Error Message Inconsistencies

wrewing001 — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 19:11:32 GMT

Error messages in Fusion seem highly inconsistent. They range from telling the same thing twice, to not indicating anything at all (that I could notice).

For example, if you select the wrong component when working in another part of your design, you can get quietly ignored. I agree, it makes sense, I would just like to get a clue about things.

I do like how error messages fade away when you correct the issue before attempting the command. For example, if you are about to create a body or construction plane, and target folder is not visible, you get a dialog box which goes away on its own when you make the folder visible. I for one, would not mind if this message never happened, though it would be good for newcomers.

Any time you try to do any command that F360 decides not to perform, this is when I would like to get an error message and an explanation. Even a poor one, or one that repeats the same information (as so many do) would be better than nothing.

For example, I did some goofy things and wasted time trying Move/Copy commands before realizing that the component was grounded. Clearly, F360 knew why it wasn't performing the command, but stayed silent.

I just checked Preferences and noticed there is a "Show in-command errors and warnings" checkbox. I would like to suggest an addition to that, perhaps "Show message when command cannot be performed."

Re: Error Message Inconsistencies

gautham_kattethota — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 13:51:07 GMT

@wrewing001

Hello. Thanks for your thoughtful observations on some of the issues with Fusion's error reporting. We are aware of several of the issues you are highlighting. Such feedback from customers will help us to bump up the priorities on such issues that have existed in the product for a long time.

Regards

Gautham

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