Renderer.set_position

Renderer.set_position(

point: VectorLike[float],

*,

reset: bool = False,

render: bool = True,

) → None

Set camera position to a point.

Parameters:

pointsequence

Cartesian point to focus on in the form of [x, y, z].

resetbool, default: False

Whether to reset the camera after setting the camera position.

renderbool, default: True

If the render window is being shown, trigger a render after setting the position.

Examples

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Move the camera far away to [7, 7, 7].

>>> import pyvista as pv
>>> mesh = pv.Cube()
>>> pl = pv.Plotter()
>>> _ = pl.add_mesh(mesh, show_edges=True)
>>> pl.set_position([7, 7, 7])
>>> pl.show()

Static Scene

Interactive Scene