SUMMARY
This article details the differences between the Reset Camera and Reset Navigation Settings actions and how you can use them proactively in your work.
MORE INFORMATION
In some instances, you may find that Mari's Orthographic camera becomes difficult to control or may mistakenly become locked. This behaviour, whilst rare, can become a problem for artists who lose the ability to navigate in their viewport.
In most cases, Orthographic viewport issues are easily fixed by using the Reset Camera process or one of the other methods described in the following article:
Q100278: What to do if the View becomes empty or the geometry disappears
However, there can be some confusion between the Reset Camera and Reset Navigation Settings actions due to both using the same icon. Below you can find a description of their differences and usage purpose:
RESET CAMERA
The Reset Camera tool resets the physical camera attributes within the viewport including the focal point of the camera. This means that, should you lose sight of your model or find yourself in a strange view, you can easily reset the camera back to its default position in 3D space.
Fig 1: The Reset Camera tool
To use this tool, select Camera > Reset Camera.
An example of an issue for which the Reset Camera option can be used, is illustrated in the following screen recording:
Fig 2: You can see that I am unable to navigate in the viewport using the standard controls
Fig 3: Using Reset Camera refocuses the viewport centre onto my object
RESET NAVIGATION SETTINGS TO THEIR DEFAULT
In contrast, the Navigation toolbar consists of six camera options that form the Navigation controls. In Mari's default layout, these appear at the bottom-left-hand part of the UI. However, you may need to enable them by right-clicking on your toolbars and selecting Navigation.
Fig 4: The Navigation Toolbar
As you can see, the Reset navigation settings to their default button uses the same icon as the Reset Camera tool, although they perform different actions. The Reset navigation settings to their default button refers directly to the set up of the adjacent controls. This means that, if you click and personalise each function individually, using this reset tool will automatically set any of these active functions back to their default state.
A demonstration can be seen below when using the Zoom Disabled option:
Fig 5: Navigation settings can be reset to their default states
FURTHER HELP
If you are experiencing difficulties please create a support ticket and provide us with the information requested in this article:
Q100090: Information to send Support when reporting a Mari issue
For more information on how to open a Support ticket, please refer to this article:
Q100064: How to raise a support ticket
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