returns and optionally prints out the current view information in a format which can be embedded into a command script and can be used in subsequent calls to
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If a log file is currently open, get_view will not write the view matrix to the screen unless the "output" parameter is 2.
This command is very useful for saving the orientation of a scene for later. Authors of molecular movies may find this command very powerful.
cmd.get_view(output=1, quiet=1)
my_view = cmd.get_view()
cmd.get_view(0) # zero option suppresses output (LEGACY approach)
cmd.get_view(quiet=1) # suppresses output using PyMOL's normal "quiet" parameter.