Inset tool with orthographic view #87991

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Ilya Zmetnyy · 2021-05-02T17:20:16+02:00

Ilya Zmetnyy commented

2021-05-02 17:20:16 +02:00

System Information
Operating system: Linux KDE Manjaro
Graphics card: GTX 750 Ti

Blender Version
Broken: 2.92 and 3.0.0 Alpha
Worked: Same issue

Short description of error
Inset (tool) is pretty much unusable in orthographic view. I think the gizmo is angled incorrectly and should be parallel to the surface, not perpendicular

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
On the default Start up file with Cube

Select Cube, Go to Edit Mode.
Go to any Orthographic Mode (Front, Top, Left). Say, Front by pressing 1 on Numpad.
Change the selection type to anything other than Active Tool
Can be done by pressing W or select the Inset Tool from the Tool Set on the left. And it will appear on the top.
OR
Drag: Active Tool, Change it to Select Box or any other type.
Try using the Inset (press I)
Observation: It is hard to use the inset tool, as there is no proper animation shown.
Please watch the video 2021-05-02 17-02-02.mp4

**System Information** Operating system: Linux KDE Manjaro Graphics card: GTX 750 Ti **Blender Version** Broken: 2.92 and 3.0.0 Alpha Worked: Same issue **Short description of error** Inset (tool) is pretty much unusable in orthographic view. I think the gizmo is angled incorrectly and should be parallel to the surface, not perpendicular **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** On the default Start up file with Cube * Select Cube, Go to Edit Mode. * Go to any Orthographic Mode (Front, Top, Left). Say, `Front` by pressing `1` on Numpad. * Change the selection type to anything other than `Active Tool` * Can be done by pressing `W` or select the Inset Tool from the Tool Set on the left. And it will appear on the top. OR * `Drag: Active Tool`, Change it to `Select Box` or any other type. * Try using the Inset (press `I`) Observation: It is hard to use the inset tool, as there is no proper animation shown. Please watch the video [2021-05-02 17-02-02.mp4](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F10049953/2021-05-02_17-02-02.mp4)

Ilya Zmetnyy commented

2021-05-02 17:20:16 +02:00

Added subscriber: @Ilya-7

Himanshi Kalra commented

2021-05-02 19:49:26 +02:00

Added subscriber: @Calra

Himanshi Kalra commented

2021-05-02 19:49:26 +02:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Needs User Info'

Himanshi Kalra commented

2021-05-02 19:49:26 +02:00

Hi, I tried it on a default cube, it didn't look so "unusable" per se. Could you attach a simple blend file which makes it difficult to use in a specific way?
(I can see the difficulty a bit in the video but cannot reproduce it)

Hi, I tried it on a default cube, it didn't look so "unusable" per se. Could you attach a simple blend file which makes it difficult to use in a specific way? (I can see the difficulty a bit in the video but cannot reproduce it)

Ilya Zmetnyy commented

2021-05-02 20:48:33 +02:00

Hello. It's the same way on the default cube for me as well.
I don't have any issue with how the gizmo works except in situations like I've shown in the video (I look at the face directly from the side view when trying to line it up with the blueprints)

Hello. It's the same way on the default cube for me as well. I don't have any issue with how the gizmo works except in situations like I've shown in the video (I look at the face directly from the side view when trying to line it up with the blueprints)

Ilya Zmetnyy commented

2021-05-03 08:18:15 +02:00

Oh, I see, the problem is only when the "Drag" option in tool settings is set to something other than "Active tool"
Like here
Here I reproduce this issue from the startup scene, as you can see it works fine with "Active tool" but the gizmo doesn't really work. Also bevel has gizmo the same way but it does work fine 2021-05-03 09-23-37.mp4

Oh, I see, the problem is only when the "Drag" option in tool settings is set to something other than "Active tool" ![Screenshot_20210503_091645.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F10050756/Screenshot_20210503_091645.png) Like here Here I reproduce this issue from the startup scene, as you can see it works fine with "Active tool" but the gizmo doesn't really work. Also bevel has gizmo the same way but it does work fine [2021-05-03 09-23-37.mp4](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F10050768/2021-05-03_09-23-37.mp4)

Himanshi Kalra commented

2021-05-03 10:02:35 +02:00

Changed status from 'Needs User Info' to: 'Confirmed'