Reverse Isometric View

Jon Forsgren · Post by **Jon Forsgren** » Fri, Mar 16 2007, 9:38AM

Is it my old eyes, or is there something wrong. V5.1 build 1. When in Iso view the cabinet tapers wider near to far rather than narrowing. I don't remember seeing this before. This cabinet was created with this build, based on the island in the standard cabinet directory. Am I just having a senior moment?

My brain hurts.

Jon

Todd Miller · Post by **Todd Miller** » Fri, Mar 16 2007, 11:27AM

Jon,
Just toggle your iso/ortho view button.

Jon Forsgren · Post by **Jon Forsgren** » Fri, Mar 16 2007, 11:55AM

No problem in ortho, just iso. In Iso it goes thin to fat rather than fat to thin. Maybe my brain is still running nueron(?)V 0.5 revision A

Jon

Todd Miller · Post by **Todd Miller** » Fri, Mar 16 2007, 12:29PM

Jon,
When I open up your file and view it, everything seems fine. Has anyone else on here ever seen this?

Jon Forsgren · Post by **Jon Forsgren** » Fri, Mar 16 2007, 12:51PM

Just to confirm my thoughts. In Iso view nearer items of the same size should appear larger and \"shrink\" the farther away they are, as in perspectives. Or a cube should taper front to back. Like a I said, I may be having a brain fart and this is the \"reverse\" Iso is the way it has always been. Just looks wierd.

Jon

Todd Miller · Post by **Todd Miller** » Fri, Mar 16 2007, 1:09PM

Yes, you are correct, but the view pasted is orthographic (No Perspective)

Jon Forsgren · Post by **Jon Forsgren** » Fri, Mar 16 2007, 4:46PM

Ok, I'm confusing myself. Will try again. First pic is iso and shows tapering to distance. Second Pic is ortho and shows expanding to distance. If iso has perspective, I would think ortho would show rectangles/cubes and such with parallel lines/sides.

Jon

DanEpps · Post by **DanEpps** » Fri, Mar 16 2007, 5:43PM

If you have the button selected, you are in ortho.

Bryan Wilson · Post by **Bryan Wilson** » Sat, Mar 17 2007, 10:07AM

When I learned drafting years ago with a lead lock, T-square and 30-60-90 triangle

an Isometric view was 3 sided orthographic no perspective,
On the screen or on paper the back and far end looked longer than it's respective counterpart but you could verifiy it was the same length with a scale. If you wanted a perspective you had to create vanishing guide lines, 2 or 3 point, and work to them, With the software you just click a button and can have ortho or perspective easily. I guess our eyes just naturally want to see in perspective and an Iso/ortho looks bigger in the rear.
Sure do like working with keys and mice, better than lead and electric erasers.

Bryan

Jon Forsgren · Post by **Jon Forsgren** » Sat, Mar 17 2007, 12:40PM

Thanks for all the replies. I think I was just having one of those days yesterday and just kerflunked my gray cells.

Jon