When you select the view toolbox 
from the toolbar, ABAQUS/CAE displays the Views toolbox that allows you to apply a custom view to the model in the selected viewport. (A view is the combination of the position, orientation, and zoom factor of the model in the viewport.)
Custom views include seven predefined views (such as front and back) and up to four user-defined views.
Predefined views
Predefined views are based on the six faces of an imaginary cube and an isometric view. The view triad indicates the orientation of this imaginary cube within a viewport. Figure 5–10 illustrates the six predefined cube face views.
User-defined views
You can use the view manipulation tools to position your view of a model in a viewport and then click 
in the Views toolbox to save the view as one of four user-defined views. You can use this saved view to restore the object in the viewport to a known orientation, and you can apply a saved view to other viewports. Saved views are not stored between sessions.
The view consists of three components: orientation, zoom factor, and position. You can choose whether or not all three of these components are saved using the Scale & Position options, as follows:
Auto-fit
When you save a view after choosing this option, only the orientation is saved. When you apply a view saved with this option, the saved orientation is applied, but the zoom factor and position are adjusted to make the view fit the viewport.
Save current
When you save a view after choosing this option, the orientation, the zoom factor, and the position are all saved. When you apply a view saved with this option, the saved orientation, zoom factor, and position are all applied to the object in the viewport. To compare different objects in different viewports by placing the viewports side-by-side and applying a known orientation, zoom factor, and position to each, choose the Save current option.
