Working Plane View and Modes

The three buttons on the View bar control how the working plane is viewed and how it interacts with certain tools and commands.

Button
Description

Look At Working Plane

perpview.png 

Changes the view to be perpendicular to the working plane; similar to the Top view under the View menu in that you are looking straight at the working plane

Active Layer Plane Views

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Sets the active layer plane as the reference for tools such as the Flyover tool, Walkthrough tool, and other viewing tools; used with the Flyover tool’s rotation center mode

Working Plane Views

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Sets the working plane as the reference for tools such as the Flyover tool, Walkthrough tool, and other viewing tools; used with the Flyover tool’s rotation center mode

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The Working Planes Palette

Working Plane Commands

 

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