Rework/New: Camera, 3D View, Window Pies #8

Demeter Dzadik · 2024-08-18T01:57:13+02:00

Demeter Dzadik commented

2024-08-18 01:57:13 +02:00

(Note: This PR description was updated after landing, to reflect some later changes.)

This pie menu was previously extremely bloated, and had a lot of overlap with the built-in grave key pie menu which did not exist at the time this pie was implemented.

Here's how the pie menu looked before:

Here's Blender's built-in grave-key pie menu as a reminder:

I decided to split it up into not one, not two, but three pie menus:

Alt+C: Camera Pie

This pie aims to house all frequently used camera-related operations, providing some new or improved ones over Blender's base set, and to be context-sensitive depending on if you're already looking through a camera or not.

Changed hotkey from Alt+Q since that got taken by core Blender since this pie was initially implemented. Alt+Q in core Blender is taken by "Transfer Mode" operator, which was blocking this pie menu in all modes other than Object mode.
Added "View Camera" option even though this already exists in the built-in Grave key pie, since it's still the most commonly used camera-related operation, and because Laptops don't have a Numpad 0.
Added "Set Active Object as Camera" because it's normally bound to Ctrl+Numpad 0, which isn't possible on numpadless keyboards like most laptops.
Added a custom "New Camera From View" operation, when not already looking through a camera. If already looking through a camera, this slot is taken by "Lock Camera to View".
Added a modified version of "Snap Camera to View", which should give more accurate results than Blender's built-in operator. Also, it will be grayed out if the camera is locked.
If already looking through a camera, this operator is replaced with the built-in "Frame Camera Bounds", which I think is super handy to maximize your screen efficiency.
Added some Camera properties that I think are frequently adjusted. Would love feedback on this!

Shift+C+Drag: 3D View Pie:

Most elements in this pie already have built-in shortcuts, which arguably makes it a bit redundant and unlike most pie menus of the add-on, but I see it as a way to reduce the amount of shortcuts a new user might have to memorize. I wouldn't be surprised if most old-school users don't really care for this one, but it houses better versions of some of the functionality from the old pie menu, such as Frame All/Selected, and Render Border.

Added "Frame Selected" even though it's already in the built-in Grave key pie because it's still a very commonly used 3D view operation.
Added a "Frame All" option that doesn't affect the cursor. This is normally on the Home key, which doesn't exist on laptops.
Added Clipping Border, Fly, for discoverability, and to potentially free up Shift+` and Alt+B hotkeys in the 3D View.
Added Set/Clear Render Border, for discoverability, to free up Ctrl+B and Ctrl+Alt+B, and as a replacement for the previously included "Toggle Border" button, which actually didn't really work half the time.

Ctrl+Space+Drag: Window Pie:

The original pie had a fullscreen button, which was available on Ctrl+Space anyways.
Added the other type of fullscreen that's available in Blender, which also hides headers and side panels.
Added an Exit Fullscreen button, which works no matter which type of fullscreening you used. In core Blender, if you do Ctrl+Alt+Space, you can't get out of it using Ctrl+Space, which is really confusing and can leave users stuck.
Added Toggle System Console (only on Windows), Window Fullscreen, Preferences, and Maximize, because I use these buttons often.
Added Toggle Status Bar and Pop Out Window operations because I think these are quite unknown functionalities in core Blender, but still useful. (Advanced users might not care for the status bar and prefer to hide it.)

(Note: This PR description was updated after landing, to reflect some later changes.) --- This pie menu was previously extremely bloated, and had a lot of overlap with the built-in grave key pie menu which did not exist at the time this pie was implemented. Here's how the pie menu looked before: <img src="/attachments/19edbc3f-5685-4fbd-b187-8e953b9b8a62" width=400> Here's Blender's built-in grave-key pie menu as a reminder: <img src="/attachments/ce9132c1-3340-418a-8126-51440473460c" width=400> I decided to split it up into not one, not two, but three pie menus: ### Alt+C: Camera Pie <img src="/attachments/340a80c8-560e-4689-88f7-89e4f6da432d" width=400> This pie aims to house all frequently used camera-related operations, providing some new or improved ones over Blender's base set, and to be context-sensitive depending on if you're already looking through a camera or not. - Changed hotkey from Alt+Q since that got taken by core Blender since this pie was initially implemented. Alt+Q in core Blender is taken by "Transfer Mode" operator, which was blocking this pie menu in all modes other than Object mode. - Added "View Camera" option even though this already exists in the built-in Grave key pie, since it's still the most commonly used camera-related operation, and because Laptops don't have a Numpad 0. - Added "Set Active Object as Camera" because it's normally bound to Ctrl+Numpad 0, which isn't possible on numpadless keyboards like most laptops. - Added a custom "New Camera From View" operation, when not already looking through a camera. If already looking through a camera, this slot is taken by "Lock Camera to View". - Added a modified version of "Snap Camera to View", which should give more accurate results than Blender's built-in operator. Also, it will be grayed out if the camera is locked. - If already looking through a camera, this operator is replaced with the built-in "Frame Camera Bounds", which I think is super handy to maximize your screen efficiency. - Added some Camera properties that I think are frequently adjusted. Would love feedback on this! ### Shift+C+Drag: 3D View Pie: <img src="/attachments/25c8de2a-6513-4da2-832e-ef5ee047aa36" width=400> Most elements in this pie already have built-in shortcuts, which arguably makes it a bit redundant and unlike most pie menus of the add-on, but I see it as a way to reduce the amount of shortcuts a new user might have to memorize. I wouldn't be surprised if most old-school users don't really care for this one, but it houses better versions of some of the functionality from the old pie menu, such as Frame All/Selected, and Render Border. - Added "Frame Selected" even though it's already in the built-in Grave key pie because it's still a very commonly used 3D view operation. - Added a "Frame All" option that doesn't affect the cursor. This is normally on the Home key, which doesn't exist on laptops. - Added Clipping Border, Fly, for discoverability, and to potentially free up Shift+\` and Alt+B hotkeys in the 3D View. - Added Set/Clear Render Border, for discoverability, to free up Ctrl+B and Ctrl+Alt+B, and as a replacement for the previously included "Toggle Border" button, which actually didn't really work half the time. ### Ctrl+Space+Drag: Window Pie: <img src="/attachments/48666cba-0d22-469d-90c7-8fa4e3b8a275" width=400> - The original pie had a fullscreen button, which was available on Ctrl+Space anyways. - Added the other type of fullscreen that's available in Blender, which also hides headers and side panels. - Added an Exit Fullscreen button, which works no matter which type of fullscreening you used. In core Blender, if you do Ctrl+Alt+Space, you can't get out of it using Ctrl+Space, which is really confusing and can leave users stuck. - Added Toggle System Console (only on Windows), Window Fullscreen, Preferences, and Maximize, because I use these buttons often. - Added Toggle Status Bar and Pop Out Window operations because I think these are quite unknown functionalities in core Blender, but still useful. (Advanced users might not care for the status bar and prefer to hide it.)

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