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Does anyone know why in VW2022 enabling cropped perspective view is now relegated to a legacy 2D feature? We have always had it set as a default for all our files as otherwise whenever you enter a camera 3D view and zoom or pan around the camera gets moved (as well as being difficult to understand what exactly will appear in a sheet layer viewport from the camera as the proportions of the window don't necessarily reflect the proportions set in the camera).
 

I don't want any of the other legacy features but have to have them tuned on to get the cropped perspective view - it makes me a bit worried as well as to how long the feature will last for into the future...?

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I understand what you are missing.

 

 

8 hours ago, Tim Harland said:

in VW2022 enabling cropped perspective view is now relegated to a legacy 2D feature?

 

Really ?

I did not notice.

And I can't as I don't get my Project Files free from 2D legacy, whatever I tried.

For me that is great, I never wanted cropped perspectives (the way VW did)

 

 

Seeing it from a C4D Perspective :

 

8 hours ago, Tim Harland said:

We have always had it set as a default for all our files as otherwise whenever you enter a camera 3D view and zoom or pan around the camera gets moved

 

So I would rather ask for a real  "Camera Lock" in Visualization Palette for VW,

to not accidentally edit their positions.

 

 

8 hours ago, Tim Harland said:

difficult to understand what exactly will appear in a sheet layer viewport from the camera as the proportions of the window don't necessarily reflect the proportions set in the camera

 

I always asked VW for showing an Aspect Ratio Frame of Camera View inside the View Window,

but by showing a bit of environment and by dimming it down a bit (Or shaded vs wireframe, etc.)

because it would also help to see a bit of the surrounding area to estimate what would occlude

my perspective if I would move or zoom.

 

 

But since that did not happen during the last 8 years,

it may be better to ask getting "Cropped Perspective" back as an option.

(As long as it can be deactivated reliably)

 

 

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On 12/27/2021 at 1:51 AM, Tim Harland said:

Does anyone know why in VW2022 enabling cropped perspective view is now relegated to a legacy 2D feature? We have always had it set as a default for all our files as otherwise whenever you enter a camera 3D view and zoom or pan around the camera gets moved (as well as being difficult to understand what exactly will appear in a sheet layer viewport from the camera as the proportions of the window don't necessarily reflect the proportions set in the camera).
 

I don't want any of the other legacy features but have to have them tuned on to get the cropped perspective view - it makes me a bit worried as well as to how long the feature will last for into the future...?

Hi Tim,

the feature "cropped perspective" is still available. It will only appear in the dialog for the document settings though after you activate the legacy features:

https://app-help.vectorworks.net/2022/eng/VW2022_Guide/Basic2/Using_legacy_2D_features.htm?rhhlterm=cropped perspective&rhsearch=cropped perspective

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When legacy 2D features are enabled, the Cropped perspective option is available.

 

 

Regards,

Antonio

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On 12/27/2021 at 10:40 AM, zoomer said:

I understand what you are missing.

 

 

 

Really ?

I did not notice.

And I can't as I don't get my Project Files free from 2D legacy, whatever I tried.

For me that is great, I never wanted cropped perspectives (the way VW did)

 

 

Seeing it from a C4D Perspective :

 

 

So I would rather ask for a real  "Camera Lock" in Visualization Palette for VW,

to not accidentally edit their positions.

 

 

 

I always asked VW for showing an Aspect Ratio Frame of Camera View inside the View Window,

but by showing a bit of environment and by dimming it down a bit (Or shaded vs wireframe, etc.)

because it would also help to see a bit of the surrounding area to estimate what would occlude

my perspective if I would move or zoom.

 

 

But since that did not happen during the last 8 years,

it may be better to ask getting "Cropped Perspective" back as an option.

(As long as it can be deactivated reliably)

 

 

HI Zoomer,

 

yes I can see your side of it too - is is quite a weird abstract thing to just have this window floating somewhere on a design layer. Like you say if you could see the aspect ration and lock the camera position that would also be a way to do it, the current approach seems very counterintuitive.

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