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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