GM_3DGetCameraPosition

Marius Lazar

September 02, 2026 13:17 Updated

Global Mapper SDK

Retrieves the position of the camera in the current 3D view.

Syntax

C++

GM_DLL_EXPORTED GM_Error_t32 __stdcall GM_3DGetCameraPosition
  (
  double* aX,         // OUT: X coordinate for camera in current view projection
  double* aY,              // OUT: Y coordinate for camera in current view projection
  float*  aElev,          // OUT: Elevation in meters for camera
  double* aHeading,          // OUT: Heading in degrees from North (0)
  double* aPitch,          // OUT: Pitch in degrees (+ is up, - is down)
  double* aBank                  // OUT: not currently used
  );

Remarks

You can set the camera position using the GM_3DPositionCamera function.