# Why is default view always backward

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-is-default-view-always-backward/1932>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [December 30, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-is-default-view-always-backward/1932 "2017-12-30T20:56:24Z")\
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As a teacher in the UK, I would love the option for 3rd angle projection which is the industry standard in the UK ( I appreciate that it is different in the States). It makes the orthographic views very difficult to interpret or use for my students. For me, the automatic ortho views function is one of the best features of Shapr, but this is somewhat negated by the lack of 3rd angle. Please add this as an option. Thanks.

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