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Things I Miss From Mechanical Desktop

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jrhymes
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Things I Miss From Mechanical Desktop

The more I move fully into Inventor the more I miss some of the little things that made MDT so quick for me. One of them I really wish was added is when you double click on a balloon it would bring up what the balloon references like it did in MDT. See Image

 

Balloon.JPG

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cwhetten
in reply to: jrhymes

It's an interesting idea.  What do you use that for?

 

Cameron Whetten
Inventor 2014

Message 3 of 7
jrhymes
in reply to: cwhetten

For multiple different things

  • To see what part the balloon is connected to
  • Quickly check BOM properties of the part
  • Add comments to the part if needed
  • Easier then trying to find it in the BOM
Message 4 of 7
Curtis_Waguespack
in reply to: jrhymes

Hi  jrhymes,

 

I think this would be a helpful improvement. I think you should share your idea with the Development Team by going to this link and creating an IdeaStation idea::
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Inventor-IdeaStation/idb-p/v1232

Be sure it provide a clear description of your idea as well as examples, etc. Basically just keep in mind that while you might be very familiar with how things work in MDT,  the Inventor development team, and other forum members who will vote on your idea, might not be.

 

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

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cwhetten
in reply to: jrhymes

Sounds like a good idea for the Inventor IdeaStation.  You can find the IdeaStaion by clicking the link below:

 

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Inventor-IdeaStation/idb-p/v1232

 

If you submit this idea, post a link to it in this thread, for future reference.  I'll vote for it.

 

Cameron Whetten
Inventor 2014

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jrhymes
in reply to: cwhetten

Thanks, I just posted it to that forum. I have a ton of them and since I'm probably the last person on earth still actively using MDT, many of these new kids probably don't know or remember how easy some things use to be.

 

 

Jason

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cwhetten
in reply to: jrhymes

I voted for your idea.  (Do I get a sticker for my shirt?)

 

For future reference, here is the link to the idea:

 

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Inventor-IdeaStation/Double-Click-Balloon-to-Access-Part-Properties/id...

 

Cameron Whetten
Inventor 2014

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