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602 | Chapter 21 Create Layouts
Rotate Views in Layout Viewports
You can rotate an entire view within a layout viewport by changing the UCS
and using the
PLAN command. The ROTATE command rotates individual
objects only.
Notice that only the view rotates, not the viewport borders.
To rotate a view by changing the UCS
1 Make sure you are on a layout tab.
2 Double-click in 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). If the UCS is not parallel to the plane of
rotation, from the Tools menu, choose New UCS, then choose View.
4 From the Tools menu, choose New UCS, then choose Z. To rotate the view
90 degrees clockwise, enter 90. To rotate the view 90 degrees counter-
clockwise, enter -90.
5 From the View menu, choose 3D Views, and then choose Plan View.
Choose Current UCS.
The entire view rotates within the viewport. You may need to respecify the
scale of the viewport.
UCS toolbar
Command line
UCS
To rotate a view using MVSETUP
1 At the Command prompt, enter mvsetup.
2 Enter a (Align).
3 Enter r to rotate the view.
original view
rotated view