topic Re: F360 window elements (Browser, menus) over-write other windows that come in front of F360 in Fusion Support Forum

F360 window elements (Browser, menus) over-write other windows that come in front of F360

patrick.a.mckinley — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 22:02:05 GMT

I'm finding some window elements of Fusion 360 stay on the screen when other windows come to the front (top of the window stack). In the attached file you can see the Object Browser elements showing even though the Linux Terminal window was brought to the front. It seems like some of the Fusion 360 display elements are not attached to the main Fusion 360 window and so they do not get replaced by another window that may be put in front of it.

Note I am running Fusion 360 with Linux Mint 20.2 (Uma) and Wine 6.23 (staging). It seems to be working surprisingly well other than this little nuisance. Note the display elements that remain on the screen do disappear if the Fusion 360 window is minimized or closed.

Is there something I can do to better configure my installation to avoid this problem?

Thank you,

...Patrick

Re: F360 window elements (Browser, menus) over-write other windows that come in front of F360

jodom4 — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 23:30:47 GMT

Hey patrick.a.mckinley, this is a known issue that we're working on. I don't have a timeline for a fix but rest assured we're working on it. It irritates all of us!

Re: F360 window elements (Browser, menus) over-write other windows that come in front of F360

patrick.a.mckinley — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 18:17:08 GMT

Thanks for the update. I am looking forward to a fix someday, although I'm getting by without just fine. 🙂

Re: F360 window elements (Browser, menus) over-write other windows that come in front of F360

WhiteRoomSkis — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 14:14:27 GMT

Is there any update on this issue? I have the same problem with the browser window remaining on the desktop and blocking my view of other other programs when F360 is minimized. I'm running the most up to date version of F360 and Mac OS Monterey.

Re: F360 window elements (Browser, menus) over-write other windows that come in front of F360

dino_borogovac — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 09:38:47 GMT

Juli 2023 and this is still an issue. It is so disturbing that I am thinking of switching to another CAD Program because of this. It can't be this har to just stay in the boundaries of your own Window. Other programs can do it also there is no reason to take this issue so long to fix. I mean over 2 Years?

Re: F360 window elements (Browser, menus) over-write other windows that come in front of F360

andre6BH — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:58:34 GMT

Still an issue June 2024...

Re: F360 window elements (Browser, menus) over-write other windows that come in front of F360

janitor_cola — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 23:10:00 GMT

I love when people post a link to a forum entry with a similar problem, an entry that's been around for three years and no solution, and pretend like they've done something useful.

Re: F360 window elements (Browser, menus) over-write other windows that come in front of F360

theavi — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:15:20 GMT

Still an issue in November 2024. It's very unprofessional for such an expensive piece of Software. When is this gonna be fixed?

Re: F360 window elements (Browser, menus) over-write other windows that come in front of F360

andre6BH — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:55:19 GMT

I'm confused and would like to understand your comment better. Are you saying that my comment was not helpful?
- If so, I'd like to explain that here, I am attempting to 'bump' the thread (bring it back to the attention of support) given that the issue is still present (and it would be nice if it was fixed). To me, it seems like it serves a useful purpose. Right? (What am I missing?)

Re: F360 window elements (Browser, menus) over-write other windows that come in front of F360

terry_fusion — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:21:37 GMT

You're right, it would be nice if it were fixed.

Its been an ongoing issue for years and like most other annoyances the developers simply choose to overlook some of the most annoying ones to focus on the new and pretty, rather than shoring up the existing and making sure it work properly.

Half the time you get 'answers' that are only workarounds which require more effort and complexity for the user, and these 'answers' keep building up and building up until you have a whole pile of garbage workarounds.

So many issues over the years, I have personally given up on asking.

I'm looking at alternatives now because of the lackluster responses to the users.

Re: F360 window elements (Browser, menus) over-write other windows that come in front of F360

theavi — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:05:13 GMT

No no, I‘m replying to the people from Autodesk, to express that I‘m disappointed the issue is not fixed yet.

Re: F360 window elements (Browser, menus) over-write other windows that come in front of F360

lindsayfowler — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 08:02:30 GMT

5 years later and this bug still hasn't been fixed... you can't say we're not patient...

Re: F360 window elements (Browser, menus) over-write other windows that come in front of F360

a_bezansonM4UGN — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:48:04 GMT

There needs to be a betting pool on how much longer it's going to take 🤣

Re: F360 window elements (Browser, menus) over-write other windows that come in front of F360

bentwookie — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 17:36:55 GMT

FWIW, I believe this problem was mostly addressed on the Mac using mechanisms native to MacOS's window manager (parent/child window relationships and movement groups). They'd need to to find a similar mechanism, one specific to Linux, and they don't support Linux.