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


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Revision as of 13:31, 9 July 2024

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.

Arrow 2 points in the direction of the top view

Usage

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

Scripting

See also: Autogenerated API documentation and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

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

import FreeCADGui

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