Default view is confusing to new users (Feature Request)
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There is a placement problem too. You can work in 3d all the time, but sometimes the top view or side view can be useful. Some objects are difficult to discern in the fake perspective viewports because you don't have a sense of depth.
Precision too. 3 point perspective distorts the objects, some things that may look completely flat can be rotated and the inverse is true too..
Precision too. 3 point perspective distorts the objects, some things that may look completely flat can be rotated and the inverse is true too..
I think this is a good idea. However, I don't like the "four view" idea. I think fobsta's view idea is the best, except I would like to see the button box at the bottom.
Also, to end the cube-plane arguement, the starting scene origionally had a plane. It turned into a cube sometime after open-source.
Also, to end the cube-plane arguement, the starting scene origionally had a plane. It turned into a cube sometime after open-source.
How about the following screen?

It would have enough information to allow a complete beginner to experiment with the fundamental concepts involved with Blender (and 3d software in general).
No new coding involved just common sense
fobsta
ps the buttons window still scares me (after 10 yrs in the 3d games industry)

It would have enough information to allow a complete beginner to experiment with the fundamental concepts involved with Blender (and 3d software in general).
No new coding involved just common sense

fobsta
ps the buttons window still scares me (after 10 yrs in the 3d games industry)
it is quite nice. I would rather see the cube shaded. I don't know the help text is a good idea because i don't think it would be nice to always having that as a start. And you can't expect beginners to know the 'save interface' tool.
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novel idea i know... but, how about noobs just RTFM... im getting rather sick of all these changes to help noobs, afterall, your only a total noob for a couple of weeks, the rest of your blending life its all totally irelevent (and in many cases anoying)
If the new user is actually intimidated enough by there first look at the interface that it stops them using blender, no matter how friendly you make it look to them. there never going to stick with the program long enough to to learn ANYTHING usefull.. may as well just scare off the flakes early, then we wont have to answer all there questons
If the new user is actually intimidated enough by there first look at the interface that it stops them using blender, no matter how friendly you make it look to them. there never going to stick with the program long enough to to learn ANYTHING usefull.. may as well just scare off the flakes early, then we wont have to answer all there questons

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i'm sorry to say, but the proposed layouts are realy realy realy simple.
I agree on the 3d view, perspective would be more kind for a new person, the present top view (without good indication for a newbie wich view he/she's in) is confusing.
But the buttons window is a must in my point of view
Just ask yourself, how do the layouts of the other applications look? They interfaces are cluttered with buttons and icons too, sometimes even more so then blender.
Outliner is really handy for overview and renaming stuff and is easily forgotten tucked aways in the windows type list
my 2 cents
I agree on the 3d view, perspective would be more kind for a new person, the present top view (without good indication for a newbie wich view he/she's in) is confusing.
But the buttons window is a must in my point of view
Just ask yourself, how do the layouts of the other applications look? They interfaces are cluttered with buttons and icons too, sometimes even more so then blender.
Outliner is really handy for overview and renaming stuff and is easily forgotten tucked aways in the windows type list
my 2 cents
i have to disagree.MNME wrote:novel idea i know... but, how about noobs just RTFM... im getting rather sick of all these changes to help noobs, afterall, your only a total noob for a couple of weeks, the rest of your blending life its all totally irelevent (and in many cases anoying)
If the new user is actually intimidated enough by there first look at the interface that it stops them using blender, no matter how friendly you make it look to them. there never going to stick with the program long enough to to learn ANYTHING usefull.. may as well just scare off the flakes early, then we wont have to answer all there questons
many here, including me, found blender a while ago, but were put off by the high learning curve. I rediscovered it about a year ago and have worked very hard to get accustomed to it.
i thought the interface was great, afterall, it is. but I couldn't find the spacebar, and so I was completely turned off. I think that this new start .blend is a great idea and I think it will be very useful.
What's stopping you from creating a screen with split 3D views and one with a single one?Yingster wrote:What about haveing it start up like Rhino CAD or Softimage. They have it start with a side,front,top, and iso view. In Maya they have it set up where you press a hot key and it toggles between the split window and a single one.
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I think it's better to put emphasize on the 3d space sculpt aspect, not the 3x 2d cad-draw aspect, so better start with a single window with 3d space. Just like truespace.Yingster wrote:What about haveing it start up like Rhino CAD or Softimage. They have it start with a side,front,top, and iso view. In Maya they have it set up where you press a hot key and it toggles between the split window and a single one.
Hotkey toggle between prefered (user) window layouts has been in blender since version 1.0. It even ships with 4 default layouts.