Have you ever needed a custom drawing view of an odd shaped part but couldn’t figure out how to orient the model correctly? Here is a fast easy way to use “Normal To” to get the job done.
First open the Part/Assembly you want the view of. Here is my part in the Isometric Orientation:
We want to create a view of the angled surface with the hole in it. I have highlighted it in blue below:
One option would be to use the “Normal To” option. This can be found under View > Modify > Orientation or if you hit the “Space” key. The results are seen below:
Not bad, however, not what I had in mind. So, here is another option, Hold the CTRL key and select the Normal To surface and the surface you want to be the “Top”. Then use your “Normal To” command.
Now isn’t that better! To save this view so that it can be used on a drawing, simply hit the space bar to bring up the list of available views and hit the “New View” icon:
Give the view a name and it will be added to the list of available orientations. You can then use that orientation on a drawing view!
Great tip! Thank you!!