Align views via Navigation Cube without zooming out.

erik_bongers
erik_bongers Member Posts: 16 ✭✭
in Community Support
When working on a sketch, I may occasionally 'look around the corner' to find a reference point or something. When I want to re-align my sketch (Front, Top,...), I use the Navigation Cube...but it always completely zooms out!
This is quite annoying when working on a detail. I always have to zoom in again. How can I align the view again without zooming out?
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  • Axel_Kollmenter
    Axel_Kollmenter Member, pcbaevp Posts: 437 PRO
    edited July 2022 Answer ✓
    You can select the face you want to look at and press "N". The Part will show you the normal view on this face and wont zoom out.

    By hitting "N" again, it shows you the exact opposite site of your selected view.
    Best regards,

    Axel Kollmenter
  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 6,123 image
    Answer ✓
    Plus you don’t have to select a face, just hover over it. 
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA
  • S1mon
    S1mon Member Posts: 4,615 PRO
    Answer ✓
    Shift 1-7 are super useful hotkeys. I almost never touch the cube to orient the view.

    Simon Gatrall | Product Development, Engineering, Design, Onshape | Ex- IDEO, PCH, Unagi, Carbon | LinkedIn

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  • Axel_Kollmenter
    Axel_Kollmenter Member, pcbaevp Posts: 437 PRO
    edited July 2022 Answer ✓
    You can select the face you want to look at and press "N". The Part will show you the normal view on this face and wont zoom out.

    By hitting "N" again, it shows you the exact opposite site of your selected view.
    Best regards,

    Axel Kollmenter
  • Axel_Kollmenter
    Axel_Kollmenter Member, pcbaevp Posts: 437 PRO
    This works in sketches, parts and assemblies. And if you then want the same perspective but see the whole part, press "F". F shows everything in every angle you set model.
    Best regards,

    Axel Kollmenter
  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 6,123 image
    Answer ✓
    Plus you don’t have to select a face, just hover over it. 
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA
  • S1mon
    S1mon Member Posts: 4,615 PRO
    Answer ✓
    Shift 1-7 are super useful hotkeys. I almost never touch the cube to orient the view.

    Simon Gatrall | Product Development, Engineering, Design, Onshape | Ex- IDEO, PCH, Unagi, Carbon | LinkedIn

  • erik_bongers
    erik_bongers Member Posts: 16 ✭✭
    Thank you all for the quick replies! N is indeed a golden shortcut.
    The shift 1-7 still zoom out. And also, I prefer the Blender navigation shortcuts, which uses the numeric keypad to quickly orient the views, and with only *one* key, not a combination.

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