View Cube and Orientation

[Anonymous]

Hi All,

I hope everyone is well.

OK, so Im a complete noob, trying to teach myself the basics via youtube / online resources. I can draw basic stuff but now trying to draw small assemblies such as cabinets, etc.

When I try to create the front via an offset plane, the positive value is towards the back. I hope that makes sense!

Ill try o describe the difference between my setup and the online setups.

When looking from the top, my view cube shows Y (top left), Z (bottom left), X (bottom right).

The online views show Y (top left), Z (bottom right), X (TOP right)

What I am doing wrong??!!

Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated as this is driving me insane!

Thanks

Alex

[g-andresen]

Hi,

look at your settings and change them if necessary

günther

[Anonymous]

Hi, thanks for the reply. I have set Z to vertical, restarted the design but still get the same issue.

Are they any other settings that would affect this?

Thanks again 

[artemSIV]

This setting is relevant for new designs. For previous, the axis is fixed. Try to create a new design.

[TheCADWhisperer · Accepted solution]

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@Anonymous wrote:

When looking from the top, my view cube shows...

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Forget the words for a moment (pay attention only to orientation of X,Y and Z).

Rotate the view cube around so you are looking directly at what you want to designate as the TOP view.

Right click on the view cube and select Set Current View as TOP.

[Anonymous]

That's great, thanks for all your help! 

[helfgotteric]

my view cube is wrong. z is down and y is up. I went to preferences and to default modeling orientation and it shows Z up. so I changed to Y up and nothing happens. I also did the TOP view and clicked on top and still nothing happens. Ive had this problem ever since I downloaded. I have personal use. Thanks hope I hear from someone on this.

[TheCADWhisperer]

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@helfgotteric wrote:

…and clicked on top and still nothing happens. 

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Right click, not left click.

@helfgotteric 

Can you File>Export your *.f3d file to your local drive and then Attach it here to a Reply?