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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.
Use the {{incode|viewTop}} method of the View object to change to top view.


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Revision as of 17:29, 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.

Use the viewTop method of the View object to change to top view.

import FreeCADGui

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