Starting a sketch, how about select plane in 3D space

[NormandC]

While the doodling in DeepSOIC's screen capture is amusing, I have no clue what this scale-bar is supposed to represent or do. How is it to inform about the zoom level? Also, it would eat vertical space which in short supply since widescreen display are the norm...

[freedman]

OK, someones got to do it.
Galaxy
Solar system
Planet
I have no idea??????
Building
House
Bike
Cat
Mouse
Fly
I have no idea??????
I have no idea??????
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[NormandC]

You're good freedman. I didn't know what the first icon was.

Next to last is a DNA strand maybe?

What's smaller than a fly, bigger than a DNA strand, and squarish? A microchip maybe?

OK now I think I understand the scaling bar.

[DeepSOIC]

A microchip maybe?

It was meant to be 0402 SMD resistor =) so you almost got it.
The thing no one guessed was supposed to be a city. I tried doodling a map of Moscow , which has a very distinct shape. No wonder you didn't get it, but I don't have any better idea.

[NormandC]

Wow! I didn't know Moscow looked like a wheel hub.

https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2555133

[DeepSOIC]

Also, it would eat vertical space which in short supply since widescreen display are the norm...

It can be vertical. It can be integrated into status bar. It can have a prominent cross button, and only show up initially on a new project with nothing in it. And maybe on an imported file as a new document.

[TheMarkster]

Here is a video showing what I have so far. I'm not sure if I have the Isometric, Dimetric, and Trimetric views exactly right yet. Could be the top view (0,0,1) isn't the correct starting vector. I added the preferences to the Display settings in Edit -> Preferences, including the ability to use the current orientation. You can also manually enter a custom orientation in the Tools -> Edit parameters menu in Base/Preferences/View by setting NewDocumentCameraOrientation to something like Rotation(0.5,0.5,0.5,0.5) or whatever numbers you choose. You can also use:

Rotation(Base.Vector(0,0,1),Base.Vector(.5,.5,.5,.5))

where the first vector is the from vector and the 2nd is the to vector if you want to use that method of setting up the orientation.

Limitation: it's not going to be translatable to other languages. If any translation is done it will break it because the text is part of the commands sent to python, example: activeView().TopView() where "Top" is the current setting.

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I made a minor tweak after recording the video, consolidating some of the output to the python console so no new (potentially name-conflicting) python variables are being created.

[NormandC]

Thanks, things are progressing!

I'm not sure if I have the Isometric, Dimetric, and Trimetric views exactly right yet.

Yeah, sorry but that's not it. As I said, isometric should be exactly what axonometric is currently. And all three modes should always show the Z axis perfectly vertical.

I'll try to come up with values.

[DeepSOIC]

Just in case you didn't know, there is a convenient Rotation constructor to make these rotations. For example, isometric:

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V = App.Vector
Gui.activeView().setCameraOrientation(App.Rotation(V(), V(0,0,1), V(1,1,1), "ZYX"))

[TheMarkster]

Just in case you didn't know, there is a convenient Rotation constructor to make these rotations. For example, isometric:

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V = App.Vector
Gui.activeView().setCameraOrientation(App.Rotation(V(), V(0,0,1), V(1,1,1), "ZYX"))

Nice tip. How to make dimetric and trimetric this way?

Edit: Okay, I think I have it. I can use Normand's vectors in place of V(1,1,1).