# Camera lock mode + background image sync -\> rotation option

**URL:** <https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/camera-lock-mode-background-image-sync-rotation-option/23167>\
**Category:** Feature Request\
**Created:** [November 1, 2025, 7:45am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/camera-lock-mode-background-image-sync-rotation-option/23167 "2025-11-01T07:45:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Holger\_Schoenischka](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/holger_schoenischka/32/3934_2.png) [@Holger\_Schoenischka](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/Holger_Schoenischka)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2025, 7:45am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/camera-lock-mode-background-image-sync-rotation-option/23167/1 "2025-11-01T07:45:51Z")

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Would it be possible for rotation to work as well when the camera is locked?

So not only pan with the fingers → to be able to rotate the canvas

 ![IMG_0123](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/3X/e/3/e33b232c0b03b103fddbd8e1ff87b927ad8fc290.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![ray](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/ray/32/23707_2.png) [@ray](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/ray)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2025, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/camera-lock-mode-background-image-sync-rotation-option/23167/2 "2025-11-12T07:40:10Z")

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great this has been implemented but there’s still an issue: the camera perspective is shifting when the rotation center is not exactly on the camera z axis

also it would be good if this could be turned off optionally. some references work best when they stay at a fixed rotation.

great to see BTW this 2d transform stuff is happening!

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**Author:** ![stephomi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/stephomi/32/19583_2.png) [@stephomi](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/stephomi)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/camera-lock-mode-background-image-sync-rotation-option/23167/3 "2025-11-12T14:52:33Z")

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I should probably disable it for perspective for now.

As for optional, you can either stick to orbit or use the reset reference. I’m adding too much options otherwise.

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**Author:** ![ray](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/ray/32/23707_2.png) [@ray](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/ray)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/camera-lock-mode-background-image-sync-rotation-option/23167/4 "2025-11-13T21:10:58Z")

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I’m usually the last person to suggest adding additional UI elements 😅

But I think this one’s an exception - no way to navigate a reference image without introducing a slight twist when using touch input. Resetting works of course but I worked zoomed in quite a bit.

I’ll try to come up with some suggestion how to integrate it nicely, maybe it could be considered.