Topics in this section

• Overview of Parallel and Perspective Views

  You can create realistic visual effects in a drawing by defining either parallel or perspective projections of a model.

• Define a Perspective Projection (DVIEW)

  Perspective projections require a distance between a theoretical camera and a target point. Small distances produce severe perspective effects; large distances produce milder effects.

• Define a Parallel Projection

  You can define a parallel projection.

• Choose Preset 3D Views

  You can select predefined standard orthographic and isometric views by name or description.

• Define a 3D View with Coordinate Values or Angles

  You can define a viewing direction by entering the coordinate values of a point or the measures of two angles of rotation.

• Change to a View of the XY Plane

  You can change the current viewpoint to a plan view of the current UCS, a previously saved UCS, or the WCS.