# VPOINT Command [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Index.md) → [Commands](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Commands/(Commands).md) → [V](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Commands/V/(V).md) The VPOINT command is used to set 3D visibility observation direction for drawing. ## Command Access: > **Menu:** 3D Views \> Viewpoint presets… **Command:** VPOINT ## Command Prompts: > Current View Direction: VIEWDIR\=0.0000, 0.0000, 1.0000 > Specify a view point or \[Rotate\] \<display compass and tripod\>: Relative Glossary: **View point:** Create a vector to define the observation direction. The new defined view seems to be observed from the specified view point to origin (0,0,0). ![](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/assets/GCAD_GCR/images/VPOINT-1.png) ![](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/assets/GCAD_GCR/images/VPOINT-2.png) **Rotate:** Specify two new angles to define the new observation direction. > **Enter angle in XY plane from X axis:** > The first entered angle is from the observation direction to the XY plane. > **Enter angle from XY plane:** > Project the observation direction line to the XY plane, the second entered angle is from projection line to the X axis. > > ![](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/assets/GCAD_GCR/images/VPOINT-3.png) ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/Commands/V/VPOINT%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](../../../2017/Commands/V/VPOINT%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/Commands/V/VPOINT%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Commands/V/VPOINT%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/Commands/V/VPOINT%20Command.md)