Standard Views

SketchUp provides several pre-defined standard point of views for your convenience. These point of views are (from left-to-right in the image below): Top (Shift+2), Front (Shift+4), Right (Shift+6), Left (Shift+7), Back (Shift+5), Isometric (Shift+1), and Bottom (Shift + 3). Select a Standard View from Views Toolbar or the Camera menu.

Tip - The standard views can be used with a paraline projection to produce elevation, plan, and section drawings.

Printing Standard Views in Perspective Mode

Traditional rules of perspective apply when you are in Perspective mode and want to print or export your model as a 2D vector drawing, (the output will not be to scale as it is in the SketchUp drawing area ). For example, the Top and Isometric views will reorient your view in a similar way, but cannot create a true plan or isometric drawing unless SketchUp is in Paraline mode.

Note - You are in a perspective projection when the Camera > Perspective menu item has a checkmark.

Using the Isometric (Iso) View

SketchUp will move your view to the true Isometric view closest to your current view angle when you activate the Isometric View. Use the Orbit Tool to orient the camera approximately where you want the view to be to change to a different Isometric view. Finally, activate the Isometric view to lock into an actual Isometric view. (Remember that true Isometric views require Paraline mode.)