System Variable Entry: VIEWDIR

VIEWDIR

3D point

(0.0 0.0 1.0)

yes

drawing; saved in drawing

Stores the viewing direction in the current viewport, expressed in UCS coordinates.

AutoCAD and BricsCAD. AutoCAD all; BricsCAD V20+.

• AutoCAD: https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2026/ENU/?guid=GUID-30ED47BF-A7B7-4331-B1AF-976FCCD0FBCB
• BricsCAD: https://help.bricsys.com/en-us/document/system-variable-reference/v/viewdir-system-variable