Wrong proportional editing area of influence UI. #75482

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Gilberto Rodrigues · 2020-04-07T14:24:42+02:00

2020-04-07 14:24:42 +02:00

Blender Version
Broken: all.

Short description of error
If you set the pivot point to the 3d cursor for example, the area of influence of proportional edit will mistakenly be drawn around the cursor, as the vertices there are not the the ones affected by it. The proportional edit circle should always be drawn around the selection, as this is what it influences, not around pivot point.

How it is:

How it would be better:

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

Move cursor away from the cube.
Change pivot point to cursor for example.
Turn on proportional edit
Select on vertice of the cube
Rotate, or Scale or Move
See area of influence be drawn in the wrong place.

**Blender Version** Broken: all. **Short description of error** If you set the pivot point to the 3d cursor for example, the area of influence of proportional edit will mistakenly be drawn around the cursor, as the vertices there are not the the ones affected by it. The proportional edit circle should always be drawn around the selection, as this is what it influences, not around pivot point. How it is: ![bug.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F8454538/bug.png) How it would be better: ![bug2.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F8454547/bug2.png) **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** Move cursor away from the cube. Change pivot point to cursor for example. Turn on proportional edit Select on vertice of the cube Rotate, or Scale or Move See area of influence be drawn in the wrong place.

Gilberto Rodrigues commented

2020-04-07 14:24:42 +02:00

Added subscriber: @Gilberto.R

blender-admin commented

2020-04-07 14:24:42 +02:00

#97839 was marked as duplicate of this issue

blender-admin commented

2020-04-07 14:24:42 +02:00

#80514 was marked as duplicate of this issue

blender-admin commented

2020-04-07 14:24:42 +02:00

#77981 was marked as duplicate of this issue

Philipp Oeser commented

2020-04-07 14:39:28 +02:00

Added subscriber: @lichtwerk

Philipp Oeser commented

2020-04-07 14:39:28 +02:00

This would (at least) be problematic in case multiple islands are selected [mutiple influences would need to be drawn then]

Gilberto Rodrigues commented

2020-04-07 14:51:11 +02:00

The more precise way would be to show the union of the area of circles around each selected vertex but that could be a lot to do. Other softwares use a color fading out, showing not only the correct area of influence, but also the intensity, but that would be a feature request. There should be a simpler way to fix this even if it's not precise. I think that just making it always draw as it does when pivot point is set to median point would be fine.

Germano Cavalcante commented

2020-04-08 16:43:14 +02:00

Added subscriber: @mano-wii

Germano Cavalcante commented

2020-04-08 16:43:14 +02:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Archived'

Germano Cavalcante closed this issue

2020-04-08 16:43:14 +02:00

Germano Cavalcante self-assigned this 2020-04-08 16:43:14 +02:00

Germano Cavalcante commented

2020-04-08 16:43:14 +02:00

I agree that this needed to be improved but it involves more than moving the drawing closer to the selection.
More planning is needed and there is even a patch on it -> D4786

Thanks for the report, but the issue reported here is a request for modified/improved behavior and not a bug in current behavior. Closing as this bug tracker is only for bugs and errors.

For user requests and feedback, please use other channels: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Communication/Contact#User_Feedback_and_Requests
For more information on why this isn't considered a bug, visit: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Reference/Not_a_bug

I agree that this needed to be improved but it involves more than moving the drawing closer to the selection. More planning is needed and there is even a patch on it -> [D4786](https://archive.blender.org/developer/D4786) Thanks for the report, but the issue reported here is a request for modified/improved behavior and not a bug in current behavior. Closing as this bug tracker is only for bugs and errors. For user requests and feedback, please use other channels: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Communication/Contact#User_Feedback_and_Requests For more information on why this isn't considered a bug, visit: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Reference/Not_a_bug

Gilberto Rodrigues commented

2020-04-09 10:31:53 +02:00

Sorry, but I feel like the circle drawing around cursor instead of selection is still a bug.

Germano Cavalcante commented

2020-04-09 14:41:20 +02:00

Changed status from 'Archived' to: 'Confirmed'

Germano Cavalcante reopened this issue

2020-04-09 14:41:20 +02:00

Germano Cavalcante commented

2020-04-09 14:41:20 +02:00

It is a limitation, it is not always possible to define the center of the selection.
What is the center when you are selecting two distant vertices?
Marking as Known Issue.

It is a limitation, it is not always possible to define the center of the selection. What is the center when you are selecting two distant vertices? Marking as `Known Issue`.

Gilberto Rodrigues commented

2020-04-10 17:08:59 +02:00

Thank you Germano