Define Startup Orientation

[Flint_Lockwood 0]

Anyone know what defines the orientation of the workspace when Cura first starts up? Mine comes in at some arbitrary rotation and zoom level. Is it possible to change this to something more defined like the exact iso view with a zoom level to see the entire work envelope? 

 

Small issue, but bothers my OCD that it is currently so arbitrary and I can't seem to find how to redefine it.

[rburema 26]

I'm afraid that's hardcoded at the moment.

 

        # Initialize camera
        root = controller.getScene().getRoot()
        camera = Camera("3d", root)
        diagonal = self.getBuildVolume().getDiagonalSize()
        if diagonal < 1: #No printer added yet. Set a default camera distance for normal-sized printers.
            diagonal = 375
        camera.setPosition(Vector(-80, 180, 700) * diagonal / 375)
        camera.lookAt(Vector(0, 0, 0))
        controller.getScene().setActiveCamera("3d")

 

The values fed to the `setPosition` function seem somewhat arbitrary, to create a view that would look 'dynamic' to a designer maybe.

In theory, you'd probably be able to make a plugin to set the camera to a more canonical position on start-up.

[Flint_Lockwood 0]

On 4/19/2023 at 9:56 AM, rburema said:

I'm afraid that's hardcoded at the moment.

 

        # Initialize camera
        root = controller.getScene().getRoot()
        camera = Camera("3d", root)
        diagonal = self.getBuildVolume().getDiagonalSize()
        if diagonal < 1: #No printer added yet. Set a default camera distance for normal-sized printers.
            diagonal = 375
        camera.setPosition(Vector(-80, 180, 700) * diagonal / 375)
        camera.lookAt(Vector(0, 0, 0))
        controller.getScene().setActiveCamera("3d")

 

The values fed to the `setPosition` function seem somewhat arbitrary, to create a view that would look 'dynamic' to a designer maybe.

In theory, you'd probably be able to make a plugin to set the camera to a more canonical position on start-up.

 

Thanks for the response. Kinda figured this would be the case. Not a big deal, but a small UI nitpick that would be nice for super picky designs to have control over if possible someday.