Add 3D rotation snapping via Control key (axes3d.snap_rotation rcParam)

Chirag3841 · Chirag3841 · commit 3ac4e0860156 · 2026-02-24T11:56:08.000+05:30
diff --git a/doc/api/toolkits/mplot3d.rst b/doc/api/toolkits/mplot3d.rst
@@ -127,4 +127,5 @@ Rotation snapping
 
 When rotating a 3D Axes while holding the Control key, the rotation
 angle is snapped to increments defined by the rcParam
-:rc:`axes3d._snap_rotation` (default: 5 degrees).
+:rc:`axes3d.snap_rotation` (which defaults to 0 (disabled). When set to a positive value,
+the rotation snaps to that many degrees.).
diff --git a/doc/release/next_whats_new/snap_3d_rotation.rst b/doc/release/next_whats_new/snap_3d_rotation.rst
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 
 Holding the Control key while rotating a 3D Axes snaps the rotation
 angle to configurable increments. The snap angle is controlled via
-the rcParam :rc:`axes3d._snap_rotation`, which defaults to 5 degrees.
+the rcParam :rc:`axes3d.snap_rotation`, which defaults to 0 (disabled). When set to a positive value,
+the rotation snaps to that many degrees.
