Rotating objects
Can you post a dwg showing what you mean, if you are drawing using just the world UCS and standard isometric, then there is no way to rotate the details as vertical lines will become horizontal etc. If you want to draw the components from a different angle then it probably requires you to redraw?
Have you seen these suggested steps?
Right-click the UCS icon, and click Rotate Axis. Click X, Y, or Z.
As you drag the cursor, the UCS rotates in the positive direction around the specified axis. You can also specify a rotation angle.
Tip: Hover over the grips at the ends of the X, Y, and Z axes to access the rotate options.
Additional info can be found here.
Sarah Emmsley
Technical Support Specialist
From the sound of your post there should be a drawing to look at, unfortunately nothing is attached, if you are having problems attaching here then try something like dropbox and post the link. As mentioned by other people even LT can rotate things around all 3 axis (and anything in between) but it doesn't sound like that is what you are hoping to achieve.
Using Isoplane is the way to create these fake isometric views, using actual SW NW view then if you are just creating linework LT is capable of drawing lines in the Z direction by changing the UCS to Front, Left, Right, etc or just draw using 3D coordinates for the start and endpoints of lines. Seeing an example with an explanation would make it easier to describe how to do this.
It's just simulated 3D
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You can set the drawing plane by using the UCS command. Just type UCS and at the prompt then type 'front', 'back', 'left', 'right', 'top' (world), or 'bottom'. Typing UCS again will let you set the origin point for the UCS which makes it easier to draw if you pick a point on the plane you want to draw on. There are several 'rules' for drawing on a different UCS eg. polylines have to be planar (but that plane can have any orientation) circles are planar but a line is free of any restrictions. The other problem is visual styles in normal viewing mode everything is x-ray so you can see all geometry throughout model space making it very difficult to tell front from back. Luckily LT has a couple of commands 'HIDE', 'SHADE' and 'SHADEMODE' to help with that. (The attached file has shademode set to hidden).
To get you started see the attached dwg I don't know your exact sizes and one disadvantage of iso drawings is the actual sizes are often misrepresented. Drawing in 3D has the benifit of using actual real world measurements. And one other big advantage is circles can be drawn as circles without having to try and work out the settings for ellipses. Take a look and yes all isometric views SW, SE, NW, and NE all work.
Views and the UCS are completely separate, it is often easier to set an isometric view and then alter the UCS to create the drawing elements. But this is LT so it has its limitations. It might help if you type 'grid' followed by the option 'limits' and pick 'no' when prompted to show the grid beyond the limits, then type 'limits and set the drawing limits to some reasonable size like lower left -5.00,-5.00 and upper right 5.00,5.00 (based on your drawing object size) this gives you a nice visual reminder of the UCS plane you are actually drawing on when in the different views.
Getting things on the correct plane is the trick, dimensions and hatches will accept any snap points on any geometry but will always be placed on the current UCS plane. So setting up your view to best visualize the situation is really important. That tip I gave earlier about setting up the limits and grid will help show where the current plane is located. And it will also help to use multiple viewports in modelspace so any problems are easier to see. The standard isometric views are also sometimes a cause of confusion, take a look at the vpoint command which will let you view modelspace from any angle you care to choose.
You can select the UCS icon and it shows a number of grips so you can grap those and drag the UCS to any part of your drawing you want and also orient it to a plane by clicking on a grip at the end of an axis and whilst holding the left mouse button drag that grip to align with any geometry (so you are not just limited to front, left and right etc.
It is a learning process as to what and how you can work in 3D using LT, plus getting used to what needs to be 'ON' the drawing plane what has to be 'parallel' to the drawing plane and what is free to be drawn anywhere regardless of the UCS setting.