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AutoCAD 2008 User's Guide > Control the Drawing Views > Change Views > Control the 3D Projection Style > Change to a View of the XY Plane > 

Change to a View of the XY Plane

Concept

Procedure

Quick Reference

To change the current view to the XY plane

1. Click View menu 3D Views.Click Plan View.
2. Select one of the following options:
   • Current (for the current UCS)
   • World (for the WCS)
   • Named (for a saved UCS)
   NotePLAN changes the viewing direction and turns off perspective and clipping; it does not change the current UCS. Any coordinates entered or displayed subsequent to the PLAN command remain relative to the current UCS.

 Command entry: PLAN