Std ViewTop

    From FreeCAD Documentation

    Std ViewTop.svg Std ViewTop

    Menu location
    View → Standard views → Top
    Workbenches
    All
    Default shortcut
    2
    Introduced in version
    -
    See also
    Std ViewFront, Std ViewRight

    Description

    The Std ViewTop command points the camera in the active 3D view in the direction of the negative Z axis.

    FreeCAD views front.svg

    Arrow 2 points in the direction of the top view

    Usage

    1. There are several ways to invoke the command:
      • Press the Std ViewTop.svg Std ViewTop button.
      • Select the View → Standard views → Std ViewTop.svg Top option from the menu.
      • Select the Standard views → Std ViewTop.svg Top option from the 3D view context menu.
      • Use the keyboard shortcut: 2.

    Scripting

    See also: FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

    To change to top view use the viewTop method of the ActiveView object. This method is not available if FreeCAD is in console mode.

    import FreeCADGui
    
    FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument.ActiveView.viewTop()
    FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument.ActiveView.getViewDirection()