pyvista.Prop3D.orientation

property Prop3D.orientation: tuple

Return or set the entity orientation.

Orientation is defined as the rotation from the global axes in degrees about the actor’s x, y, and z axes.

Examples

Reorient just the actor and plot it. Note how the actor is rotated about its own axes as defined by its position.

>>> import pyvista as pv
>>> mesh = pv.Cube()
>>> pl = pv.Plotter()
>>> _ = pl.add_mesh(mesh, color='b')
>>> actor = pl.add_mesh(
...     mesh,
...     color='r',
...     style='wireframe',
...     line_width=5,
...     lighting=False,
... )
>>> actor.position = (0, 0, 1)
>>> actor.orientation = (45, 0, 0)
>>> pl.show_axes()
>>> pl.show()

Static Scene

Interactive Scene

Show that the orientation changes with rotation.

>>> import pyvista as pv
>>> mesh = pv.Cube()
>>> pl = pv.Plotter()
>>> actor = pl.add_mesh(mesh)
>>> actor.rotate_x(90)
>>> actor.orientation  
(90, 0, 0)

Set the orientation directly.

>>> actor.orientation = (0, 45, 45)
>>> actor.orientation  
(0, 45, 45)