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      <h4 class="refClassification">Angular Relationship of Observer&rsquo;s Coordinate System </h4>
      <p class="para_refTopic">Defines the angular relationship between the observer&rsquo;s coordinate system (r, s, and t axes specified on the AXES command) and the basic coordinate system. </p>
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               <p class="para_item">View the model from the r-axis. </p><pre class="indent">VIEW  0. 0. 0.</pre></li>
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               <p class="para_item">View the model midway between the r- and s-axes. </p><pre class="indent">VIEW  45. 0. 0.</pre></li>
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                     <p class="para_td">gamma </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Angle of rotation, in degrees, of t axis specified on AXES command.  (Default = 34.27) </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Angle of rotation, in degrees, of s axis specified on AXES command.  (Default = 23.17 if ORTHOGRAPHIC or STEREOSCOPIC command is specified and 0.0 if PERSPECTIVE command is specified) </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Angle of rotation, in degrees, of r axis specified on AXES command.  (Default = 0.0) </p>
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               <p class="para_item">If no VIEW command is specified then VIEW 34.27 23.17 0.0 is assumed for orthographic and stereoscopic projections; and VIEW 34.27 0.0 0.0 for perspective projections.  The default values produce a plot in which unit vectors on the axes of the basic coordinate system have equal lengths. </p>
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               <p class="para_item">The angles are rotated in sequence:  gamma rotates the t-axes, followed by beta which rotates the s-axes, followed by alpha which rotates the r-axes. </p>
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               <p class="para_item">The VIEW command specifies the position of the model with respect to the s-t plane.  gamma and beta represent the angles of turn and tilt. alpha is normally not used since it does not affect the orientation of the s-t plane, but only it&rsquo;s orientation on the plot frame. </p>
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