You can now align the view to the edited profile, for angled profiles

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/cad/__init__.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import bpy
 from . import operator, prop, workspace
 
 classes = (
+    operator.AlignViewToProfile,
     operator.AddIfcArcIndexFillet,
     operator.AddIfcCircle,
     operator.CadArcFrom2Points,

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/cad/operator.py

@@ -751,3 +751,33 @@ class AddIfcArcIndexFillet(bpy.types.Operator):
         bm.verts.index_update()
         bm.edges.index_update()
         bmesh.update_edit_mesh(obj.data)
+
+
+class AlignViewToProfile(bpy.types.Operator):
+    bl_idname = "bim.align_view_to_profile"
+    bl_label = "Align View To Profile"
+    #            __ ___
+    #          .'. -- . '.
+    #         /U)  __   (O|
+    #        /.'  ()()   '.\._
+    #      .',/;,_.--._.;;) . '--..__
+    #     /  ,///|.__.|.\\\  \ '.  '.''---..___
+    #    /'._ '' ||  ||  '' _'\  :   \   '   . '.
+    #   /        ||  ||        '.,    )   )   :  \
+    #  :'-.__ _  ||  ||   _ __.' _\_ .'  '   '   ,)
+    #  (          '  |'        ( __= ___..-._ ( (.\\
+    # ('\      .___ ___.      /'.___=          \.\.\
+    #  \\\-..____________..-'///
+
+    @classmethod
+    def poll(cls, context):
+        obj = context.active_object
+        return bool(obj) and obj.type == "MESH"
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode="OBJECT")
+        bpy.ops.view3d.view_axis(type="TOP", align_active=True)
+        region_3d = bpy.context.area.spaces.active.region_3d
+        region_3d.view_perspective = "ORTHO"
+        bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode="EDIT")
+        return {"FINISHED"}

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/cad/workspace.py

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class CadTool(WorkSpaceTool):
             row.label(text="", icon="EVENT_SHIFT")
             row.label(text="", icon="EVENT_Q")
             row.operator("bim.edit_extrusion_profile", text="Save Profile")
+            row.operator("bim.align_view_to_profile", text="", icon="AXIS_FRONT")
             row.operator("bim.disable_editing_extrusion_profile", text="", icon="CANCEL")
 
             row = layout.row(align=True)