https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/background-color-highlight-of-sketch-objects-feature-suggestion/m-p/11602282#M48337 <P>I realize colors are assigned specific meanings in sketches, so it could be confusing if users had the ability to choose the colors of lines and other sketch objects—to be clear, that's not the feature I'm suggesting.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>In some cases, sketches can be complex, and it's difficult to visually identify relevant relationships between the objects. My suggestion is to enable users to apply a *background* highlight to selected objects. The colors of the selected objects would not change, but a line of heavier weight would be visible behind the selected object. I've attached an image to show what I mean. I think a feature like this could be pretty handy.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="mockup of highlighted sketch objects.png" style="width: 300px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1149208iF7B7700CCBECE11C/image-size/small?v=v2&amp;px=200" role="button" title="mockup of highlighted sketch objects.png" alt="mockup of highlighted sketch objects.png" /></span></P> Tue, 06 Dec 2022 20:53:52 GMT anonymousstudent 2022-12-06T20:53:52Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/background-color-highlight-of-sketch-objects-feature-suggestion/m-p/11602282#M48337 <P>I realize colors are assigned specific meanings in sketches, so it could be confusing if users had the ability to choose the colors of lines and other sketch objects—to be clear, that's not the feature I'm suggesting.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>In some cases, sketches can be complex, and it's difficult to visually identify relevant relationships between the objects. My suggestion is to enable users to apply a *background* highlight to selected objects. The colors of the selected objects would not change, but a line of heavier weight would be visible behind the selected object. I've attached an image to show what I mean. I think a feature like this could be pretty handy.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="mockup of highlighted sketch objects.png" style="width: 300px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1149208iF7B7700CCBECE11C/image-size/small?v=v2&amp;px=200" role="button" title="mockup of highlighted sketch objects.png" alt="mockup of highlighted sketch objects.png" /></span></P> Tue, 06 Dec 2022 20:53:52 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/background-color-highlight-of-sketch-objects-feature-suggestion/m-p/11602282#M48337 anonymousstudent 2022-12-06T20:53:52Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/background-color-highlight-of-sketch-objects-feature-suggestion/m-p/11602297#M48338 <P>I should add that, yes, of course you can use construction lines, and that does help, but in more complex sketches, it would be nice to be able to add highlights.</P> Tue, 06 Dec 2022 20:57:05 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/background-color-highlight-of-sketch-objects-feature-suggestion/m-p/11602297#M48338 anonymousstudent 2022-12-06T20:57:05Z