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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Find the Information You Need
- Part 1 - The User Interface
- Part 2 - Start, Organize, and Save a Drawing
- Part 3 - Control the Drawing Views
- Part 4 - Create and Modify Objects
- Chapter 14 - Control the Properties of Objects
- Chapter 15 - Use Precision Tools
- Chapter 16 - Draw Geometric Objects
- Chapter 17 - Change Existing Objects
- Part 5 - Hatches, Notes, and Dimensions
- Chapter 18 - Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Chapter 19 - Notes and Labels
- Chapter 20 - Dimensions and Tolerances
- Part 6 - Create Layouts and Plot Drawings
- Chapter 21 - Create Layouts
- Chapter 22 - Plot Drawings
- Part 7 - Share Data Between Drawings and Applications
- Chapter 23 - Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)
- Chapter 24 - Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Chapter 25 - Work with Data in Other Formats
- Chapter 26 - Access External Databases
- Overview of Using AutoCAD with External Databases
- Access a Database from Within AutoCAD
- Link Database Records to Graphical Objects
- Use Labels to Display Database Information in the Drawing
- Use Queries to Filter Database Information
- Share Link and Label Templates and Queries with Other Users
- Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases
- Part 8 - Work with Other People and Organizations
- Chapter 27 - Protect and Sign Drawings
- Chapter 28 - Use the Internet to Share Drawings
- Chapter 29 - Insert and View Markups
- Chapter 30 - Publish Drawing Sets
- Part 9 - Create Realistic Images and Graphics
- Glossary
- Index
144 | Chapter 12 Specify a 3D View
To create a parallel projection dynamically
1 On the command line, enter dview.
2 Do one of the following:
■ Select the objects to display and press ENTER.
■ Press ENTER without selecting objects to see a representation of a house
that shows the current viewing angle.
3 Enter ca (Camera).
By default, AutoCAD sets a camera point at the center of the drawing.
4 Adjust the view as if you're aiming a camera.
You can set your view dynamically by moving the crosshairs and clicking.
5 To switch between the angle-input methods, enter t (Toggle Angle).
You also can adjust the view with one of two angle-input methods.
■ For the Enter Angle from the XY Plane option, enter the angle of the
camera up or down relative to the XY plane of the current UCS. The
default setting, 90 degrees, points the camera straight down from
above.
After you enter the angle, the camera is locked at that height, and you
can rotate the camera about the target with the rotation angle
measured relative to the X axis of the current UCS.
■ For the Enter Angle in the XY Plane from the X Axis option, rotate the
camera about the target with the rotation angle measured relative to
the X axis of the current UCS.
6 When you finish specifying the parallel projection, press
ENTER.
Command line
DVIEW
position of clipping planes
view resulting from
camera position
camera
front clip
back clip