diff --git a/packages/jupytercad-app/src/app/plugins/mainmenu/menuWidget.ts b/packages/jupytercad-app/src/app/plugins/mainmenu/menuWidget.ts
index 5a836edc..9b723624 100644
--- a/packages/jupytercad-app/src/app/plugins/mainmenu/menuWidget.ts
+++ b/packages/jupytercad-app/src/app/plugins/mainmenu/menuWidget.ts
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ export class MainMenu extends MenuBar {
       type: 'command',
       command: CommandIDs.updateAxes
     });
+    menu.addItem({
+      type: 'command',
+      command: CommandIDs.updateCameraSettings
+    });
 
     const themeMenu = new RankedMenu({
       commands: this._commands,
diff --git a/packages/jupytercad-extension/src/commands.ts b/packages/jupytercad-extension/src/commands.ts
index 56215189..92ae01f8 100644
--- a/packages/jupytercad-extension/src/commands.ts
+++ b/packages/jupytercad-extension/src/commands.ts
@@ -382,6 +382,36 @@ const EXPLODED_VIEW_FORM = {
   }
 };
 
+const CAMERA_FORM = {
+  title: 'Camera Settings',
+  schema: {
+    type: 'object',
+    required: ['Type'],
+    additionalProperties: false,
+    properties: {
+      Type: {
+        title: 'Projection',
+        description: 'The projection type',
+        type: 'string',
+        enum: ['Perspective', 'Orthographic']
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  default: (panel: JupyterCadPanel) => {
+    return {
+      Type: panel.cameraSettings?.type ?? 'Perspective'
+    };
+  },
+  syncData: (panel: JupyterCadPanel) => {
+    return (props: IDict) => {
+      const { Type } = props;
+      panel.cameraSettings = {
+        type: Type
+      };
+    };
+  }
+};
+
 /**
  * Add the FreeCAD commands to the application's command registry.
  */
@@ -551,6 +581,29 @@ export function addCommands(
       await dialog.launch();
     }
   });
+
+  commands.addCommand(CommandIDs.updateCameraSettings, {
+    label: trans.__('Camera Settings'),
+    isEnabled: () => Boolean(tracker.currentWidget),
+    iconClass: 'fa fa-camera',
+    execute: async () => {
+      const current = tracker.currentWidget;
+
+      if (!current) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const dialog = new FormDialog({
+        context: current.context,
+        title: CAMERA_FORM.title,
+        schema: CAMERA_FORM.schema,
+        sourceData: CAMERA_FORM.default(current.content),
+        syncData: CAMERA_FORM.syncData(current.content),
+        cancelButton: true
+      });
+      await dialog.launch();
+    }
+  });
 }
 
 /**
@@ -575,6 +628,7 @@ export namespace CommandIDs {
 
   export const updateAxes = 'jupytercad:updateAxes';
   export const updateExplodedView = 'jupytercad:updateExplodedView';
+  export const updateCameraSettings = 'jupytercad:updateCameraSettings';
 }
 
 namespace Private {
diff --git a/packages/jupytercad-extension/src/mainview.tsx b/packages/jupytercad-extension/src/mainview.tsx
index c1434ea5..98ceedf1 100644
--- a/packages/jupytercad-extension/src/mainview.tsx
+++ b/packages/jupytercad-extension/src/mainview.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid';
 
 import {
   AxeHelper,
+  CameraSettings,
   ExplodedView,
   IAnnotation,
   IDict,
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ import {
 } from './types';
 import { FloatingAnnotation } from './annotation/view';
 import { getCSSVariableColor, throttle } from './tools';
-import { Vector2 } from 'three';
 
 // Apply the BVH extension
 THREE.BufferGeometry.prototype.computeBoundsTree = computeBoundsTree;
@@ -238,9 +238,9 @@ export class MainView extends React.Component<IProps, IStates> {
 
       this._scene.add(new THREE.AmbientLight(0xffffff, 0.5)); // soft white light
 
-      const light = new THREE.PointLight(0xffffff, 1);
+      this._cameraLight = new THREE.PointLight(0xffffff, 1);
 
-      this._camera.add(light);
+      this._camera.add(this._cameraLight);
 
       this._scene.add(this._camera);
 
@@ -367,8 +367,15 @@ export class MainView extends React.Component<IProps, IStates> {
         this.divRef.current.clientHeight,
         false
       );
-      this._camera.aspect =
-        this.divRef.current.clientWidth / this.divRef.current.clientHeight;
+      if (this._camera.type === 'PerspectiveCamera') {
+        this._camera.aspect =
+          this.divRef.current.clientWidth / this.divRef.current.clientHeight;
+      } else {
+        this._camera.left = this.divRef.current.clientWidth / -2;
+        this._camera.right = this.divRef.current.clientWidth / 2;
+        this._camera.top = this.divRef.current.clientHeight / 2;
+        this._camera.bottom = this.divRef.current.clientHeight / -2;
+      }
       this._camera.updateProjectionMatrix();
     }
   };
@@ -406,7 +413,7 @@ export class MainView extends React.Component<IProps, IStates> {
 
     copy.project(this._camera);
 
