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ViewVertical

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is an option for Graphics3D and related functions which specifies what direction in scaled coordinates should be vertical in the final image.

Details

  • The default setting is ViewVertical->{0,0,1}, which specifies that the axis in your original coordinate system should end up vertical in the final image.
  • The setting for ViewVertical is given in scaled coordinates, which run from 0 to 1 across each dimension of the bounding box.
  • Only the direction of the vector specified by ViewVertical is important; its magnitude is irrelevant.
  • Changing ViewVertical has the effect of tipping a simulated camera.
  • Explicit settings for ViewMatrix override settings for ViewVertical.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (3)Summary of the most common use cases

By default, the direction of the axis is the vertical direction in the final image:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0i1t3kju6-b881h0
Out[1]=1

Use the direction of the axis as the vertical direction in the final image:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0i1t3kju6-ldura
Out[1]=1

Various view vertical directions:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0i1t3kju6-b01g4t
Out[1]=1

Applications  (1)Sample problems that can be solved with this function

Orient a 3D rendering of a 2D cellular-automaton evolution:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0i1t3kju6-bcw
Out[1]=1
Wolfram Research (1991), ViewVertical, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ViewVertical.html (updated 2007).
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Wolfram Research (1991), ViewVertical, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ViewVertical.html (updated 2007).

Text

Wolfram Research (1991), ViewVertical, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ViewVertical.html (updated 2007).

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Wolfram Research (1991), ViewVertical, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ViewVertical.html (updated 2007).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1991. "ViewVertical." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2007. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ViewVertical.html.

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Wolfram Language. 1991. "ViewVertical." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2007. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ViewVertical.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1991). ViewVertical. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ViewVertical.html

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Wolfram Language. (1991). ViewVertical. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ViewVertical.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_viewvertical, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ViewVertical}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ViewVertical.html}", note=[Accessed: 08-July-2025 ]}

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_viewvertical, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ViewVertical}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ViewVertical.html}", note=[Accessed: 08-July-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_viewvertical, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ViewVertical}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ViewVertical.html}, note=[Accessed: 08-July-2025 ]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_viewvertical, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ViewVertical}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ViewVertical.html}, note=[Accessed: 08-July-2025 ]}