# Orthographic view

**URL:** <https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/orthographic-view/61>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [November 14, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/orthographic-view/61 "2009-11-14T20:08:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Victor\_Eduardo\_Baham](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/91b2a8/32.png) [@Victor\_Eduardo\_Baham](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/Victor_Eduardo_Baham)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/orthographic-view/61/1 "2009-11-14T20:08:28Z")

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Can I have orthographic view in Avogadro software?, and if not, there is any way to implement this without having to know programming, such as, this by some code that is in the internet?  
thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![mhanwell](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/user_avatar/discuss.avogadro.cc/mhanwell/32/16_2.png) [@mhanwell](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/mhanwell)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/orthographic-view/61/2 "2009-11-14T20:51:01Z")

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Victor Eduardo Bahamonde Padilla wrote:

> Can I have orthographic view in Avogadro software?, and if not, there  
> is any way to implement this without having to know programming, such  
> as, this by some code that is in the internet?  
> thanks in advance.  
> This is a view type that we could add. It does need new code in order to  
> set up the OpenGL matrices correctly for an orthographic view. It is not  
> too difficult to do, most of the work would be in storing that setting  
> and exposing it in the UI. I will see if I can get it in when I find  
> some spare time unless someone else would takes a look first.

Thanks,

Marcus