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Re: SolidWorks Video Tip: Roll View

Jeff Green — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:24:45 -0000

I have used roll, but didn't understand how to constrain the roll to 90 degrees. Finally discovered what Brian commented about: Rather than use Roll with the middle mouse button, select Rotate, then hold Alt and press the L or R arrow keys. This rolls the view in 15 degree increments.

Re: SolidWorks Video Tip: Roll View

blaze222222 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:37:38 -0000

It seems to be a good viewing tool. but i have never seen it before. thanks for the information, i will try this tool. good job.....

Re: SolidWorks Video Tip: Roll View

fcsuper — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:50:02 -0000

I've not used that function either, though something similar is on my 3D mouse which I do use from time to time.

Re: SolidWorks Video Tip: Roll View

solidworm — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:13:17 -0000

i noticed a tool called Curvature Explorer in boundary feature, a few days ago. (RMB on the yellow preview surface->Curvature Explorer , a movable dot appears on the surface which shows the curvature of U and V isoparameters at that point.)

Re: SolidWorks Video Tip: Roll View

jcoeng — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:35:53 -0000

Nice post Ricky. I too have seen it there many times but never clicked on it. Gonna have to try it soon.

Re: SolidWorks Video Tip: Roll View

Diego — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:25:54 -0000

Ricky, what does roll view do in the drawing? It shows up in the right click menu, but doesn't seem to change the view.

Regards, Diego

Re: SolidWorks Video Tip: Roll View

John Kerr — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:25:00 -0000

Hello Ricki, with your 2010 beta reviews, have had a chance to look at compatibility with Windows 7, or at least have SW corporate feedback? - John

Re: SolidWorks Video Tip: Roll View

Brian — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:11:29 -0000

Hmmm...I never have really paid attention to the command in the menus; I have always just used the Alt-[L or R] Arrows or Alt-MMB to rotate the view parallel to the screen.

Re: SolidWorks Video Tip: Roll View

Rod_Uding — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:38:32 -0000

I have known the command was there, just never clicked on it or looked it up in the help file to see what it did. Will try it out today to see if helps out in rotating the model for making selections.

Looking forward to the post on Routing. We had the UI manager from SW in at the last SWUG meeting and he went over that with us before the meeting an did a presentation on it at the meeting.

Re: SolidWorks Video Tip: Roll View

Bob van Vliet — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:53:07 -0000

Never noticed the option in the right-click menu, but I knew this was available by ALT-holding down whatever button on the mouse you use for rotating (here it's pressing the scrollwheel).

Works very nice in conjunction with the CTRL-click panning and SHIFT-click zooming.