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The SOLIDWORKS Interface

1.8. - Yet another way to change the view orientation is using the View Selector.

We can activate it from the "View Orientation" drop down menu or using the

shortcut "Ctrl + Spacebar." After activating the View Selector, every time we click

in the "View Orientation" we'll get the View Selector until we turn it off. From here

we can select the view we want in the translucent box and the model will be

reoriented to that view.

View Selector <(Ctri+SpaceBar)

Show o r hide the in-context View

f1={l A=?1 fJ=; Selector to choose from .a variety of

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orientations. Press Alt to expose ·only

the back faces of the View Selector.

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1.9. -To change the Display Style (the way the model looks in the graphics area),

the Display Style icon can be selected in the View toolbar; the effects will be

immediately visible to the user. Feel free to explore them with this model to become

familiar; sometimes it's convenient to switch to a different view style for visibility or

easy selection of internal or hidden entities.

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