Dear Autodesk team,
I noted some of the problems I have with Pblisher and I would like to share them with you hoping that they will be solved in the next service pack. As soon as I encounter more issues I will add them here. I would like to invite others to contribute too.
My Version is 2015 SP1 and my machine works like a charm otherwise. (I3, 16GB Ram, Nvidia Graphics) Because I have a non English version of the program will not be ble to call the functions/menu items as they are named in Englis but I will try to describe it to the best of my abilities.
Problems that definetely need to be fixed for me are:
1) Metric System
Include the Metric system in Publisher so that people can choose.
2) Custom Properties
I absolutely must have full access to custom properties in Part lists. I wonder why I can select them in callouts and yet they do not appear anywhere as selectable columns in the parts list. This is a major drawback for me and literally costs more time to cope with than I gain by using publisher.
3) More flexibility with the part lists import/export
I would like to see an import function for part lists too where the content can be independent from Inventor.
4) Sorting of parts and part lists
Please include the possibility to re-arrange the order of the parts in the tree and the possibility to sort part lists with a filter.
5) Speed improvements
Pblisher is sluggish as hell I do not even dare to work with it in the network. The program has major performance issues even with only one smaller model.
6) Constant crashes
For whatever reason the program sometimes crashes when I open an already existing file. It does that several times in a row. Also it randomly crashes when working with it. I sent error reports by the dozen. It is hard to describe when it crashes because I can see no commen reson for the crashes.
7) Individal snapshots
I would also like to se the possibility to work with snapshot completely independent from one another. Currently the only thing that helpsis that one hides the parts that are not needed for a specific snapshot. If you need 3 models for example you would have to hide 2 if showing something from the third one yet the other two are somewhat bloating the whole thing making it even more sluggish.
😎 Independent views for each model
If one works with more than one model in the same snapshot and both are displayed it would be very helpful (for me) I one could change the behviour of the program so that I can rotate models individally if need be.
9) Snap/Zoom to workspace size
Sometimes it would be very good to click on a button and the complete assemble, including callouts, would zoom to the exact size of the work/export area (of course only in length or width).
Cheers
Stefan
This is just a quick list of what I sent Autodesk previously. The first one in my list and number 4 in yours has been slightly addressed. When editing the BOM you can click and hold on a line of the BOM and manually move it to a new position in the list, I think you have to select on the far left of the line. Not the best but it definitly has helped me out. I could easily come up with more if I was working in the software currently but I have other Inventor projects to do right now.
Agree with most of those, however...
@coreyparks wrote:
8. Zoom function is designed totally wrong. Zoom should scale the whole publish area not scale the parts shown in the publish area. Think of how Inventor IDW’s work currently.
12. Snap shots should be treated more like a sheet in an IDW. All annotations should be unique to that snapshot or at least identified in the browser as being attached to that snapshot. Turning off some annotations can be a nightmare if you want them visible again later.
8. If the zoom function scaled the whole publish area, you wouldn't be able to publish an image or video to a specified area.
12. I think the opposite to this. If I am creating an animation, I don't want everything turning off when I create a new snapshot. It would massively increase workload. In fact, one of Publisher's weakness' is that you cannot keep a Detail View between snapshots.
In addition to those above I would also ask for the following:
I'm sure I will think of more ; )
3. The ability to rename selection
If it's a saved selection, you can. Simply double click the selection and then you can overtype it.
I didn't say exactly like an IDW. I don't want a new snapshot to start blank, copying the previous one is fine and what I would prefer. It's just I made the mistake of turning off some annotations and there was no easy way to turn them back on as there was nothing telling me which annotation belonged on the current sheet.
As for the zoom function you prefer that it scales the parts and not the view? So many times I want to be able to zoom in to select a part to balloon and if I do the parts get bigger and the balloons stay the same size making it very difficult yo place the annotations properly. Also when I am ballooning a view I have it set up for the proper zoom factor and viewing angle it will have when published and one inadvertent turn of the wheel or one bump of the space pilot and its all messed up. At the very least the view needs to be lockable.