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ViewVertical

ViewVertical
is an option for Graphics3D and related functions which specifies what direction in scaled coordinates should be vertical in the final image.
  • The default setting is ViewVertical->{0, 0, 1}, which specifies that the z 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.
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Basic Examples   (3)
By default, the direction of the z axis is the vertical direction in the final image:
Use the direction of the x axis as the vertical direction in the final image:
Various view vertical directions:
By default, the direction of the z axis is the vertical direction in the final image:
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Use the direction of the x axis as the vertical direction in the final image:
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Various view vertical directions:
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Applications   (1)
Orient a 3D rendering of a 2D cellular-automaton evolution:
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