3d drawing

i forgot how to change cursor direction while drawing with ortho on. I
want to toggle to another plane ........ alternate
something?..........ctrl something? help also after i draw an entity i
turn it into a block if i want to drag it around right?

 

The command is ucs. type it in if you cant remember.

Bob

 

no while i'm in line command i want to change drawing xyz directions

 

I want to change the crosshairs orientation as I draw dynamically

 

Just click on the 3 point ocs icon in the standard toolbar. Click on
the x,y,z points in the plane that you want to use.

JPC

 

Best way is to make 4 viewports --- top front side and perspective, --
if you forgot how, you can set UCS for each window after using the
Viewports function to make four windows.
After that, you can travel the windows while you draw, --- try i, you
can allway's use the 'xy to change the hight in each window, ontop.

 

Sorry -- first you make 4 new windows with the Viewports function.
Then point to first top left and use the vpoint command, -- answer
1,0,0. then use UCS command and answer View for what UCS you want in
that window.
Continue with next, top right window, type vpoint and answer 0,1,0,
then remember use the UCS function and answer view. go to bottom left
type vpoint, answer 0,0,1, again use UCS and answer View. --- Now go
to bottom right and either ask viewpoint 1,1,1 and UCS view for that.
Now you can travel the windows with line command and a number others.

 

I believe what you are remembering is the isometric mode. If you type in
snap -> s (for style) -> i (for isometric) you can then use ctrl-e to
dynamically
"switch" between 3 "apparent" planes. However, the drawing is still 2D. I
am
not aware of any such ctrl or alt commands that allow dynamic rotating of
your ucs for 3D drawing.

 

I change the plane ( rotate) the ucs for 3D drawings all the time.

JPC