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Align to View Button

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Lets you align the local axis of an object or sub-object selection with the current viewport.

You can use Align to View with any selection that can be transformed.

From this flyout, you can also choose Align, Align Normals, Place Highlight, or Align to Camera.

Reference

The Align to View dialog contains the following options:

Align X, Align Y, Align Z: Specifies which local axis of the selected object will be aligned with the current viewport’s Z axis.

Flip: Switches the direction of the alignment.

How To

To align the local axis of a selection with the current viewport

  1. Select the objects or sub-objects to align.
  2. Click Align to View.
  3. Specify the local axis of the selected object to align with the current viewport’s Z axis.
  4. Select the Flip check box if you want to switch the direction of the alignment.

    5. The alignment takes place while the dialog is displayed.

  5. Click OK to complete the process.