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  • Instance management
    • launch_result_explorer
    • ResultExplorerInstance
      • launch
      • stop
      • grpc_port
      • result_provider_name
      • server_process
      • session_id
      • web_session
      • web_url
    • ServerLaunchConfig
      • auth
      • grpc_port
      • ssl
    • WebLaunchConfig
      • browser_type
    • BrowserType
      • SYSTEM_DEFAULT
      • PLAYWRIGHT_CHROMIUM
      • PLAYWRIGHT_CHROMIUM_HEADLESS
    • ResultExplorerServerProcess
      • start
      • stop
      • ca_cert_path
      • gateway_grpc_port
      • gateway_http_port
      • grpc_port
      • is_running
      • port
      • url
    • ResultExplorerWebSession
      • close
      • launch
      • playwright_page
  • Client
    • Client
      • app_settings
      • authenticate_result_provider
      • connect_with_token
      • create_hps_solution
      • create_result_provider
      • create_solution
      • create_workspace
      • delete_result_provider
      • delete_solution
      • delete_viewport
      • delete_workspace
      • get_solution
      • get_workspace
      • hps_ls
      • import_workspace_from_template
      • list_result_providers
      • list_solutions
      • list_workspaces
      • ls
      • open_session
      • save_session
      • stop
      • update_app_settings
      • app_info
      • connection_token
      • default_result_provider
      • instance
      • web_session
      • web_url
  • Solution and views
    • Solution
      • create_chart
      • create_named_selection
      • create_plot
      • delete_chart
      • delete_named_selection
      • delete_plot
      • get_solver_out_content
      • update_chart
      • update_named_selection
      • update_plot
      • analysis_type
      • available_custom_selections
      • available_mesh_properties
      • available_results
      • available_trackers
      • bodies
      • cache_plot_data
      • chart_views
      • charts
      • configurable_charts
      • configurable_plots
      • contact_trackers_view
      • convergence_trackers_view
      • creation_time
      • description
      • distance_unit
      • element_groups
      • errors
      • files
      • id
      • live
      • logs_view
      • mesh_options
      • mesh_view
      • n_elements
      • n_nodes
      • n_results
      • n_sets
      • name
      • named_selections
      • outdated
      • physics_type
      • plot_views
      • plots
      • ready
      • result_provider
      • solver_named_selections
      • solver_text_outputs
      • solver_version
      • time_frequencies
      • time_frequencies_unit
      • unit_system
      • unsupported_element_types
      • views
      • warnings
    • ResultType
      • displacement
      • stress
      • nodal_stress
      • elastic_strain
      • nodal_elastic_strain
      • plastic_strain
      • nodal_plastic_strain
      • equivalent_nodal_plastic_strain
      • temperature
      • heat_flux
      • equivalent_plastic_strain
      • velocity
      • acceleration
      • user_defined
      • global_energy
      • contact
      • failure
      • electric_potential
      • electric_field
      • electric_flux_density
      • newton_raphson_residual
      • structural_temperature
      • thermal_strain
      • strain_energy
      • kinetic_energy
      • beam_results
    • Location
      • nodal
      • elemental
    • ResultFieldName
      • total_displacement
      • displacement
      • stress_tensor
      • stress_tensor_global
      • stress_tensor_fiber
      • equivalent_von_mises_stress
      • principal_stress
      • principal_stress_1
      • principal_stress_2
      • principal_stress_3
      • elastic_strain_tensor
      • elastic_strain_tensor_global
      • elastic_strain_tensor_fiber
      • equivalent_elastic_strain
      • principal_elastic_strain
      • principal_elastic_strain_1
      • principal_elastic_strain_2
      • principal_elastic_strain_3
      • equivalent_plastic_strain
      • temperature
      • heat_flux
      • total_heat_flux
      • velocity
      • total_velocity
      • acceleration
      • total_acceleration
      • global_kinetic_energy
      • global_internal_energy
      • global_total_energy
      • global_hourglass_energy
      • contact_status
      • contact_pressure
      • contact_penetration
      • contact_sliding_distance
      • contact_gap_distance
      • contact_friction_stress
      • contact_total_stress
      • contact_fluid_penetration_pressure
      • contact_surface_heat_flux
      • failure
      • total_force
      • total_moment
      • electric_potential
      • electric_field
