IV2012 Sp1 - Delete unused parameter takes 4-5 seconds per parameter!

[RobSinglehurst]

I have user parameters that are no longer needed and are not being used anywhere.  They each takes 4-5 seconds to delete, prior to 2012 this would happen instantly.

Anyone else noticed this?

[AdrianT]

Yes I've noticed this. How does one delete a whole bunch of them at a time? It is very time consuming to delete 100 unusued parameters one by one. Any help/tips would be appreciated. 

Thanks,

Adrian

[RobSinglehurst]

Hi Adrian,

Reduce the height of the parameter dialog window so that it only shows a few parameters - you will find it deletes them much quicker then! I've attached a jpeg to show what I mean.

Cheers,

--Rob Singlehurst

[mrattray]

Try un-checking "Immediate Update" in the parameters window.

[AdrianT]

Would that be for only speed increase?

See the screenshot attached. I need to delete all those yellow parameters with a click or two, not one by one. Is that possible.

[mrattray]

It's possible to delete all unused parameters using a macro, but there is no way to do it using the GUI.

My suggestion was just to help with the "lag" after you delete a parameter. The "lag" comes from Inventor updating your assembly; by turning off immediate update you can delete all of your parameters and then do a single manual update when you're done.

Try searching this forum and the Inventor Customization forum for a macro, I'm sure it's been done before.
 If you can't find one and this is something you do frequently then it shouldn't take me long to whip one up for you.

You may want to suggest this as an addition to future versions here: Inventor IdeaStation

[AdrianT]

Thanks Mike, and Rob. Seems to be going quicker 🙂