VIEWDIR(nged)

Returns the direction vector using the current azimuth and elevation (AE).

📅 published 7.44.0, from nixpkgs unstable

✨ NAME ✨

okay so bestie, this page is all about viewdir(nged) — aka the viewdir command. It returns the direction vector using the current azimuth and elevation (AE). slay.

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

viewdir [-i]

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

It returns the direction vector using the current azimuth and elevation as input, no cap.

If you pass the -i option, the command returns the inverse directional vector instead. iconic little flip.

Lowkey also go peek at the ae2dir, dir2ae, and qvrot commands — they're in the same friend group.

🌸 EXAMPLES 🌸

This example shows the use of the viewdir command to get the direction vector.

Example 1. Find the current direction vector.

mged>viewdir

Returns the direction vector using the current azimuth and elevation. periodt.

👑 AUTHOR 👑

BRL-CAD Team

💌 BUG REPORTS 💌

Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to devs@brlcad.org.

mwah 💋 — the footer vibe is source/version BRL-CAD with the manual tag VIEWDIR(nged), and there's no date printed on this page, so we're not inventing one, bestie 🫶💅

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