometric View using the Find Tool by searching the command name and clicking the icon, which is pictured above.

2 . The view in your model changes and Accept - Options - Return mouse bindings become active. Optionally use the mouse wheel to rotate the angle of the isometric view around the global Z axis of the model. Left-click (Accept) when you are ready to set the isometric view.

   

Note: At this point you have not actually created a new view; you have simply changed your current view in Modeling. Use Save View As to save a complete isometric view or Save Area to save a partial isometric view.

Alternative 1: Middle-click (Options) to disable the mouse bindings and open the Select an option window. Click the <== or ==> buttons to rotate the angle of the isometric view. Click the Accept button when you are ready to set the isometric view. Click the Return button to cancel the command.

Alternative 2: Press Esc or right-click (Return) to cancel the command.

  • An isometric view is a view of the 3D model from an angle. More material surfaces are visible when a view is isometric as opposed to orthogonal.
  • Creating an isometric view from a full plan view with depth checking off gives you a view of the entire structure (without limits). On the other hand, an isometric view created from an elevation view does have limits.
  • Isometric View changes your current view in the 3D model. To make a permanent copy of the isometric view, use Save View As to save a complete view or Save Area to save a partial view. You can then use Open View to easily re-open the view in Modeling or use Detail Erection Views to create an erection view drawing of the isometric view you saved.