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[#1]

A simple improvement to the measure tool would be to add reset to the right
mouse menu. It's a pain to click on that tiny box in the measure popup and
then have to make a second click to reset.

[#2]

You don't always need to reset between measurements. If you click on
surface A then surface B it will give you the measurement between the two,
If you then click on surface C it will give you the distance between B & C.
You can keep clicking to get different measurements. I rarely use the reset
button at all...

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Sean Dotson, PE
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"Roger Harvey" wrote in message
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> A simple improvement to the measure tool would be to add reset to the
right
> mouse menu. It's a pain to click on that tiny box in the measure popup
and
> then have to make a second click to reset.
>
>

[#3]

Except if the surfaces are at a slightly different angle of cource.
I really miss a keyboard shortcut to reset it.
Today, I most often escape out of the measurment tool, ad restart it again to reset it.
"R" on the keyboard should be enough.

Jorgen

[#4]

Sometimes I amaze myself. (amazed that did not do this before).
Using my beloved MacroMaker , I now only do a ctrl-R to reset the measurment tool

[#5]

What would really be needed to make this measure
toy a serious tool is a kind of history, where it lists all the recently
measured values.

I see myself writing down values on paper, again
and again.

Yes, my brain is old and slow, and I seem to be
impossible to keep all those numbers in my short-time memory. IMHO this is a
task the program should do for me.

No, the cut&paste is no substitute for this,
many times I need the x-value and the z-value and the distance, and compare it
with values measured minutes ago...

Regards,
--
Leo Laimer
Maschinen-
und Fertigungstechnik
A-4820 Bad Ischl - Austria

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Sometimes
I amaze myself. (amazed that did not do this before).
Using my beloved
MacroMaker , I now only do a ctrl-R to reset the measurment
tool

[#6]

Sort of like F2 in AutoCAD. Seems a bit retro but it would be nice if
things like List and Measure would output to a scrolling list from which
you could copy (for pasting).

Leo Laimer wrote:

> What would really be needed to make this measure toy a serious tool is
> a kind of history, where it lists all the recently measured values.
> I see myself writing down values on paper, again and again.
> Yes, my brain is old and slow, and I seem to be impossible to keep all
> those numbers in my short-time memory. IMHO this is a task the program
> should do for me.
> No, the cut&paste is no substitute for this, many times I need the
> x-value and the z-value and the distance, and compare it with values
> measured minutes ago...
>
> Regards,
> --
> Leo Laimer
> Maschinen- und Fertigungstechnik
> A-4820 Bad Ischl - Austria
>
> "jorgen" > schrieb im
> Newsbeitrag news:f12abe3.2@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Sometimes I amaze myself. (amazed that did not do this before).
> Using my beloved MacroMaker , I now only do a ctrl-R to reset
> the measurment tool
>

[#7]

Exactly, Charles. I just avoided to start this comparison to MDT again. You
also could say "...like F4 in UG..."
Anyway, retro is in here in Europe...

Regards,
--
Leo Laimer
Maschinen- und Fertigungstechnik
A-4820 Bad Ischl - Austria
"Charles Bliss" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Sort of like F2 in AutoCAD. Seems a bit retro but it would be nice if
> things like List and Measure would output to a scrolling list from which
> you could copy (for pasting).
>
> Leo Laimer wrote:
>
> > What would really be needed to make this measure toy a serious tool is
> > a kind of history, where it lists all the recently measured values.
> > I see myself writing down values on paper, again and again.
> > Yes, my brain is old and slow, and I seem to be impossible to keep all
> > those numbers in my short-time memory. IMHO this is a task the program
> > should do for me.
> > No, the cut&paste is no substitute for this, many times I need the
> > x-value and the z-value and the distance, and compare it with values
> > measured minutes ago...
> >
> > Regards,
> > --
> > Leo Laimer
> > Maschinen- und Fertigungstechnik
> > A-4820 Bad Ischl - Austria
> >
> > "jorgen" > schrieb im
> > Newsbeitrag news:f12abe3.2@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > Sometimes I amaze myself. (amazed that did not do this before).
> > Using my beloved MacroMaker , I now only do a ctrl-R to reset
> > the measurment tool
> >
>

[#8]

I agree 100%. I have scrap pieces of paper all over my disk with thousands of dimensions on it. Yes I have to clean my desk. I find myself printing out idw just to redline drawings with reference dimensions. This is ok for IPT but most time of need are in the models and it is usually during the development process. At that time the Idw of the model is not created yet. Also I think the dialog box is required for new users who are mispicking the command boxes. If there was a running dialog box of commands picked then it would eliminate the "Gee this unexpected thing happened when I pick this box" when in reality they probably they picked the box next to it. It would give some kind of command verification. F2 is really missed by this long time Autodesk user. Any thoughts from Autodesk on this as an additional feature in the future?

[#9]

I guess I'm the only one that works like this (see below)...

When I need to dimension a sketch or constraint based off another measured
dimension I use the flyout on the dimension box named Measure and then
measure the desired dimension. If I need to subtract or add another I then
use the measure flyout again to add or subtract this dim. Some of my dims
will then be a string of measured dims and mathematical operators+,-,/2
etc.. to get the desired dimension. This eliminates most of the scraps of
paper dims that I used to use in AutoCAD.

--
Sean Dotson, PE
http://www.sdotson.com
Check the Inventor FAQ for most common questions
www.sdotson.com/faq.html

"Sean Dotson" wrote in message
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> You don't always need to reset between measurements. If you click on
> surface A then surface B it will give you the measurement between the two,
> If you then click on surface C it will give you the distance between B &
C.
> You can keep clicking to get different measurements. I rarely use the
reset
> button at all...
>
> --
> Sean Dotson, PE
> http://www.sdotson.com
> Check the Inventor FAQ for most common questions
> www.sdotson.com/faq.html
> "Roger Harvey" wrote in message
> news:1F06438826D8A01CFCBAD22E6AD4B9FA@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > A simple improvement to the measure tool would be to add reset to the
> right
> > mouse menu. It's a pain to click on that tiny box in the measure popup
> and
> > then have to make a second click to reset.
> >
> >
>
>

[#10]

Just thinking,

To make something new you got to make it different
even if it loses a little in the process.

Command line and command line history use words
made up of combinations of 27+ characters. This method provides an almost
unlimited number of combinations with which to express intent. If the
users vocabulary is severely limited, it becomes difficult to describe
intent. However by providing a list of predefined words associated with pictures
and little descriptions, a user can quickly figure how to accomplish something.
The graphical linkage makes it easier to remember where to find that command
again.

Can you imagine writing a letter by the process of
picking words from a list?

Cheers,

Jim