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Hull and Outfitting

ISO

  • Last UpdatedJan 09, 2026
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Function:

Defines the view direction to be used for generating the isometric plot.

Description:

The ISO command defines which of the four standard isometric viewing directions will be used for the isometric plot. An arrow is placed on the plot to show north.

The BOX option will plot a box round the north arrow.

The default view direction is ISO 3 (that means, North at the top left-hand corner of the drawing).

Examples:

ISO 1

North at bottom right-hand corner  

ISO 2

North at top right-hand corner 

ISO 3 *

North at top left-hand corner 

ISO 4

North at bottom left-hand corner 

ISO 4 BOX

North at bottom left-hand corner, with a box round the arrow 

Command Syntax:

>--- ISO --- value ---+-----------.
                      |           |
                      ‘--- BOX ---+--->

where value is 1, 2, 3 or 4.

Querying:

Q ISO
Q OPTions

North' Arrow Text

The text shown with the 'North' arrow may be changed by means of the Alternative Text ATEXT(296): -

The default is 'N':

If you change ATEXT(296) to 'LP':

then the symbol would appear as:

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