is an option for Graphics3D and related functions which specifies the position and direction of a simulated camera used to view three-dimensional objects.
ViewVector
is an option for Graphics3D and related functions which specifies the position and direction of a simulated camera used to view three-dimensional objects.
Details
- With the default setting ViewVector->Automatic , the position and direction of the simulated camera is determined by the settings for ViewPoint and ViewCenter .
- ViewVector->{x,y,z} specifies that the camera should be at the position with coordinates {x,y,z}, aimed in the direction specified by ViewCenter .
- ViewVector->{{x,y,z},{tx,ty,tz}} specifies that the camera should be aimed in the direction of the point {tx,ty,tz}.
- Scaled coordinates can be used.
- How much the simulated camera sees is determined by settings for ViewAngle and ViewRange .
- Explicit settings for ViewVector override settings for ViewPoint and settings for ViewCenter of the form ViewCenter->{x,y,z}.
- Explicit settings for ViewMatrix override settings for ViewVector .
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (1)
Specify the view vectors using ordinary coordinates:
Neat Examples (1)
Camera path following a particular parametric curve:
Parametric plot of the camera path:
See Also
Tech Notes
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History
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), ViewVector, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ViewVector.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "ViewVector." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ViewVector.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). ViewVector. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ViewVector.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_viewvector, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ViewVector}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ViewVector.html}", note=[Accessed: 24-November-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_viewvector, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ViewVector}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ViewVector.html}, note=[Accessed: 24-November-2025]}