-    return new Vector2(
+    return new THREE.Vector2(
       (0.5 + copy.x / 2) * canvas.width,
       (0.5 - copy.y / 2) * canvas.height
     );
@@ -986,6 +993,16 @@ export class MainView extends React.Component<IProps, IStates> {
         this._setupExplodedView();
       }
     }
+
+    if (change.key === 'cameraSettings') {
+      const cameraSettings = change.newValue as CameraSettings | undefined;
+
+      if (change.type !== 'remove' && cameraSettings) {
+        this._cameraSettings = cameraSettings;
+
+        this._updateCamera();
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   private _setupExplodedView() {
@@ -1028,6 +1045,36 @@ export class MainView extends React.Component<IProps, IStates> {
     }
   }
 
+  private _updateCamera() {
+    const position = new THREE.Vector3().copy(this._camera.position);
+    const up = new THREE.Vector3().copy(this._camera.up);
+
+    this._camera.remove(this._cameraLight);
+    this._scene.remove(this._camera);
+
+    if (this._cameraSettings.type === 'Perspective') {
+      this._camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(90, 2, 0.1, 1000);
+    } else {
+      const width = this.divRef.current?.clientWidth || 0;
+      const height = this.divRef.current?.clientHeight || 0;
+
+      this._camera = new THREE.OrthographicCamera(
+        width / -2,
+        width / 2,
+        height / 2,
+        height / -2
+      );
+    }
+
+    this._camera.add(this._cameraLight);
+
+    this._scene.add(this._camera);
+    this._controls.object = this._camera;
+
+    this._camera.position.copy(position);
+    this._camera.up.copy(up);
+  }
+
   private _computeExplodedState(mesh: BasicMesh) {
     const center = new THREE.Vector3();
     this._boundingGroup.getCenter(center);
@@ -1179,9 +1226,11 @@ export class MainView extends React.Component<IProps, IStates> {
   // TODO Make this a shared property
   private _explodedView: ExplodedView = { enabled: false, factor: 0 };
   private _explodedViewLinesHelperGroup: THREE.Group | null = null; // The list of line helpers for the exploded view
+  private _cameraSettings: CameraSettings = { type: 'Perspective' };
 
   private _scene: THREE.Scene; // Threejs scene
-  private _camera: THREE.PerspectiveCamera; // Threejs camera
+  private _camera: THREE.PerspectiveCamera | THREE.OrthographicCamera; // Threejs camera
+  private _cameraLight: THREE.PointLight;
   private _raycaster = new THREE.Raycaster();
   private _renderer: THREE.WebGLRenderer; // Threejs render
   private _requestID: any = null; // ID of window.requestAnimationFrame
diff --git a/packages/jupytercad-extension/src/toolbar/widget.tsx b/packages/jupytercad-extension/src/toolbar/widget.tsx
index 3d1f4d5a..109fc0ba 100644
--- a/packages/jupytercad-extension/src/toolbar/widget.tsx
+++ b/packages/jupytercad-extension/src/toolbar/widget.tsx
@@ -164,6 +164,14 @@ export class ToolbarWidget extends Toolbar {
           commands: options.commands
         })
       );
+      this.addItem(
+        'Camera Settings',
+        new CommandToolbarButton({
+          id: CommandIDs.updateCameraSettings,
+          label: '',
+          commands: options.commands
+        })
+      );
 
       this.addItem('spacer', Toolbar.createSpacerItem());
 
diff --git a/packages/jupytercad-extension/src/types.ts b/packages/jupytercad-extension/src/types.ts
index a85188aa..1925f6ae 100644
--- a/packages/jupytercad-extension/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/jupytercad-extension/src/types.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ export type ExplodedView = {
   factor: number;
 };
 
+/**
+ * The state of the camera
+ */
+export type CameraSettings = {
+  type: 'Perspective' | 'Orthographic';
+};
+
 export interface IJcadObjectDocChange {
   objectChange?: Array<{
     name: string;
diff --git a/packages/jupytercad-extension/src/widget.tsx b/packages/jupytercad-extension/src/widget.tsx
index 28d0ca24..db2f4beb 100644
--- a/packages/jupytercad-extension/src/widget.tsx
+++ b/packages/jupytercad-extension/src/widget.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { MainView } from './mainview';
 import {
   AxeHelper,
   ExplodedView,
+  CameraSettings,
   IJupyterCadModel,
   IJupyterCadWidget
 } from './types';
@@ -84,6 +85,14 @@ export class JupyterCadPanel extends ReactWidget {
     this._view.set('explodedView', value || null);
   }
 
+  get cameraSettings(): CameraSettings | undefined {
+    return this._view.get('cameraSettings') as CameraSettings | undefined;
+  }
+
+  set cameraSettings(value: CameraSettings | undefined) {
+    this._view.set('cameraSettings', value || null);
+  }
+
   deleteAxes(): void {
     this._view.delete('axes');
   }
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