Rotate 180 dgr around Dimetric - how ?

I think what you are looking for is to hold the <SHIFT> key and use your
arrows. If not, come back and we'll try again.

WT

 

Hi, in my part file I use the view "Dimetric"
how can I rotate exactly this Dimetric 180 degrees
arond a XYZ or line ?

SW-2001
sp4

Thanks
Dennis

 

Hi Wayne, I tried with [Shift]-down and rotate without success.
In a drawing-file it's possible to make exactly rotation, but only in 2D

I have put up a screen-shot for what I need:

http://www.845.dk/rotate.jpg

Thanks
Dennis



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The best I can figure is to put an axis in the center (You did create the
part with midplanes, didn't you??) and then select that axis as the center
of rotation to manually turn it. It does, in fact rotate around it in the
direction I think you want, but I don't see any way to rotate in exactly 90°
increments. You can rotate it manually like that to about where you want it
and create a new view at that orientation. Then use those created views for
your drawing.

WT

 

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=iso+views+group:comp.cad.solidworks&hl=en&
lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&group=comp.cad.solidworks&selm=tYhr5.48510%24p5.140207
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There are many variations of this "method" - this was the first one I found.
Should work with diametric view as well.

Richard

 

Dennis,

Is there a edge (vertical or horizontal) that you can select and then rotate
about that edge?

Tony

 

Try selecting the rear view and resetting this as your front view - then
when you select dimetric view it will be from the other side.

The other option may be to modify the 4 or 8 iso view macro (compliments of
some of the generous people that post here) and make it create 4 / 8
dimetric views instead.

Merry