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Description

The Std ViewFront command points the camera in the active 3D View in the direction of the positive Y-axis.

Arrow 1 points in the direction of the front view

Usage

1. There are several ways to invoke the command:
   • Press the Front button.
   • Select the View → Standard Views → Front option from the menu.
   • Select the Standard Views → Front option from the 3D View context menu.
   • Use the keyboard shortcut: 1.

Scripting

See also: Autogenerated API documentation and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

Use the viewFront method of the View object to change to front view. Methods for the other main view orientations are also available: viewTop, viewRight, viewRear, viewBottom and viewLeft.

import FreeCADGui

view = FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument.ActiveView
view.viewFront()

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