Workplanes & Views

In this Task

• Workplanes and Isometric views will be discussed and demonstrated.

Associated Tasks

• Activating the User Coordinate icon.

Before you Start

• The Workplane can stretch or shrink to the current zoom magnification. When increasing or decreasing the zoom, the extents of the Workplane can be viewed using Fit Workplane to Window.

Take Note

• The Workplanes and Isometric views can be found by right clicking in the workspace.

WORKPLANE & VIEWS

When moving between a 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional workspace, the Workplane is a useful tool for recognizing the plane in which the sketch and model are drawn. Similarly, the sketch and model are best viewed from an Isometric viewpoint when extruding objects to create a 3-dimensional part.

User Coordinate System

Ribbon : Workspace | Page Setup

Default : Options > Preferences > Coordinate System Icon > Show User CS

When drawing in either 2D or 3D Model Space, the Coordinate System represents the way in which entities are drawn and viewed in plan and elevation-type drawings.The icon of the user coordinate system aligns itself to the current workplane.The icon of the world coordinate system aligns itself only to the current view.

From the Options menu select Preferences. In the Coordinate System panel, activate the option to Show User CS.

Show / Hide Workplane

Right click in the Editor | Show/Hide Workplane

To assist with the visualization of the coordinate system, Workplanes are used.The Workplane is represented by a red, broken-line square which will be displayed in relation to the current User Coordinate System and adapts to each viewpoint.The Workplane responds in accordance with the User CS (coordinate system) and always lies parallel to the X-Y plane of the User defined CS, with the Z axis lying in a perpendicular direction to the Workplane.This tool displays and conceals the Workplane in the workspace.

Right click in the editor and select Show/Hide Workplane, shown above.

The Workplane will be displayed in the workspace similar to the illustration below.

Displaying the Workplane using Show/Hide Workplane

Standard, Isometric & Dimetric Views

Ribbon : View | Views

Default Menu : View > 3D Views

Standard views refer to the views used when viewing objects in a 2-dimensional plane. Examples of these views are Top, Right, Left, Bottom, Front and Back.Isometric view is an axonometric view represented by an angle of 120° on any of the x-y-z axes.Dimetric views is an axonometric view and is represented by 2 faces which are equally inclined.

Isometric South East

Right click > Local Menu

Right click and select the Isometric View from the local menu, shown above.

Use the Zoom Out key or the mouse wheel to reduce the zoom so that the Workplane can be viewed. It may be necessary to use the Fit Fit Workplane to Window tool.

Fit Workplane to Window

This brings the edges of the Workplane into the current view.

Workplane & Sketch displayed in an Isometric View