Change drawing's projected view

[SGoldthwaite]

In a Drawing, can I rotate and change the orientation of an object in the projected view?  All I seem to be able to do is move it.  Also, can I make hidden edges invisible instead of dashed lines. 

[cmiller66]

Hi SGoldthwaite,

Once a view is created you can't change the orientation.  If the default angle for the projected view isn't what you want you can either place a standalone base view with the orientation changed, or project another existing projected view (for example if projecting the default front view doesn't do it but projected the top view does).

Once the view is created, you can double-click it and change the hidden line settings along with scale, and other edge settings.  Edit View is also available from the right-click menu.  When you change the properties of a parent view, the child views (views projected from it) will inherit these changes.  Changes to a standalone base view or projected view will affect just that view.

Thanks,
Chris

[SGoldthwaite]

Attached is a screenshot of my drawing showing the projected part (lower right) and another screenshot of my model showing the orientation I'd like ot have in my drawing.  Can I get the projected part in my drawing to have to same orientation as shown in the screenshot of my model?

 

[cmiller66 · Accepted solution]

Hi SGoldthwaite,

Thanks for the screen capture. Currently we don't support custom view orientations but our designers are aware of it and it is on our list of future enhancements.

In the meantime I was able to get fairly close to your desired orientation by placing a base view with "Back" orientation then projecting it up/left (you could delete the base view afterwards) but this is not an ideal workflow.  An easier way to do this (still a workaround) would be to set the orientation you want in the design, then use the "Set current view as" setting from the view cube dropdown in Fusion:

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Place a standalone "Front" base view in the drawing, then use the bottom item, Reset Front in the design to return to the original settings.  The view in the drawing will retain the orientation it was created with.

Thanks,

Chris

[SGoldthwaite]

Thanks, that helps.

[studmuffpaul]

I tried Chris's workaround but was unsuccessful in creating a perspective that matches where I have set the front view. I rotated my view to my desired angle, set current view as front, saved my file, and tried to place a new base view, but it displayed just the original front view. 

The missing step is you have to click on the top of the screen to update the drawing to the current version of the design before you try place a new front view. 

I hope this helps anyone else struggling with the same problem.

[studmuffpaul]

But, when I reset the original drawing to set front directly from the front, and the update icon is selected on the drawing, the angle goes all wonkey. It does not stay to the angle that I set it at like Chris said it would. How do I make that drawing stick the way I set it?

Paul

[cmiller66]

Hi Paul,

Looking at the post above (2015), that was before we supported custom/named views in drawings.  If you have a face or a sketch plane you want to orient to, you can use Look At  (in the navigation bar at the bottom of the Design workspace) then when you have the view orientation you want create a new named view (right-click Named Views in the browser).  Save the design and get latest in the drawing, and now that new orientation will appear in the Drawing View dialog when you place a base view.  You don't want to physically rotate the design with respect to the workspace, just the viewpoint from which you're looking at it.

Does that do it for you?

Thanks,
Chris

[studmuffpaul]

That makes sense. 2nd part of the ? How do I create a plane both 7.5 degrees up AND 7.5 degrees right from the front of my object. Consider my object a simple cube. 

[studmuffpaul]

So I tried using move copy to rotate. When I choose move/copy-select rotate-select an axis-rotate the desired degree, then reselect move\copy-select the other axis-and rotate the desired degree 2 things happen:

1. Fusion automatically selects this angle as the new front view.

2. The resulted angle is wonkey because the axis used on the 2nd rotate is no longer vertical/horizontal.

For my project it is essential that the rotated view is accurate and consistent on all prints. I am detailing 200 items.

[cmiller66]

Hi Paul,

There may be a more elegant way to do this (I'm more of the Drawings guy vs. modeling) but pretty sure you can get the view you want by creating some sketch geometry (in my case a rectangle aligned with the front of the box), then using Move on that geometry, rotate it in both directions.  Once the sketch rectangle is rotated to the orientation you want, create the named view using Look At:

Does that work for you?

Thanks,
Chris

[studmuffpaul]

BEAUTIFUL!

Thanks, I believe that is problem solved!