rotate view by global Z axis and angle

I was given a microstation challenge and I'm stumped. Given a 3D view of arbitrary rotation, how do I rotate that view around global Z axis for certain degree? Special case would be starting at 1 isometric view, a 90 degree rotation around global Z axis would produce the other isometric views.

Best regards,

Tuan Le

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  • Although I haven't used Solidworks, the reason for the View Cube in Autodesk products has been because 3d orbit/rotate performance/redraw is so poor and they don't (all) have independent views and controls.

    Although I agree it would enhance user experience, between accudraw and the view controls we have I understand why it hasn't been high on the list. Since we now have a ribbon, why not keep copying everyone else...

    Regards,

    Mark


    OpenRoads Designer 2022 R3 (10.12)  |  Microstation 2023  |  ProjectWise CE 3.4

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  • Hmm, that has not been my experience with Autodesk. Name a specific view angle and distance in 3D and I can get there with just a few clicks, then with one more click I can save said view, another and I can set it as a home view. Maybe things are different for me, I don't have Connect. I've been using v8i with the InRoads add on. My issue came when I Imported a lidar point cloud, I went to set my Title Block and drawing sheet up, and in order to maximize the use of said space I oriented the TB such that the point cloud fit nicely in its center. I didn't want to move the PC obviously because its all georef data, so I thought "I'll just change the view, or rotate view around the z axis" enter a multi step drop down menu process instead of a painless click click done moment. Additionally, having multiple view panes is handy sometimes, I agree with that. I just think this is one of a few simple quality of life changes that could really take MS into the 2020's. tbh I love MS and all it can do, it remains one of if not the only options capable of filling its roll. I just think constant improvement is the way of the world and B-MS could have a more optimized UI.