VW2019 - OIP Layout for Viewports

[Kevin McAllister]

I'm curious what others think of the adjustments to the OIP layout for Sheet Layer Viewports in VW2019. Here's a comparison. I noticed things had changed because Background and Foreground render settings were no longer directly next to each so I wondered how different the layouts were.

 

Kevin

 

[rDesign]

I agree - it does seem more confusing in 2019. Now it looks like ‘RW Background’ is related to ‘Background Render’ Settings.

[Andy Broomell]

But in a way, RW Background is related to background render, isn't it?

[Matt Overton]

Advanced properties could have come up to the top as well given they apply regardless of Viewport type. 

[Kevin McAllister]

2 hours ago, rDesign said:

I agree - it does seem more confusing in 2019. Now it looks like ‘RW Background’ is related to ‘Background Render’ Settings.

I wondered if this was the intent.

 

1 hour ago, Andy Broomell said:

But in a way, RW Background is related to background render, isn't it?

Maybe. The bigger issue is there isn't really a visual hierarchy to viewport OIP layout - no section dividers or spaces between distinct groups or indents - so everything blends together. At least when Background Render and Foreground Render were next to each other there was a visual rhythm. I would say RW Background is more related to Lighting Options which are way at the bottom. Lighting Options and RW Background should get absorbed into Render Styles when OpenGL is made part of Render Styles too....

 

Kevin

Edited September 17, 2018 by Kevin McAllister