Using texture projection with external image editor does not work #60133

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Daniel Bystedt · 2019-01-03T22:02:19+01:00

Daniel Bystedt commented

2019-01-03 22:02:19 +01:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows 10
Graphics card: GTX 1080

Blender Version
Broken: 2.8, 4d795cee49
(example: 2.79b release)
(example: 2.80, edbf15d3c0, blender2.8, 2018-11-28, as found on the splash screen)
Worked: (optional) 2.79 stable

Short description of error
Using texture projection with external image editor does not work. Eg "texture paint > External > Quick edit" does not work.

Error message:
Operator bpy.ops.paint.image_from_view.poll() expected a view3d region
bpy.context.area.ui_type = 'INFO'
Operator bpy.ops.paint.image_from_view.poll() expected a view3d region

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
Based on the default startup or an attached .blend file (as simple as possible).
1.create a cube
2. select it and enable texture paint
3. add texture slot (base color)
4. go to and press button "properties > active tool > external > quick edit"
5. error message is displayed even if I have choosen an external image editor in "edit > preferences >files > image editor"

**System Information** Operating system: Windows 10 Graphics card: GTX 1080 **Blender Version** Broken: 2.8, 4d795cee4938 (example: 2.79b release) (example: 2.80, edbf15d3c044, blender2.8, 2018-11-28, as found on the splash screen) Worked: (optional) 2.79 stable **Short description of error** Using texture projection with external image editor does not work. Eg "texture paint > External > Quick edit" does not work. Error message: Operator bpy.ops.paint.image_from_view.poll() expected a view3d region bpy.context.area.ui_type = 'INFO' Operator bpy.ops.paint.image_from_view.poll() expected a view3d region **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** Based on the default startup or an attached .blend file (as simple as possible). 1.create a cube 2. select it and enable texture paint 3. add texture slot (base color) 4. go to and press button "properties > active tool > external > quick edit" 5. error message is displayed even if I have choosen an external image editor in "edit > preferences >files > image editor"

Daniel Bystedt commented

2019-01-03 22:02:19 +01:00

Added subscriber: @DanielBystedt

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-01-04 10:39:51 +01:00

Added subscriber: @lichtwerk

Philipp Oeser self-assigned this 2019-01-04 10:39:51 +01:00

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-01-04 10:39:51 +01:00

Confirmed, checking...

Petter Lundh commented

2019-01-04 14:39:19 +01:00

Added subscriber: @PetterLundh

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-01-15 10:02:15 +01:00

Added subscribers: @WilliamReynish, @ideasman42

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-01-15 10:02:15 +01:00

These operators used to be located in a 3DView.
Now these are still working when called from the 3DView (search menu), but fail from the Properties Editor and TopBar...

One solution would be to alter the poll() and exec() of these operators to find a 3DView [this could be the first 3DView it finds -- or possibly invoking them and using a "pipette" > thus using mouse coords to get the desired 3DView if there are multiple...]

Before implementing I would like to get opinions from @ideasman42 / @WilliamReynish if this is the best way to go?

These operators used to be located in a 3DView. Now these are still working when called from the 3DView (search menu), but fail from the Properties Editor and TopBar... One solution would be to alter the poll() and exec() of these operators to find a 3DView [this could be the first 3DView it finds -- or possibly invoking them and using a "pipette" > thus using mouse coords to get the desired 3DView if there are multiple...] Before implementing I would like to get opinions from @ideasman42 / @WilliamReynish if this is the best way to go?

Daniel Bystedt commented

2019-01-15 13:53:51 +01:00

From an artists standpoint it would work just fine to

Press "properties > active tool > external > quick edit"
use pipette to choose which 3d view to pick up.

From an artists standpoint it would work just fine to 1. Press "properties > active tool > external > quick edit" 2. use pipette to choose which 3d view to pick up.

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-01-16 09:32:21 +01:00

One solution would be to alter the poll() and exec() of these operators to find a 3DView [this could be the first 3DView it finds -- or possibly invoking them and using a "pipette" > thus using mouse coords to get the desired 3DView if there are multiple...]

alternative: remove those (VIEW3D_PT_tools_imagepaint_external) from the toolsettings and put them as popover in the 3DView header (next to View and Brush)?

> One solution would be to alter the poll() and exec() of these operators to find a 3DView [this could be the first 3DView it finds -- or possibly invoking them and using a "pipette" > thus using mouse coords to get the desired 3DView if there are multiple...] alternative: remove those (`VIEW3D_PT_tools_imagepaint_external`) from the toolsettings and put them as popover in the 3DView header (next to `View` and `Brush`)?

William Reynish commented

2019-01-16 09:36:11 +01:00

Could be fine too I suppose, yes.

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-01-16 09:58:40 +01:00

just checked: this was actually marked TODO:

# TODO, move to space_view3d.py
class VIEW3D_PT_tools_imagepaint_external(Panel, View3DPaintPanel):

will do then and commit in a bit...

just checked: this was actually marked TODO: ``` # TODO, move to space_view3d.py class VIEW3D_PT_tools_imagepaint_external(Panel, View3DPaintPanel): ``` will do then and commit in a bit...

blender-admin commented

2019-01-23 15:00:58 +01:00

This issue was referenced by 5fc4214ada

This issue was referenced by 5fc4214adaaa8d13bc5f2d5d45ee9a814b672e04

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-01-24 15:40:25 +01:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Resolved'

Philipp Oeser closed this issue

2019-01-24 15:40:25 +01:00

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Using texture projection with external image editor does not work #60133