View3DOrientTo Method

Reorients the view to align with the forward direction.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)

Syntax

public void OrientTo(
	XYZ forwardDirection
)

Public Sub OrientTo ( 
	forwardDirection As XYZ
)

public:
void OrientTo(
	XYZ^ forwardDirection
)

member OrientTo : 
        forwardDirection : XYZ -> unit

Parameters

forwardDirection XYZ: The forward direction.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	forwardDirection has zero length.
InvalidOperationException	View is locked and cannot be reoriented.

Remarks

This method adjusts the ViewOrientation to align with the input forward direction. The eye position will be automatically determined based on the shape of the viewing area and size of the model. The UpDirection will be aligned with the project Z axis.

Reference

View3D Class

Autodesk.Revit.DB Namespace