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public var orthographic: bool;
public bool orthographic;
public orthographic as bool

Description

Is the camera orthographic (true) or perspective (false)?

When ortho is true, camera's viewing volume is defined by orthographicSize.
When orthographic is false, camera's viewing volume is defined by fieldOfView.

See Also: camera component, transparencySortMode.

	// Set the camera to be orthograpghic

camera.orthographic = true;
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour {
    void Example() {
        camera.orthographic = true;
    }
}
import UnityEngine
import System.Collections

public class ExampleClass(MonoBehaviour):

	def Example() as void:
		camera.orthographic = true

Specifically for the main camera:

	// Set the main camera to be orthographic

Camera.main.orthographic = true;
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour {
    void Example() {
        Camera.main.orthographic = true;
    }
}
import UnityEngine
import System.Collections

public class ExampleClass(MonoBehaviour):

	def Example() as void:
		Camera.main.orthographic = true