---
name: "vdb_view"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libopenvdb-tools"
version: "10.0.1-2.3+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vdb_view"
---

# vdb\_view(1)

displays OpenVDB grids

## NAME

vdb\_view - displays OpenVDB grids

## SYNOPSIS

**vdb\_view** *file.vdb* \[*file.vdb* ...\] \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Which: displays OpenVDB grids Options:

- **-i**

  print grid information

- **-h**, **-help**

  print this usage message and exit

- **-version**

  print version information

### Controls:

- Esc

  exit

- \-\> (Right)

  show next grid

- \<- (Left)

  show previous grid

- 1

  toggle tree topology view on/off

- 2

  toggle surface view on/off

- 3

  toggle data view on/off

- G

  ("geometry") look at center of geometry

- H

  ("home") look at origin

- I

  toggle on-screen grid info on/off

- left mouse

  tumble

- right mouse

  pan

- mouse wheel

  zoom

- X + wheel

  move right cut plane

- Shift + X + wheel

  move left cut plane

- Y + wheel

  move top cut plane

- Shift + Y + wheel

  move bottom cut plane

- Z + wheel

  move front cut plane

- Shift + Z + wheel

  move back cut plane

- Ctrl + X + wheel

  move both X cut planes

- Ctrl + Y + wheel

  move both Y cut planes

- Ctrl + Z + wheel

  move both Z cut planes

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Mathieu Malaterre \<malat@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).