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why is VIEW menu missing the ROTATE button


According to solidworks 2012 docs, the VIEW menu should have the ROTATE VIEW button (as well as the PAN button).

However, my SolidWorks 2012 VIEW menu does not have it ... see screenshot below:

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Solution

  • Solidworks present that toolbar with some of its toolbar buttons as default. Since there are a lot more than that they do not just want to put all of them there.

    I found something that you can add any button there (including Rotate View). The document is for SolidWorks 2013 but it worked for my Solidworks 2011, therefore I believe it will work for SolidWorks 2012 too:

    http://help.solidworks.com/2013/English/SolidWorks/sldworks/c_heads_up_view_toolbar.htm