      • total_electric_field
      • electric_flux_density
      • total_electric_flux_density
      • structural_temperature
      • thermal_strain
      • strain_energy
      • kinetic_energy
      • beam_axial_force
      • beam_bending_moment_y
      • beam_bending_moment_z
      • beam_torsional_moment
      • beam_axial_stress
      • beam_axial_strain
      • beam_shear_force_y
      • beam_shear_force_z
    • Field
      • name
    • Filter
      • min
      • max
      • average
    • ShellPosition
      • top
      • middle
      • bottom
      • all
    • Component
      • X
      • Y
      • Z
      • P1
      • P2
      • P3
      • XX
      • YY
      • ZZ
      • XY
      • YZ
      • XZ
    • PlotDefinition
      • from_proto
      • to_proto
      • all_sets
      • as_linear
      • average_by_entity
      • include_displacement
      • last_set
      • on_skin
      • shell_position
      • result_type
      • location
      • fields
      • custom_options
    • ChartResult
      • average_by_entity
      • on_skin
      • shell_position
      • result_type
      • fields
    • ChartDefinition
      • from_proto
      • to_proto
      • all_sets
      • plotly_figure
      • user_defined
      • name
      • results
      • custom_options
    • View
      • id
      • name
      • parent
      • solution
      • type
    • MeshView
      • id
      • name
      • options
      • parent
      • solution
      • type
    • PlotView
      • definition
      • id
      • name
      • parent
      • solution
      • type
    • ChartView
      • definition
      • id
      • name
      • parent
      • solution
      • type
  • Workspace and viewports
    • Workspace
      • assign_view
      • create_viewport
      • delete_viewport
      • exit_fullscreen
      • export_as_template
      • import_from_template
      • set_fullscreen_viewport
      • set_sync
      • viewport_at
      • viewport_grid
      • fullscreen_viewport_id
      • id
      • layout
      • name
      • sync_camera
      • sync_legend
      • sync_probe_entity
      • sync_probe_location
      • sync_time_freq
      • viewport_ids
      • viewports
    • WorkspaceLayout
      • describe
      • placement_of
      • viewport_at
      • grid_shape
      • is_grid
      • placements
    • ViewportPlacement
      • covers
      • viewport
      • row
      • column
      • row_span
      • column_span
      • x
      • y
      • width
      • height
    • Viewport
      • hide
      • save_snapshot
      • set_size
      • set_view
      • show
      • take_snapshot
      • update_display_options
      • display_options
      • hidden
      • id
      • metadata
      • ready
      • size
      • solution_id
      • view
      • view_id
    • CameraPosition
      • back
      • bottom
      • front
      • isometric
      • left
      • right_view
      • rotate_x
      • rotate_y
      • rotate_z
      • top
      • with_translation
      • with_zoom
      • forward
      • matrix
      • right
      • translation
      • up
      • zoom
    • ViewportMetadata
    • ChartViewportMetadata
      • chart_names
      • series_names
    • MeshViewportMetadata
    • PlotViewportMetadata
      • active_result
    • ContactTrackersViewportMetadata
      • contact_tracker_names
      • series_names
    • ConvergenceTrackersViewportMetadata
    • LogsViewportMetadata
    • DisplayOptions
    • ResultDisplayOptions
    • MeshDisplayOptions
      • camera_position
      • expanded_groups
      • explode
      • explode_direction
      • explode_scale_factor
      • show_mesh_edges
      • visible_bodies
      • visible_named_selection
    • PlotDisplayOptions
      • camera_position
      • expanded_groups
      • explode
      • explode_direction
      • explode_scale_factor
      • result_options
      • show_mesh_edges
      • show_min_max_labels
      • visible_bodies
    • ChartDisplayOptions
      • active_charts
      • active_series
      • chart_names
      • selected_x_axis
      • series_names
      • show_legend
      • show_table
      • split_direction
    • ContactTrackersDisplayOptions
      • active_contact_trackers
      • active_series
      • contact_tracker_names
      • series_names
      • show_legend
      • show_table
      • split_direction
    • ConvergenceTrackersDisplayOptions
      • selected_tracker_name
    • LogsDisplayOptions
      • log_path
  • Exceptions
    • ResultExplorerError
  • PyAnsys
  • API reference
  • Workspace and viewports
  • CameraPosition
  • forward

forward#

property CameraPosition.forward: tuple[float, float, float]#

Camera forward (Z-axis) direction.

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