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Click an axis a second time: This axis points into the screen.
Shift+click an axis: This view spins 90 degrees about that axis (using the right-hand rule).
Alt+click an axis: This view spins 15 degrees (or the default view rotation angle)
around the axis.

When you are in a named view, the name of the view is shown in the lower-left corner under the
Triad. This includes standard named views and custom named views. Anything that shows up in
the View Orientation box (accessed by the spacebar) displays a name in the corner. Figure 5.7
shows the Triad and the named view in the lower-left corner.
By Shift+clicking an axis of the Triad, the view is rotated 90 degrees from the original

Figure 5.7
The triad, named view,
and View orientation
box

orientation about that axis. Alt+clicking rotates the view around the clicked axis by the view
rotation increment set in Tools ➢ Options ➢ View, which is 15 degrees by default. Pressing Ctrl
in conjunction with any of these causes the view to rotate in the opposite direction. Therefore,
if pressing Shift+click makes the view rotate against the right-hand rule about the clicked axis,
pressing Ctrl+Shift+click makes the view rotate with the right-hand rule.

Using the View Tools

SolidWorks has many additional tools for managing the view, and you can easily access them
through the Heads-Up View toolbar, hotkeys, RMB menu, View Orientation box, or the normal
toolbars and menus.
The tools in this section help you to control how you view parts and assemblies. The follow-
ing tools are mainly found in the View, View ➢ Display, and View ➢ Modify menu areas.
Zoom To Fit: This resizes the contents of the graphics window to include everything that is
shown in the model. You can also access this command by pressing the F key or double-
clicking with the MMB.