Strokes may be drawn Aligned and Locked to the Front, Side or

Top Drawing Planes.

Figure 7.26

To Align and lock a Stroke to a Plane you must have the 2D Editor

Viewport in the corresponding View to the Drawing Plane you wish

to use. For example; to Align and Lock a Stroke to the Front (X-Z)

Plane you must have the Viewport in Front Orthographic View

(Num Pad 1).

Note: When changing from Camera Perspective View (the default View) to Front Orthographic

View (Num Pad 1) you will have the Camera displayed in the center of the Viewport. Remove the

Camera display by clicking the Eye Icon in the Outliner Editor adjacent to the Camera entry.

With the Camera hidden draw a stroke in the Viewport near the center.

Figure 7.27

In the Viewport Overlays activate the Canvas Grid and increase its opacity, then turn off the Floor

display.

By rotating the Viewport to show all three Strokes then selecting the three drawing Planes in the

Header menu in turn, you will see each Stroke aligned withe appropriate drawing Plane.

Change to Right Orthographic View (Num Pad 3) and

select the Side (Y-Z) Drawing Plane in the menu. Draw a

second stroke.

Change to Top Orthographic View (Num Pad 7) and

select the Top (X-Y) Drawing Plane. Add a third Stroke.

Stroke 1

Stroke 1

Stroke 2

Stroke 2

Stroke 1

Stroke 3

Front View

Side View

Top View

To Rectangle

Drawing Plane

To Circle

To Triangle

Figure 7.28

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