topic Re: Avoid selecting construction lines in sketch in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Avoid selecting construction lines in sketch

Anonymous — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 06:49:02 GMT

Hi,

When I create a construction line in a sketch how do I lock it so it doesnt become selectable. The reason I ask is because every time I sketch a line exactly on top of the construction line, then I can never select that line again as on mousing over the construction line is the first to get selected.

Since the purpose of construction lines is to layout elements, it seems illogical that I cannot select the elements(lines, sides of rectangles etc) that I have drawn directly over it.

Re: Avoid selecting construction lines in sketch

HughesTooling — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 12:05:52 GMT

Don't think there's anyway of selecting just normal curves and not construction. If you hold the mouse button down for a second or so you get a selection menu, you can then pick which curve you want.

Mark

Re: Avoid selecting construction lines in sketch

HughesTooling — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 12:16:16 GMT

Just noticed the order of selection is oldest first for lines drawn on top of one another but for points it's newest first. The newest first seems more useful as construction lines\points would be drawn first and normal lines last and you're more likely to want to select the newest lines.

Mark

Re: Avoid selecting construction lines in sketch

Anonymous — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 19:14:47 GMT

Thank you! that worked. Also noticed what you said about the points which is why was wondering why it doesn't work the same way for lines.

Re: Avoid selecting construction lines in sketch

brianbuxton — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 06:43:24 GMT

This frustrating problem is still an issue well into 2022. It is so disruptive to workflows that it should be flagged as a bug. Difficult to understand why construction lines cannot be locked or hidden. I have to do most of my sketching outside of fusion 360 because of this. Please FIX IT!

Re: Avoid selecting construction lines in sketch

adesk-tom34 — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 18:51:49 GMT

fully agree, not just a bug, but a major design flaw...

Re: Avoid selecting construction lines in sketch

davebYYPCU — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 22:04:14 GMT

Not a bug, just a self inflicted workflow problem,

why would you need overlapping lines of different type in the same sketch?

Re: Avoid selecting construction lines in sketch

brianbuxton — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:29:48 GMT

I don’t understand why this is a ‘self inflicted’ workflow issue. I’m creating a very basic template with some driven dimensions to locate arc centre points. The problem I am experiencing in Fusion 360 is not being able to filter construction lines when selecting the main sketch. This is not a problem outside Fusion 360 which is why I am having to create these templates or sketches In another application. The lack of a selection filter for construction lines is a glaring omission which is why I have highlighted it here.

Re: Avoid selecting construction lines in sketch

davebYYPCU — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:59:13 GMT

Can't see what you are talking about.

Self inflicted - you did it. Fusion does not create anything you don't ask for.

Re: Avoid selecting construction lines in sketch

laughingcreek — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 02:00:34 GMT

can you post an example of what you mean?

Re: Avoid selecting construction lines in sketch

brianbuxton — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 07:21:03 GMT

Not sure uploading a file is going to help.

The OP wants to select part of a sketch without selecting construction geometry. Fusion360 does not have a selection filter for construction geometry. Having your drawing on one sketch layer and your construction lines on another works well if your design is simple enough but there are often times when navigating through a lot of sketch layers is problematic.

So....

Feature request... SELECTION FILTER for sketch construction lines please!!