Fixed text annotation rotation in viewport #3017

Fixed text annotation rotation in viewport for the views rotated by multipel axis.
Changed text direction calculation to be the same in both viewport and svg.

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/drawing/annotation.py

@@ -113,9 +113,7 @@ class Annotator:
         camera = tool.Ifc.get_object(drawing)
         co1, _, _, _ = Annotator.get_placeholder_coords(camera)
         matrix_world = camera.matrix_world.copy()
-        matrix_world[0][3] = co1.x
+        matrix_world.translation = co1
-        matrix_world[1][3] = co1.y
-        matrix_world[2][3] = co1.z
         collection = camera.users_collection[0]
 
         if object_type == "TEXT":

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/drawing/decoration.py

@@ -422,11 +422,14 @@ class BaseDecorator:
 
         region = context.region
         region3d = context.region_data
+        camera = context.scene.camera
 
-        text_dir = Vector((1, 0))
+        def get_basis_vector(matrix, i=0):
-        text_dir_world = region3d.perspective_matrix.inverted().to_quaternion() @ text_dir.to_3d()
+            """returns basis vector for i in world space, unaffected by object scale"""
-        text_dir_world_rotated = obj.matrix_world.to_quaternion() @ text_dir_world
+            return matrix.inverted()[i].to_3d().normalized()
-        text_dir = (region3d.perspective_matrix.to_quaternion() @ text_dir_world_rotated).to_2d().normalized()
+
+        text_dir_world_x_axis = get_basis_vector(obj.matrix_world)
+        text_dir = (camera.matrix_world.inverted().to_quaternion() @ text_dir_world_x_axis).to_2d().normalized()
 
         pos = location_3d_to_region_2d(region, region3d, text_world_position)
         props = obj.BIMTextProperties

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/drawing/operator.py

@@ -553,7 +553,9 @@ class CreateDrawing(bpy.types.Operator):
                 value = ifcopenshell.util.selector.get_element_value(element, key)
                 if value:
                     classes.append(
-                        tool.Drawing.canonicalise_class_name(key) + "-" + tool.Drawing.canonicalise_class_name(str(value))
+                        tool.Drawing.canonicalise_class_name(key)
+                        + "-"
+                        + tool.Drawing.canonicalise_class_name(str(value))
                     )
 
             el.set("class", (el.get("class", "") + " " + " ".join(classes)).strip())
@@ -626,7 +628,6 @@ class CreateDrawing(bpy.types.Operator):
         self.svg_writer.metadata = self.metadata
         self.svg_writer.create_blank_svg(svg_path).draw_annotations(annotations, precision, decimal_places).save()
 
-
         return svg_path
 
     def get_scale(self):
@@ -707,8 +708,7 @@ class AddAnnotation(bpy.types.Operator, Operator):
         if not drawing:
             self.report({"WARNING"}, "Not a BIM camera")
             return
-        # TODO: support adding multiple annotations if there are multiple selected objects
+
-        # that can be used as annotations references
         r = core.add_annotation(tool.Ifc, tool.Collector, tool.Drawing, drawing=drawing, object_type=self.object_type)
         if isinstance(r, str):
             self.report({"WARNING"}, r)
@@ -1024,7 +1024,6 @@ class ActivateModel(bpy.types.Operator):
         return {"FINISHED"}
 
 
-
 class ActivateDrawing(bpy.types.Operator):
     """
     Activates the selected drawing view

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/drawing/svgwriter.py

@@ -665,13 +665,13 @@ class SvgWriter:
         text_position = Vector(((x_offset + text_position.x), (y_offset - text_position.y)))
         text_position_svg = text_position * self.svg_scale
 
-        local_x_axis = text_obj.matrix_world.to_quaternion() @ Vector((1, 0, 0))
+        def get_basis_vector(matrix, i=0):
-        projected_x_axis = self.project_point_onto_camera(position + local_x_axis)
+            """returns basis vector for i in world space, unaffected by object scale"""
-        angle = math.degrees(
+            return matrix.inverted()[i].to_3d().normalized()
-            (Vector((x_offset + projected_x_axis.x, y_offset - projected_x_axis.y)) - text_position).angle_signed(
+
-                Vector((1, 0))
+        text_dir_world_x_axis = get_basis_vector(text_obj.matrix_world)
-            )
+        text_dir = (self.camera.matrix_world.inverted().to_quaternion() @ text_dir_world_x_axis).to_2d().normalized()
-        )
+        angle = math.degrees(-text_dir.angle_signed(Vector((1, 0))))
 
         transform = "rotate({}, {}, {})".format(angle, *text_position_svg)
         classes = self.get_attribute_classes(text_obj)

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/drawing.py

@@ -310,9 +310,10 @@ def update_drawing_name(ifc, drawing_tool, drawing=None, name=None):
 
 
 def add_annotation(ifc, collector, drawing_tool, drawing=None, object_type=None):
-    context = drawing_tool.get_annotation_context(drawing_tool.get_drawing_target_view(drawing))
+    context = drawing_tool.get_annotation_context(target_view := drawing_tool.get_drawing_target_view(drawing))
     if not context:
-        return "No annotation context for drawing"
+        return f"No annotation context Annotation/{target_view} for drawing"
+
     drawing_tool.show_decorations()
     obj = drawing_tool.create_annotation_object(drawing, object_type)
     element = ifc.get_entity(obj)