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North direction
Related commands
  • GEOGRAPHICLOCATION command
Related variables
  • GEOMARKERVISIBILITY system variable
  • PROJECTLOCATIONVISIBILITY system variable
  • SITELOCATIONVISIBILITY system variable
  • TIMEZONE system variable
Related information
  • Model federation and geo-referencing

NORTHDIRECTION system variable

North direction

Controls the angle of the sun, from north, in the context of the world coordinate system (WCS).

Type:

Real

Saved in:

Drawing

Default value:

0.0

Parent topic: System variable reference
Related commands
  • GEOGRAPHICLOCATION command
Related variables
  • GEOMARKERVISIBILITY system variable
  • PROJECTLOCATIONVISIBILITY system variable
  • SITELOCATIONVISIBILITY system variable
  • TIMEZONE system variable
Related information
  • Model federation and geo-referencing
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