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title: "IMS Viewpoint"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# IMS Viewpoint

## Function

Selects the viewpoint for a three-dimensional look at your drawing. You can specify a point in three-dimensional space to look back at the origin (0,0,0). You can select viewpoints when you are viewing a drawing in model space. You cannot use this command in paper space.

![Viewpoint1.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/Viewpoint1.png)

Top view

![Viewpoint2.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/Viewpoint2.png)

Front view

![Viewpoint3.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/Viewpoint3.png)

3-dimensional view

## Procedure

PErspective · PLan · Rotate · <View point> <0.000000,0.000000,1.000000>: To accept the current setting, press Enter. To specify a new point from which to view your drawing, select the viewpoint coordinates, or enter new values for the x-,y-, and z-axes. To view the drawing in perspective, choose PErspective. To change the plan view, choose PLan. To rotate the view, choose Rotate.

### To view the drawing in perspective

Choose PErspective.

Perspective ON · OFF <Off>: To accept the current setting, press Enter. To turn perspective on, choose ON. To turn perspective off, choose OFF.

Perspective: Front clipping · Back clipping · OFF · <ON>: To turn front clipping on, choose Front clipping. To turn back clipping on, choose Back clipping. To turn perspective off, choose OFF.

### To change the plan view

Choose PLan.

Plan view of: UCS · World · <Current UCS>: To accept the current setting, press Enter. To change the plan view to a defined UCS, choose UCS. To change the plan view to the World Coordinate System, choose World.

### To change the plan view to a defined UCS

Choose UCS.

? to list · <Name of UCS>: Enter the name of a defined UCS. To view a list of UCS definitions, choose ?.

### To rotate the view

You can specify the new viewing direction by selecting the two angles in which to view the drawing.

Choose Rotate.

Angle in XY plane from X axis <270°>: To accept the current setting, press Enter, or enter a new value.

Angle from XY plane <90°>: To accept the current setting, press Enter, or enter a new value.