# python command to hide orientation axis

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/python-command-to-hide-orientation-axis/402
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** python
**Created:** [August 8, 2018, 10:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/python-command-to-hide-orientation-axis/402 "2018-08-08T10:22:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![HadiF](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/b38774/32.png) [@HadiF](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/HadiF)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2018, 10:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/python-command-to-hide-orientation-axis/402/1 "2018-08-08T10:22:42Z")

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In paraview 4.4.0 there is a button at the top to show/hide orientation axes:  
 ![Capture](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/1X/6831d62cfe68aaa3e4b130c99c2116b46b380244.PNG)

However, when I select to trace commands, in Tools \>\> Start Trace, even using every option I can never find the python command to trigger this.

If anyone knows what the paraview function is, please let me know!

Best Regards,  
H. Farah

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### Author: ![utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/utkarsh.ayachit/32/39_2.png) [@utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utkarsh.ayachit)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2018, 12:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/python-command-to-hide-orientation-axis/402/2 "2018-08-08T12:18:22Z")

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```python
renderView1 = GetActiveView()
renderView1.OrientationAxesVisibility = 0

```

BTW, ParaView 5.5 correctly generates Python trace for this button in my testing.