ViewVertical

ViewVertical

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)

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

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

Various view vertical directions:

Applications  (1)

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

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).

CMS

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

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2022_viewvertical, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ViewVertical}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ViewVertical.html}", note=[Accessed: 02-April-2023 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2022_viewvertical, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ViewVertical}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ViewVertical.html}, note=[Accessed: 02-April-2023 ]}