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The Reference Point object displays the orientation of the X, Y and Z axes.
Working with Views
In the Scene and Solid Object Editors, you can select a different view from the View > Preset Position menu. The
options include Top (F5), Front (F6), Right (F7), and Perspective (F8). You can also choose Bottom (Shift+F5), Back
(Shift+F6), Left (Shift+F7), and Isometric (Shift+F8).
All of these views (except for the Perspective and Isometric views) are planar in that they show the scene looking in
the direction of one of the axes. For example, the Top view looks along the Y-axis to the XZ plane. The Perspective
and Isometric views are different. They look down on the view from an angled, elevated position raised from the XZ
plane showing all three dimensions.
The difference between the Perspective and Isometric views is that lines converge to a common point in the
Perspective view as they do when we look at a real scene that stretches to the horizon. Line in the Isometric view are
dimensionally correct, i.e. parallel lines remain parallel. You can see the difference by comparing the grid for both
views.
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