Fix T43206: region_2d_to_origin_3d has no ortho offset

With ortho views the value would be aligned to the 'rv3d->ofs'
Now it works in camera ortho & regular ortho views.

release/scripts/modules/bpy_extras/view3d_utils.py

@@ -63,10 +63,18 @@ def region_2d_to_vector_3d(region, rv3d, coord):
     return view_vector
 
 
-def region_2d_to_origin_3d(region, rv3d, coord):
+def region_2d_to_origin_3d(region, rv3d, coord, clamp=None):
     """
     Return the 3d view origin from the region relative 2d coords.
 
+    .. note::
+
+       Orthographic views have a less obvious origin, the far clip is used to define the viewport near/far extents.
+       Since far clip can be a very large value, the result may give with numeric precision issues.
+
+       To avoid this problem, you can optionally clamp the far clip to a smaller value
+       based on the data you're operating on.
+
     :arg region: region of the 3D viewport, typically bpy.context.region.
     :type region: :class:`bpy.types.Region`
     :arg rv3d: 3D region data, typically bpy.context.space_data.region_3d.
@@ -74,6 +82,9 @@ def region_2d_to_origin_3d(region, rv3d, coord):
     :arg coord: 2d coordinates relative to the region;
        (event.mouse_region_x, event.mouse_region_y) for example.
     :type coord: 2d vector
+    :arg clamp: Clamp the maximum far-clip value used.
+       (negative value will move the offset away from the view_location)
+    :type clamp: float or None
     :return: The origin of the viewpoint in 3d space.
     :rtype: :class:`mathutils.Vector`
     """
@@ -89,6 +100,22 @@ def region_2d_to_origin_3d(region, rv3d, coord):
         origin_start = ((persinv.col[0].xyz * dx) +
                         (persinv.col[1].xyz * dy) +
                         viewinv.translation)
+
+        if clamp != 0.0:
+            winmat = rv3d.window_matrix
+            # check this isn't a camera
+            if winmat[2][3] == 0.0:
+                # this value is scaled to the far clip already
+                origin_offset = persinv.col[2].xyz
+                if clamp is not None:
+                    if clamp < 0.0:
+                        origin_offset.negate()
+                        clamp = -clamp
+                    if origin_offset.length > clamp:
+                        origin_offset.length = clamp
+
+                origin_start -= origin_offset
+
     return origin_start
 
 

release/scripts/templates_py/operator_modal_view3d_raycast.py

@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ def main(context, event, ray_max=1000.0):
     view_vector = view3d_utils.region_2d_to_vector_3d(region, rv3d, coord)
     ray_origin = view3d_utils.region_2d_to_origin_3d(region, rv3d, coord)
 
-    if rv3d.view_perspective == 'ORTHO':
-        # move ortho origin back
-        ray_origin = ray_origin - (view_vector * (ray_max / 2.0))
-
     ray_target = ray_origin + (view_vector * ray_max)
 
     def visible_objects_and_duplis():

source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_space.c

@@ -2200,13 +2200,20 @@ static void rna_def_space_view3d(BlenderRNA *brna)
 	RNA_def_property_float_sdna(prop, NULL, "persmat");
 	RNA_def_property_clear_flag(prop, PROP_EDITABLE); /* XXX: for now, it's too risky for users to do this */
 	RNA_def_property_multi_array(prop, 2, rna_matrix_dimsize_4x4);
-	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Perspective Matrix", "Current perspective matrix of the 3D region");
+	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Perspective Matrix",
+	                         "Current perspective matrix (``window_matrix * view_matrix``)");
+
+	prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "window_matrix", PROP_FLOAT, PROP_MATRIX);
+	RNA_def_property_float_sdna(prop, NULL, "winmat");
+	RNA_def_property_clear_flag(prop, PROP_EDITABLE);
+	RNA_def_property_multi_array(prop, 2, rna_matrix_dimsize_4x4);
+	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Window Matrix", "Current window matrix");
 	
 	prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "view_matrix", PROP_FLOAT, PROP_MATRIX);
 	RNA_def_property_float_sdna(prop, NULL, "viewmat");
 	RNA_def_property_multi_array(prop, 2, rna_matrix_dimsize_4x4);
 	RNA_def_property_float_funcs(prop, NULL, "rna_RegionView3D_view_matrix_set", NULL);
-	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "View Matrix", "Current view matrix of the 3D region");
+	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "View Matrix", "Current view matrix");
 	RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_SPACE | ND_SPACE_VIEW3D, NULL);
 
 	prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "view_perspective", PROP_ENUM, PROP_NONE);