Commit 4040ab27 authored by Ryan Morelock's avatar Ryan Morelock
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Change view orientation for viewer.py

parent c7d3303e

vdW_structures/viewer.py

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@@ -14,4 +14,15 @@ def view_structure(structure, color_map): 
    view.addUnitCell()



    view.zoomTo()



    # now rotate so we look *down* a or b instead of the default c

    if look.lower() == 'a':

        # default view is along +z (the “c” axis).

        # To look along +x (the “a” axis), rotate –90° around the Y axis:

        view.rotate(-90, 'y')

    elif look.lower() == 'b':

        # to look along +y (the “b” axis), rotate +90° around the X axis:

        view.rotate(-90, 'x')

    # else 'c' or anything else: keep the default



    return view.show()