non-horizontal plot

hi, is there anyway to plot a border that isn't horizontal other than using the UCS? ie. if my border was diagonal to accommodate my linework.
TIA, Shawn.

 

Instead of rotating your Border around your linework ... why don't you
rotate the linework around inside the border ... you are using paperspace
right?

 

DVIEW TWIST

;DVTP = dview twist with user pick 2 endpoints for rotation
(defun CVTP (/ P1 P2)
(setq P1 (getpoint "\nPick 1st End Point for DVIEW TWIST ? "))
(if P1 (setq P2 (getpoint P1 "\nPick 2nd End Point for DVIEW TWIST ? ")))
(if (and P1 P2)
(command "_DVIEW" "" "TW" (- 360.0 (* (angle P1 P2) (/ 180 pi))) "")
)
(princ)
)

using the UCS? ie. if my border was diagonal to accommodate my linework.

 

That's cool Alan, thnx. To answer the previous question, "why not rotate the linework" , because the drawing may be on a UCS or is coordinate relative, there may be frozen layers, lots of line work. Stuff like that. That dview is pretty neat, I don't think I've ever used it.

Thnx alot for suggestions and info.
Shawn

 

Dview is one method of rotating the linework within the border. Rephrasing
..... rotate the view of the linework within the border instead of rotating
the border.

 

You can just change your ucs, so that you lines are parallel to it. Then use the "plan" command and set it to your current ucs. I do that all the time when I draw exterior elevations fo a building.

Tim