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AutoCAD 3D
Training Manual
®

Written by Kristen S. Kurland

® AutoCAD is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc.

Chapter 1
Controlling Views

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Viewports

Viewports
Viewports 1.1

Screen divided into three tiled viewports

-Vports Command
1.

Type

-VPORTS at thecommand prompt.
Command: -vports
Enter an option [Save/Restore/Delete/Join/SIngle/?/2/3/4]
: enter
Enter a configuration option [Horizontal/Vertical/Above/
Below/Left/Right] : enter
Regenerating model.

2.

Click

once in each vport to make it active.

3.

Type

a ZOOM option in each viewport.
NOTE: AutoCAD plots only the current vport.

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Viewports

Viewports
New Viewports tab of the Viewports dialog

3D Viewports 1.2
1.

View, Viewports, New Viewports

2.

Click

the dropdown option for Setup and click 3D.

3.

6

Choose

Click

OK.

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Preset Views

Preset Views
Preset Views 1.31.

Choose

View, Named Views

2.

Click

Orthographic & Isometric Views tab of the
View dialog.

3.

Click

One of the following view options:
Top
Bottom
Front
Back
Left
Right
Southwest Isometric
Southeast Isometric
Northeast Isometric
Northwest Isometric

4.

the Set Current button

5.

8

Click
Click

the OK button

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Vpoint Command

Vpoint Command
Vpoint Command (Tripod) 1.4

Point in the center
of the compass is
the north pole

Displays a compass and tripod for defining a view rotation. The
compass represents a two dimensional globe.
1.

Choose

Middle ring of the
compass is the
equator

View, 3D Views, Vpoint
or

2.

Type

VPOINT at thecommand prompt.

Entire outer ring
is the south pole

Command: vpoint
Rotate/ : (enter)
3.

Click

Tripod

a point on the compass to define the viewing angle.

Vpoint Command (Rotate) 1.5

Resultant viewport with new 3D view

Enters a rotation angle at the viewpoint prompt.
1.

Choose

View, 3D Views, Vpoint
or

2.

Type

VPOINT at the command prompt.
Command:vpoint
Rotate/ : R (enter)
Enter angle in XY plane from X axis : 225 (enter)
Enter angle from XY plane : 15 (enter)
Regenerating drawing.

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Vpoint Command

Vpoint Command

DDVpoint Command 1.6
1.

Choose

View, 3D Views, Viewpoint Preset
or

2.

Type

DDVPOINT at the command prompt.
Command:ddvpoint

3.

Set

a viewing angle by typing the From X axis and XY Plane
angle.
Angle from
the X Axis

or
4.

Pick

Angle in the
XY Plane

a viewing angle in the 2 graphics
Left graphic = From X Axis
Right graphic = In XY Plane

5.

Click

OK.
Resultant viewport with new 3D view

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Vpoint Presets
Vpoint Command (Vector Option) 1.7

Resultant viewport with entered coordinates -1,-1,1

Enters coordinates at the viewpoint prompt.
1.

Choose

View, 3D Views, Vpoint
or

2.

Type

VPOINT at the command prompt.
Command: vpoint
Rotate/ : -1,-1,1
Regenerating drawing.

Other Preset Viewpoints 1.8
1.

Choose

View, 3D Views, and one of thefollowing viewpoint
options:
Top, Bottom,
Left, Right,
Front, Back
SW Isometric
SE Isometric
NW Isometric
NE Isometric

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Plan View

Plan View
Plan View 1.9
1.

Choose

View, 3D Views, Plan View the one of the following:
Current UCS, World UCS, Named UCS
or

2.

Type

PLAN at the...