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 # View

 Last update: 16.07.2026 

<a id="compolyx.View"></a>

### *class* compolyx.View(name, position=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), orientation=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), rotation\_point=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), parallel\_scale=1.0, projection='perspective', locked=False, parent=None)

Represents a view and its properties.

Access:

```pycon
>>> import compolyx
>>> db = compolyx.DB()
>>> view1 = db.create_view(name='View.1', position=[1.5, 5.75, 7.], orientation=[-0.4, -0.4, 0.8], rotation_point=[-6.0, 0.6, 0.75], projection='perspective')

```

### Attributes

NameDescription[`View.is_dict_item`](compolyx.View.is_dict_item.md#compolyx.View.is_dict_item)Indicates whether the object is an item in a dictionary.[`View.is_list_item`](compolyx.View.is_list_item.md#compolyx.View.is_list_item)Indicates whether the object is an item of a list.[`View.link_path`](compolyx.View.link_path.md#compolyx.View.link_path)Root path of the current node in the tree for links to this object.[`View.locked`](compolyx.View.locked.md#compolyx.View.locked)A View which is imported from another source cannot be modified.[`View.name`](compolyx.View.name.md#compolyx.View.name)Name of the object.[`View.orientation`](compolyx.View.orientation.md#compolyx.View.orientation)Get/set the view orientation.[`View.parallel_scale`](compolyx.View.parallel_scale.md#compolyx.View.parallel_scale)Get/set the view parallel‑perspective scale factor.[`View.parent`](compolyx.View.parent.md#compolyx.View.parent)Parent object in the tree.[`View.position`](compolyx.View.position.md#compolyx.View.position)Get/set the view position.[`View.projection`](compolyx.View.projection.md#compolyx.View.projection)Get/set the projection method parallel or perspective.[`View.root_path`](compolyx.View.root_path.md#compolyx.View.root_path)Root path of the current node in the tree.[`View.rotation_point`](compolyx.View.rotation_point.md#compolyx.View.rotation_point)Get/set the view rotation point.### Methods

NameDescription[`View.find_parent`](compolyx.View.find_parent.md#compolyx.View.find_parent)(type)Steps up the tree and returns the first parent with given type.[`View.serialize`](compolyx.View.serialize.md#compolyx.View.serialize)()Serialize to Python string.[`View.visit`](compolyx.View.visit.md#compolyx.View.visit)(visitor)Walk through the tree and let the visitor perform action on every descendant node.