Depth choice for "Add Cube" tool is ignored (always uses Surface) #100370

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Matthew Hinson · 2022-08-12T10:37:57+02:00

Matthew Hinson commented

2022-08-12 10:37:57 +02:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19044-SP0 64 Bits
Graphics card: Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620 Intel 4.5.0 - Build 27.20.100.8681

Blender Version
Broken: version: 3.3.0 Beta, branch: master, commit date: 2022-08-11 17:23, hash: 6161b8dc63
Worked: (unknown)

Short description of error
This issue is basically the opposite of #81951. Back then, Blender always used the 3D Cursor depth for the "Add Cube" tool, even if you selected Surface. Now it always uses Surface, even if you selected 3D Cursor.

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

Load up the default startup scene.
Select the "Add Cube" tool.
Change the "Depth" setting to "Cursor Plane."
Drag out a new cube in the viewport, starting on a side of the default cube.
Notice that the new cube is adjacent to the default cube - not clipping through it like we would expect (because the 3D Cursor is at its center).

This affects both the Object Mode and the Edit Mode version of the tool.

Side note about tooltip
The tooltip for the "Cursor Plane" option is arguably incorrect. It says the following:

"Start placement using a point projected onto the orientation axis at the 3D cursor position."

Projecting onto an axis would only allow placement on one particular line, not anywhere in the viewport. In reality, the point is projected onto the plane that's perpendicular to the orientation axis (more specifically, the chosen Plane Axis of the Orientation).

**System Information** Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19044-SP0 64 Bits Graphics card: Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620 Intel 4.5.0 - Build 27.20.100.8681 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 3.3.0 Beta, branch: master, commit date: 2022-08-11 17:23, hash: `6161b8dc63` Worked: (unknown) **Short description of error** This issue is basically the opposite of #81951. Back then, Blender always used the 3D Cursor depth for the "Add Cube" tool, even if you selected Surface. Now it always uses Surface, even if you selected 3D Cursor. **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** - Load up the default startup scene. - Select the "Add Cube" tool. - Change the "Depth" setting to "Cursor Plane." - Drag out a new cube in the viewport, starting on a side of the default cube. - Notice that the new cube is adjacent to the default cube - not clipping through it like we would expect (because the 3D Cursor is at its center). This affects both the Object Mode and the Edit Mode version of the tool. **Side note about tooltip** The tooltip for the "Cursor Plane" option is arguably incorrect. It says the following: "Start placement using a point projected onto the orientation axis at the 3D cursor position." Projecting onto an axis would only allow placement on one particular line, not anywhere in the viewport. In reality, the point is projected onto the plane that's perpendicular to the orientation axis (more specifically, the chosen Plane Axis of the Orientation).

Matthew Hinson commented

2022-08-12 10:37:57 +02:00

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