Merge menu auto selects wrong location #40900

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Robin Karlsson · 2014-07-01T10:48:02+02:00

Robin Karlsson commented

2014-07-01 10:48:02 +02:00

System Information
Windows 7 64 bit
AMD Radeon HD 6970

Blender Version
Broken: Blender 2.70 and 2.71
Worked: (optional) Blender 2.69 and earlier

Short description of error
When using the merge menu Blender auto selects the last used location from when you merged last time, in earlier versions it chose methods based on how you had selected elements earlier, now it always goes with the last used location no matter what. It's not easy to properly explain what's happening, but see the steps listed below for a practical example.

I'm not sure if this is actually a bug or not (might be an intentional design choice) but I thought it worked a lot better before. I liked the older method a lot more as I very often merge at the last element, but sometimes need to select a whole loop and merge it at center, in earlier versions that never made me stop and adjust back which now lowers my modelling speed and makes Blender feel less streamlined.

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
Steps to reproduce:

Add a default cube.
Select two vertices (with Shift+RMB)
Merge these two at the last element and deselect them.
Select two other vertices (with C [circle select] in one go).
Merge these two at the center and deselect them.
Select two other vertices again (with Shift+RMB).
Try to merge these vertices and you'll see that Blender thinks you want to merge them at the center, even though you selected at last the last time you could.

**System Information** Windows 7 64 bit AMD Radeon HD 6970 **Blender Version** Broken: Blender 2.70 and 2.71 Worked: (optional) Blender 2.69 and earlier **Short description of error** When using the merge menu Blender auto selects the last used location from when you merged last time, in earlier versions it chose methods based on how you had selected elements earlier, now it always goes with the last used location no matter what. It's not easy to properly explain what's happening, but see the steps listed below for a practical example. I'm not sure if this is actually a bug or not (might be an intentional design choice) but I thought it worked a lot better before. I liked the older method a lot more as I very often merge at the last element, but sometimes need to select a whole loop and merge it at center, in earlier versions that never made me stop and adjust back which now lowers my modelling speed and makes Blender feel less streamlined. **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** Steps to reproduce: 1. Add a default cube. 2. Select two vertices (with Shift+RMB) 3. Merge these two at the last element and deselect them. 4. Select two other vertices (with C [circle select] in one go). 5. Merge these two at the center and deselect them. 6. Select two other vertices again (with Shift+RMB). 7. Try to merge these vertices and you'll see that Blender thinks you want to merge them at the center, even though you selected at last the last time you could.

Robin Karlsson commented

2014-07-01 10:48:02 +02:00

Changed status to: 'Open'

Robin Karlsson commented

2014-07-01 10:48:02 +02:00

Added subscriber: @RobinKarlsson

Robin Karlsson commented

2014-07-01 11:21:08 +02:00

I just went back and tried this in Blender 2.69 and 2.68 and apparently this is not how it worked there.I must have gotten something mixed up somewhere along the line as I was sure I could remember it working like this. It could be a nice idea to implement as it would optimize my workflow a bit, but I don't think this is the right place for posting that.

Sorry for posting a faulty bug report.

I just went back and tried this in Blender 2.69 and 2.68 and apparently this is not how it worked there.I must have gotten something mixed up somewhere along the line as I was sure I could remember it working like this. It could be a nice idea to implement as it would optimize my workflow a bit, but I don't think this is the right place for posting that. Sorry for posting a faulty bug report.

Bastien Montagne commented

2014-07-01 12:41:07 +02:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Archived'

Bastien Montagne closed this issue

2014-07-01 12:41:07 +02:00

Bastien Montagne self-assigned this 2014-07-01 12:41:07 +02:00

Bastien Montagne commented

2014-07-01 12:41:07 +02:00

Yeah, indeed, afaik this never worked this way. I see how this could be useful, issue being, it’s very hard to determine 'best' option each time. Never the less, that kind of menus always “pre-select” the last used item, and that’s all.

So no bug here, thanks for the report anyway.

Yeah, indeed, afaik this never worked this way. I see how this could be useful, issue being, it’s very hard to determine 'best' option each time. Never the less, that kind of menus always “pre-select” the last used item, and that’s all. So no bug here, thanks for the report anyway.

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Merge menu auto selects wrong location #40900