Now that you have created the Top, Front and Section views, you can create a 3D view which shows the entire part.

You will find our version of the drawing to this point in the 2609d.dwg drawing file located in the 2609.exe self-extracting executable.

1. From the View Viewports menu, choose 1 Viewport.

2. Select two points to create a view in your layout. See figure 1.

3. From the Views 3D Views menu, choose SW Isometric.

4. From the View Zoom menu, choose Window.

5. Select two points to put a window around the model in the viewport.

6. From the View menu, choose Hide. See figure 2.

7. Double-click in an area outside all viewports to toggle into PaperSpace. If you prefer you can select MODEL on the status bar at the bottom of the screen.

8. Select the edge of the viewport you just created. See figure 3.

9. Right-click on the edge of the viewport and choose Properties to display the Properties window.

10. Select Hide plot from the list of properts.

11. From the list to the right of the Hide plot label, choose Yes so that when this viewport is plotted, it will have its hidden lines removed. See figure 4.

12. Close the Properties window. The 3D view should still be selected. If it is not, select it again.

13. n the Properties toolbar, from the Layers list, choose VPORTS to move this object to this layer.

14. On the Properties toolbar, in the Layers list, choose the On/Off icon which looks like a lightbulb. See figure 5.

15. The lines around the viewports will disappear. You will have turn the VPORTS layer back on if you want to modify the viewports in the future. See figure 6.

You will find our version of the finished drawing in the 2609d.dwg drawing file located in the 2609.exe self-extracting executable.