[Bf-funboard] little improvement: align view3d.localview to object's local axis

[Hadrien Brissaud]

Hi,

when modeling "parts of a larger system" I usually instance the object I'm
working on, then move it into position. I can always work on the
un-transformed original and since it's an instance, any modification is
reflected on the dupe. You can also use constraints to toggle positioning
of a specific object on and off.

Cheers,

Hadrien


On 8 November 2013 14:00, Julian Herzog <julian.hzg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I wished I had such functionality many times in the past, as working on
> parts of a larger system (e.g. a car/aircraft/spaceship) that is already
> positioned in the scene is very hard even if all objects are still having
> their original rotation and are just parented to a positioning empty (or in
> a similar setup). Tools like spin, box-select or surface snapping (retopo)
> rely on precise alignment of the current view and while there are tools to
> achieve alignment of the current view to, for example, a certain face,
> quickly aligning the view to local object axes is quite cumbersome (unless
> I am missing existing functionality).
>
> So I fully support the proposal. Of the possible implementations, I think
> the third one (align view axis rotation to last selected object's axis
> rotation) is most helpful to easily and quickly work on a single object in
> its own local axes. The last one (add axis selection to view properties
> panel), although in my opinion not suitable to generate a fast workflow,
> would definitely be helpful for more complex and rare problems of custom
> view alignment.
>
> -Julian
> On Nov 7, 2013 2:04 PM, "Seweryn Niemiec" <ser at man.szczecin.pl> wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > Sometimes one wants to fine tune mesh of object already positioned (and
> > rotated) in the scene. It would be much more comfortable to work with
> > mesh in edit mode if keys 1/3/7 on numpad align view to front/side/top
> > according to object's local axis. So it's not about transform axis,
> > which already can be changed, but about view axis and more about its
> > rotation than location and scale. Local View mode would be perfect place
> > for such functionality, as itself name suggests it.
> >
> > In object mode numpad shift-1/3/7 provide such functionality, but it
> > doesn't work in edit mode (view is aligned do selected vertex/edge/face
> > axis).
> >
> > Expected behavior:
> >
> > When in local view mode, numpad 1/3/7 gives front/side/top view of
> > object no matter how object is rotated on the scene.
> >
> > I can see following implementations:
> >
> > - temporarily cancel all object transformations when entering local view
> > mode (perfect solution but only for one object selected when entering
> > local view)
> > - temporarily cancel objects rotation transformation when entering local
> > view mode
> > - align view axis rotation to last selected object's axis rotation
> > - add axis selection to view properties panel
> >
> > --
> > Best regards,
> > Seweryn Niemiec
> >
> >
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