topic Re: view orientation vs. model rotation in Documentation

view orientation vs. model rotation

Dave Brach — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 18:39:23 GMT

I usually orient the building so that north is up on the screen, but sometimes to fit the building on the layout I want north to be facing left on the screen. Is there a difference between changing the view orientation to 90° vs. selecting the entire model and rotating it 90°?

Re: view orientation vs. model rotation

ryejuan — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 09:31:54 GMT

It is better to use view orientation than rotating the model to prevent unnecessary adjustments with your textures, fills etc. basically you'll just save a new view with the rotated view orientation then re-link it back to your layout. 😁

Re: view orientation vs. model rotation

DGSketcher — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 10:08:29 GMT

I try to avoid rotated views in my View Map, better to set up an Ortho view that suits your presentation. I seem to have trouble in rotated views with elements rotating unexpectedly or not rotating when needed. For output I do rotate the drawings on the Layout to fit the sheet where necessary, for PDF or Paper this isn't a big issue, but more of a thing on BIMx.