Std OrthographicCamera

ViewCreate

PerspectiveCamera

Std View Menu

Description

The Std OrthographicCamera command switches the camera in the active 3D view to orthographic view mode. In this mode, objects that are further from the camera do not appear smaller than those that are closer.

Two cubes with the same dimensions in orthographic view

Usage

1. There are several ways to invoke the command:
   • Select the View → Orthographic view option from the menu.
   • Select the Orthographic view option from the Mini-cube menu of the Navigation Cube.
   • Use the keyboard shortcut: V then O.

Preferences

See also: Preferences Editor.

• The camera type can be changed: Edit → Preferences... → Display → 3D View → Camera type. The selected type will be used for all 3D views of all opened documents and also for new documents.

Scripting

See also: Autogenerated API documentation and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

Use the setCameraType method of the View object to change to orthographic or perspective mode.

import FreeCADGui

view = FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument.ActiveView
view.setCameraType("Perspective")
view.setCameraType("Orthographic")
view.getCameraType()

ViewCreate

PerspectiveCamera

Std View Menu

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