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DaveP
2007-03-14, 08:57 PM
Is there any way to specify an exact angle for a 3D View?
There must be something internal, because the View Orient menu has NW, SE, etc, but is there a way for us mortals to access those?
I'd like to start including some 3D views alongside our Elevations (see attached), but I also want them to be consistent on the page. I'd like to call out 20 degrees up and 5 degrees off perpendicular (for all four directions), but right now all I can do is eyeball the angle and it looks kinda sloppy.

Overconstrained
2007-03-14, 09:44 PM
Why don't you set up a camera view instead? ;)

aaronrumple
2007-03-14, 09:56 PM
Place a detail view at the angle you want in plan. The make a view perpendicular to the detail view. Finally, rotate the detail view in elevation to the desired angle.

Alternately construct a ref. plane much as described above. The name the plane in properties. Use F8 in 3D to Orient to a Plane and pick the correct plane off the name list.