topic Re: Layout Grid and View settings reset to default each launch in Fusion Support Forum

Layout Grid and View settings reset to default each launch

JLADesign — Mon, 23 May 2022 15:06:09 GMT

Recently, every time I launch Fusion 360 the layout grid is set to off and the viewport is set to Ortho, even though I enabled the grid and change the view to Perspective with Ortho Faces each time. Its resetting these settings every time I close and then relaunch the app.

This is happening on both my windows desktop pc and my macbook pro (so 2 different operating systems) but it feels like it may have started doing this after not using it on the mac for some time and then briefly using it a few days ago.

I've had this happen once before with no idea why but it cleared up on its own after a while, this time it seems stuck doing it.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Re: Layout Grid and View settings reset to default each launch

Phil.E — Tue, 24 May 2022 17:13:32 GMT

Hi,

Just asking some questions here to help understand the issue, since this is not widely reported there may be something unique you are doing/finding that we need to investigate further.

Shutting down Fusion 360: Do you log out when you close the application?
Does it happen also on the mac you recently used?

Thanks,

Re: Layout Grid and View settings reset to default each launch

JLADesign — Tue, 24 May 2022 17:21:49 GMT

No I don't log out of my account, I just close the software.

I just double checked and the following behaviour is exactly the same on both the windows pc (windows 10) and the macbook pro (current version of osx):

Open Fusion 360, grid is off, view is set to Orthographic, Data Panel is open.

I change the view to Perspective with Ortho views, I set the grid to ON, I close the data panel.

I close Fusion 360 and relaunch it.

Grid is now off again, view is set back to Orthographic, Data Panel is open again.

Thanks.

James.

Re: Layout Grid and View settings reset to default each launch

Phil.E — Tue, 24 May 2022 17:24:16 GMT

The data panel is not something that obeys open/closed logic.

But the other settings should stick.

How long do you use Fusion before restarting? There is a 30 second to 1 minute timer before preference changes are sent to the cloud.

Re: Layout Grid and View settings reset to default each launch

JLADesign — Wed, 25 May 2022 19:35:31 GMT

Sorry for the delay in replying.

So, prior to your last reply I had used Fusion for several multi-hour sessions since the settings issue, but before I replied with that I decided to try simply keeping fusion open for a few minutes to make sure it had sent the settings to the server as you mentioned... and it did indeed save the settings.

So... kinda baffled, I never turn the grid off myself so it being off in the first place was an issue (since this happened out of my control) and I definitely had the software open for long periods of time working on parts and still had it not save.

But it's working now so I dunno; as I said, I've had this happen once before and it seemed to solve it's self then too.

I do still feel that the issue may be related to using my account on both a mac and a windows pc (perhaps versions being out of sync?).