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Figure 3: Hovering over a standard viewīelow that, I can split the window into different viewports, such as 2 or 4. Below that is the Normal To button, allowing you to put the model normal to a face, or normal to the sketch plane if editing a sketch.
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Next to those standard views are the Isometric, Trimetric and Dimetric standard views. Notice as I hover over one, I get a preview and the keyboard shortcut shows for each view, which is a helpful feature. There are all of the standard views, Front, Top, Right, etc. Once this window comes up, if I click on a view, it disappears until the next time I hit Spacebar. For reference, this will pop up close to where your mouse cursor is. However, if you are looking for a more standard view (such as a Right View) you can use the keyboard shortcut Spacebar to bring up the Orientation window. This allows you to freely rotate the model to investigate it. If you’ve been using SOLIDWORKS for a while, you’re used to rotating around (or manipulating views of) your model by holding the middle mouse button and dragging your mouse. I’m going to show these tips using parts, but all of them will apply to assemblies, and some will also help in 2D drawings. This topic is going to be a little more general than what I usually cover in my blogs, and that is some tips for viewing your models.