View¶

The view action renders and displays your model in your browser using OCP CAD Viewer, started automatically. Models are watched for changes, and re-run when files are saved.

Usage¶

bdbox model.py view

python model.py view

Options¶

Optional arguments to view include:

• --no-open-browser: Don't open a browser tab when starting the viewer
• --no-watch: Render model once, don't watch for changes
• --export FILE: Save rendered model to the specified file on each render

See all options with --help:

bdbox view --help

python model.py view --help

Viewer process management¶

The view action starts OCP CAD Viewer automatically. The viewer may also be managed directly with the viewer subcommand:

bdbox viewer start           # Start OCP CAD Viewer
bdbox viewer start --restart # Restart even if already running
bdbox viewer stop            # Stop OCP CAD Viewer
bdbox viewer status          # Show viewer URL and PID

See all options with --help:

bdbox viewer --help

python model.py viewer --help