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Rotate Views in Layout Viewports
You can rotate an entire view within a layout viewport with the
VPROTATEASSOC system variable.
When VPROTATEASSOC is set to 1, the view within a viewport is rotated with
the viewport. When VPROTATEASSOC is set to 0, the view remains when the
viewport is rotated.
You can also rotate an entire view within a layout viewport by changing the
UCS and using the PLAN command.
With the UCS command, you can rotate the XY plane at any angle around the
Z axis. When you enter the PLAN command, the view rotates to match the
orientation of the XY plane.
NOTE The ROTATE command rotates individual objects only and should not be
used to try to rotate a view.
To rotate a view within a viewport
➤ Select the viewport with the view you want to rotate.
NOTE When VPROTATEASSOC is set to 0, the view within the viewport is not
rotated when the viewport is rotated.
To rotate a view by changing the UCS
1 Make sure you are on a layout tab.
2 Double-click within the viewport whose objects you want to rotate.
3 Make sure that the current UCS is parallel to the plane of rotation (the
UCS icon should look normal).
4 Click View tab ➤ Coordinates panel ➤ World.
5 Click View tab ➤ Coordinates panel ➤ Z.
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