Specify the rotation of the view axis.
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Option
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Description |
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Preview |
The view cube displays selected axis rotation. |
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From X axis |
Enter (or use the slide) the angle (in degrees) of the viewing direction from the X (horizontal) axis. This is also known as the azimuthal angle. When From XY plane is set to ±90 degrees, this measurement has no effect. |
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From XY plane |
Enter (or use the slide) the angle (in degrees) of the viewing direction from the XY plane. This is also known as the elevation angle. |
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Twist |
Enter (or use the slide) the angle (in degrees) that the view is rotated about the view direction. |
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Presets |
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Top |
Preset From X axis to 270°, From XY plane to 90°. |
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Bottom |
Preset From X axis to 270°, From XY plane to -90°. |
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Front |
Preset From X axis to 270°, From XY plane to 0°. |
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Back |
Preset From X axis to 90°, From XY plane to 0°. |
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Left |
Preset From X axis to 180°, From XY plane to 0°. |
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Right |
Preset From X axis to 0°, From XY plane to 90°. |
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SW Isometric |
Preset From X axis to 225°, From XY plane to 35.3°. |
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SE Isometric |
Preset From X axis to 315°, From XY plane to 35.3°. |
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NW Isometric |
Preset From X axis to 135°, From XY plane to 35.3°. |
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NE Isometric |
Preset From X axis to 45°, From XY plane to 35.3°. |
The From X axis and From XY plane settings can also be thought of as Longitude and Latitude, where you are looking at the Earth from a point directly above a certain latitude. If you set 0 longitude as the x axis and longitude as going east from there to 360° (instead of east and west 180°), then the top view is like looking from above the North Pole, and when From XY plane is 0°, you are along the equator.