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General Category => NVILL Discussion => Topic started by: Mike_Hocksworth on October 21, 2025, 06:56:33 am

Title: Create a Box in Front ortho view, Object Orientation not match World orientation
Post by: Mike_Hocksworth on October 21, 2025, 06:56:33 am

When I try to create a Box within the front orthographic viewport, the box's object orientation is not aligned with the world orientation.
As in X, Y and Z now are different.

Creating the box within Perspective viewport, the Box Object and World orientations are the same.

For practical purposes, i am trying to trace around a Background viewport image in front viewport which I will also manipulate in the other viewports to further define the shape.

I'm not sure if this is a bug or expected behaviour?

Many Thanks.

Title: Re: Create a Box in Front ortho view, Object Orientation not match World orientation
Post by: IStonia on October 21, 2025, 11:10:22 am

It's not a bug. You can use this command to align the object's pivot orientation to world, Geometry > Common Command n Tools > Freeze Object Orientation.

Title: Re: Create a Box in Front ortho view, Object Orientation not match World orientation
Post by: Mike_Hocksworth on October 23, 2025, 12:18:34 am

Thanks for that, now my orientation is correct again.

I'm curious why the orientation is flipped about?

Title: Re: Create a Box in Front ortho view, Object Orientation not match World orientation
Post by: IStonia on October 23, 2025, 06:24:59 am

It is just in case it may be useful in some cases.
You can also use the "Object Pivot" tool to set object's orientation. At 6:47, https://youtu.be/yuCPC_OShRY.