Camera

Overview

Camera is a class in Aspose.3d for Python. Inherits from: Entity.

Camera objects expose full perspective and orthographic configuration, including near/far planes, aspect ratio, orthographic height, and up/look‑at vectors.

Properties

Name	Type	Access	Description
`name`	`str`	Read	Stores the identifier name of the camera
`parent_nodes`	``	Read	Provides the collection of nodes that are ancestors of the camera
`excluded`	`bool`	Read	Indicates whether the camera is excluded from rendering
`parent_node`	``	Read	References the immediate parent node of the camera
`rotation_mode`	``	Read	Defines how the camera rotation is interpreted
`near_plane`	`float`	Read	Specifies the distance to the near clipping plane
`far_plane`	`float`	Read	Specifies the distance to the far clipping plane
`aspect`	`float`	Read	Defines the aspect ratio of the camera view
`ortho_height`	`float`	Read	Sets the height of the orthographic view volume
`up`	``	Read	Represents the up direction vector of the camera
`look_at`	``	Read	Defines the point in space the camera is looking at
`direction`	``	Read	Indicates the forward direction vector of the camera
`target`	``	Read	Specifies the target point the camera aims at
`aperture_mode`	``	Read	Determines the camera’s aperture behavior
`field_of_view`	`float`	Read	Defines the vertical field of view angle in degrees
`field_of_view_x`	`float`	Read	Defines the horizontal field of view angle in degrees
`field_of_view_y`	`float`	Read
`width`	`float`	Read	Specifies the width of the camera’s view frustum
`height`	`float`	Read
`aspect_ratio`	`float`	Read	Provides the ratio of width to height of the view
`magnification`	``	Read	Indicates the zoom magnification factor of the camera
`projection_type`	`str`	Read	Specifies the projection mode, e.g., perspective or orthographic

Methods

Signature	Description
`__init__(name: str, projection_type)`
`move_forward(distance: float)`	Moves the camera forward by the specified distance
`get_bounding_box()`	Returns the camera’s bounding box
`get_entity_renderer_key()`	Returns a key used for rendering the camera entity
`remove_property(property)`	Removes a custom property from the camera by object or name
`remove_property(property_name: str)`
`get_property(property: str)`	Returns the value of the specified custom property
`set_property(property: str, value)`	Assigns the given value to the specified custom property
`find_property(property: str)`	Searches for a custom property and returns it if found