The svg export and CQ-editor Isometric preview doesn't have the same direction direction, which is confusing.
Code example:
import cadquery as cq
from cadquery.cq import Workplane as WP
fig = WP('YX').box(5, 5, 5).union(WP('YX').circle(1).extrude(15))
cq.exporters.export(fig, 'fig.svg')
show_object(fig)
Svg export and CQ-editor preview:

