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Physical orientation

Calling Sequences
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mov3 (xa = val 1 , ya = val 2 , za = val 3 ) 
aim3 (xa = val 1 , ya = val 2 , za = val 3 ) 
setz3 (zc = dist)

Description

mov3 moves the current 3D plot by val 1 along the viewer's x axis, val 2 along the viewer's y axis, and val 3 along the viewer's z axis. aim3 moves the current 3D plot to put the point (val 1 , val 2 , val 3 ) in object coordinates at the point (0, 0, 0)--the aim point--in the viewer's coordinates. In both functions, if any of the val 1 , val 2 , or val 3 is missing, it defaults to 0.

setz3 sets the camera position to dist (x = y = 0) in the viewer's coordinate system. If dist is None or if zc is missing, set the camera to infinity (default).



Michiel Jan Laurens de Hoon 2003-04-19