ROTATING THE VIEW OF A MODEL IN 3D SPACE

NX provides you with an option of rotating the view of a solid model freely in
3-dimensional (3D) space. This enables you to visually maneuver around the solid model and view it from any direction. To do so, choose the Rotate button from the View toolbar; the cursor changes to the rotate view cursor and you will be prompted to drag the cursor to rotate the model. Next, press and hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor; the view of the model will be rotated and you can visually maneuver around it.


You can also rotate the view around the X, Y, or Z-axis of the current view. To rotate the view around the X-axis of the current view, invoke the Rotate tool and move the cursor close to the left or right edge of the drawing window; the cursor changes to the X-rotate cursor. Press and hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor; the view will be rotated around the X-axis of the current view. Move the cursor close to the bottom edge of the drawing window and drag the cursor to rotate the view around the Y-axis of the current view. Similarly, move the cursor close to the top edge of the drawing window and drag the cursor to rotate the view around the Z-axis of the current view. Figure below shows the X, Y, and Z rotate cursors.