Gizmos disappear while doing a grab operation (in particular viewpoint showing the axis direction) - just when they're needed #82009

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Dan McLaughlin · 2020-10-23T17:03:35+02:00

Dan McLaughlin commented

2020-10-23 17:03:35 +02:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows 10
Graphics card: Titan

Blender Version
Broken: 2.90.1

Short description of error
When doing a grab operation the default behavior is for Blender to hide the visible Gizmos. This is fine, some users appear to prefer it but it's not clear what it's accomplishing, since you already know you are in a grab. The issue is that by definition a grab is to move an object, however when the axis indicator (XYZ) disappears, now you don't know which way is up unless you happen to have some grid lines visible. It constantly happens that I do a grab, glance up at the right hand corner, oh right that information which is really relevant to this operation is now gone, hit Esc, reorient myself from the now visible gizmo, then try the grab operation again.

Best solution would be to put a preference in the Interface tab.

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
Put an object in the 3D view hit G.

**System Information** Operating system: Windows 10 Graphics card: Titan **Blender Version** Broken: 2.90.1 **Short description of error** When doing a grab operation the default behavior is for Blender to hide the visible Gizmos. This is fine, some users appear to prefer it but it's not clear what it's accomplishing, since you already know you are in a grab. The issue is that by definition a grab is to move an object, however when the axis indicator (XYZ) disappears, now you don't know which way is up unless you happen to have some grid lines visible. It constantly happens that I do a grab, glance up at the right hand corner, oh right that information which is really relevant to this operation is now gone, hit Esc, reorient myself from the now visible gizmo, then try the grab operation again. Best solution would be to put a preference in the Interface tab. **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** Put an object in the 3D view hit G.

Dan McLaughlin commented

2020-10-23 17:03:35 +02:00

Added subscriber: @DrMc

ThinkingPolygons commented

2020-10-23 17:34:10 +02:00

Added subscriber: @ThinkingPolygons

ThinkingPolygons commented

2020-10-23 17:34:10 +02:00

the default behavior is for Blender to hide the visible Gizmos. This is fine

Actually this is not fine at all. That's why people are begging for the following task be implemented #63743 (Show gizmo while transforming)
No other 3d app hides the gizmo while transforming.

> the default behavior is for Blender to hide the visible Gizmos. This is fine Actually this is not fine at all. That's why people are begging for the following task be implemented #63743 (Show gizmo while transforming) No other 3d app hides the gizmo while transforming.

Germano Cavalcante commented

2020-10-23 22:19:06 +02:00

Closed as duplicate of #63743

Germano Cavalcante closed this issue

2020-10-23 22:19:06 +02:00

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Gizmos disappear while doing a grab operation (in particular viewpoint showing the axis direction) - just when they're needed #82009