Part View Commands

Icon

Command

Invoked By

Auxiliary View (Ctrl+U)

Displays the default auxiliary view.

View > Standard Views

Tool Bar (Ctrl+U)

Top View (Ctrl+Up Arrow)

Displays a view that is parallel to the top of the part looking in the direction of the negative world Z axis.

View >Standard Views

Tool Bar (Ctrl+Up Arrow)

Front View (Ctrl+Down Arrow)

Displays a view that is parallel to the front of the part looking in the direction of the positive world Y axis.

View > Standard Views

Tool Bar

(Ctrl+Down Arrow)

Right View (Ctrl+Right Arrow)

Displays a view that is parallel to the right side of the part looking in the direction of the negative world X axis.

View > Standard Views

Tool Bar

(Ctrl+Right Arrow)

Bottom View

Displays a view that is parallel to the bottom of the part looking in the direction of the positive world Z axis.

View > Standard Views

Tool Bar

Left View

Displays a view that is parallel to the left side of the part looking in the direction of the positive world X axis.

View > Standard Views

Tool Bar

Back View

Displays a view that is parallel to the back of the part looking in the direction of the negative world Y axis.

View > Standard Views

Tool Bar

Isometric View (Ctrl+I)

Displays a view of the part that is isometric.  It is recommended that you use the Auxiliary View while in shaded display mode to enhance color contrast.

View > Standard Views

Tool Bar (Ctrl+I)

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Align View with Plane

Displays a view aligned with a datum plane or planar face.  This command is similar to the Sketch Plane View command (see below) but allows you to select the datum plane to align with.  You can apply this command to the active part or to another component in an assembly or sub-assembly.

View

n/a

Align View with Direction

Displays a view aligned with a reference point and two directions indicating the origin, "up" (Y axis) and "right" (Z axis).  This command is similar to the Align View with Plane command above without the need to select a reference plane.

View

Sketch Plane View (Ctrl+Up Arrow)

Display the active sketch plane.  It is useful for moving between views while editing a sketch and then returning to the active sketch plane.

(Sketch Level Only)

Tool Bar (Ctrl+Up Arrow)