--- Operating System, Graphics card ---
Linux
--- Blender version with error, and version that worked ---
2.68a; never worked
--- Short description of error ---
The bpy.ops.view3d.viewnumpad() operator calls view3d_smooth_view, which appears
to do an animated change to the view using a timer. The change doesn't appear to have
any effect until a script calling this operator exits.
This is a problem if the view needs to be changed to affect later view-dependent
script operations (e.g., knifeproject).
--- Steps for others to reproduce the error (preferably based on attached .blend file) ---
Run script in attached .blend. The change to ortho and front view takes place after
the script exits (because the knife_project call works on the earlier view).
Perhaps the viewnumpad() python operator should call a non-animating view change?
If you don't want to do this, can you suggest a workaround? Being able to set the
view up for things like knife_project could help in writing some automated tests.
(A workaround is to manually set the view and save it in a .blend, I suppose.)
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We could support this, but for this to work for other operators it would mean adding invoke functions to all the view navigation functions that use smooth-view.
For scripts its normally better not to use viewport operators and just manipulate then durectly, accessing their view matrix for example.
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OK, I can work around by setting the region_3d's view_matrix, as suggested. So you can close this either as a won't-fix or a won't-fix-todo, as you see fit.