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===DESCRIPTION===
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'''get_view''' returns and optionally prints out the current view information in a format which can be embedded into a command script and can be used in subsequent calls to '''set_view'''.
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  "get_view" returns and optionally prints out the current view
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If a log file is currently open, get_view will not write the view matrix to the screen unless the "output" parameter is 2.
  information in a format which can be embedded into a command
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  script and can be used in subsequent calls to "set_view".
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This command is very useful for saving the orientation of a scene for later. Authors of molecular movies may find this command very powerful.
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  If a log file is currently open, get_view will not write the view
 
  matrix to the screen unless the "output" parameter is 2.
 
   
 
 
===USAGE===  
 
===USAGE===  
  get_view
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get_view
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===PYMOL API===
 
===PYMOL API===
<source lang="python">
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<source lang="python">
  cmd.get_view(output=1,quiet=1)
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cmd.get_view(output=1, quiet=1)
 
    
 
    
  my_view= cmd.get_view()
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my_view = cmd.get_view()
</source>
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</source>
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output control:
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*0 = output matrix to screen
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*1 = don't output matrix to screen
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*2 = force output to screen even if log file is open
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*3 = return formatted string instead of a list
  
  output control:
 
 
 
      0 = output matrix to screen
 
      1 = don't output matrix to screen
 
      2 = force output to screen even if log file is open
 
      3 = return formatted string instead of a list
 
       
 
 
===API USAGE===
 
===API USAGE===
<source lang="python">
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<source lang="python">
  cmd.get_view(0) # zero option suppresses output (LEGACY approach)
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cmd.get_view(0) # zero option suppresses output (LEGACY approach)
  cmd.get_view(quiet=1) # suppresses output using PyMOL's normal "quiet" parameter.
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cmd.get_view(quiet=1) # suppresses output using PyMOL's normal "quiet" parameter.
</source>
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</source>
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===NOTES===
 
===NOTES===
    Contents of the view matrix
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Contents of the view matrix
      0  -  8 = 3x3 rotation matrix which transforms model to camera space
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*0  -  8 = column-major 3x3 matrix which rotates model axes to camera axes
      9  - 11 = camera position (in model space and relative to the origin of rotation)
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*9  - 11 = origin of rotation relative to the camera in camera space
      12 - 14 = origin of rotation (in model space)
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*12 - 14 = origin of rotation in model space
      15      = front plane distance from the camera
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*15      = front plane distance from the camera
      16      = rear plane distance from the camera
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*16      = rear plane distance from the camera
      17      = orthoscopic flag  
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*17      = orthoscopic flag (not implemented in older versions)
 
   
 
   
 
===SEE ALSO===
 
===SEE ALSO===
    [[Cmd set_view]]
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[[Set View]], [[View]], [[Model_Space_and_Camera_Space]]
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[[Category:Commands|get_view]]
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[[Category:Commands|Get View]]
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[[Category:View Module|Get View]]

Latest revision as of 02:13, 14 September 2020

get_view returns and optionally prints out the current view information in a format which can be embedded into a command script and can be used in subsequent calls to set_view.

If a log file is currently open, get_view will not write the view matrix to the screen unless the "output" parameter is 2.

This command is very useful for saving the orientation of a scene for later. Authors of molecular movies may find this command very powerful.

USAGE

get_view

PYMOL API

cmd.get_view(output=1, quiet=1)
   
my_view = cmd.get_view()

output control:

  • 0 = output matrix to screen
  • 1 = don't output matrix to screen
  • 2 = force output to screen even if log file is open
  • 3 = return formatted string instead of a list

API USAGE

cmd.get_view(0) # zero option suppresses output (LEGACY approach)
cmd.get_view(quiet=1) # suppresses output using PyMOL's normal "quiet" parameter.

NOTES

Contents of the view matrix

  • 0 - 8 = column-major 3x3 matrix which rotates model axes to camera axes
  • 9 - 11 = origin of rotation relative to the camera in camera space
  • 12 - 14 = origin of rotation in model space
  • 15 = front plane distance from the camera
  • 16 = rear plane distance from the camera
  • 17 = orthoscopic flag (not implemented in older versions)

SEE ALSO

Set View, View, Model_Space_and_Camera_Space