SoCameraInteractor.LookAt Method

SoCameraInteractorLookAt Method

Returns the rotation needed to point a camera at position toward the given target point while keeping the "up" direction of the camera parallel to the specified up vector.

Namespace: OIV.Inventor.ViewerComponents
Assembly: OIV.Inventor (in OIV.Inventor.dll) Version: 2025.2.0.0 (10.18.0.0)

Syntax

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public SbRotation LookAt(
	SbVec3f position,
	SbVec3f target,
	SbVec3f up
)

Public Function LookAt ( 
	position As SbVec3f,
	target As SbVec3f,
	up As SbVec3f
) As SbRotation

public:
SbRotation LookAt(
	SbVec3f position, 
	SbVec3f target, 
	SbVec3f up
)

member LookAt : 
        position : SbVec3f * 
        target : SbVec3f * 
        up : SbVec3f -> SbRotation

Parameters

position: Type: OIV.InventorSbVec3f
of the camera
target: Type: OIV.InventorSbVec3f
position of the target
up: Type: OIV.InventorSbVec3f
up vector of the camera

Return Value

Type: SbRotation

Remarks

This method does NOT modify the camera node. Set the returned rotation in the camera's orientation field.

Reference

SoCameraInteractor Class

OIV.Inventor.ViewerComponents Namespace