topic Re: When dimensioning a sketch the number gets highlighted and overwrites itself in Fusion Support Forum

When dimensioning a sketch the number gets highlighted and overwrites itself

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:52:06 GMT

I am trying to type a dimension in a sketch, and the numbers automatically highlight themselves, causing anything that is typed afterwards to overwrite the initial number. This has only been a problem recently, within a week or so.

Below is a link to a dropbox video: I am trying to type 3.6" as the dimension, and as you see, the number gets highlighted in the tiny pause that it takes to move my fingers from the "." to the "6", and then deletes itself, making it almost impossible to type the correct number.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/n2z4ksv83t3tc4b/IMG_2897.MOV?dl=0

Afterwards, I can go back to the sketch and edit the number to make it correct, and the highlighting/overwriting isn't an issue. It only seems to be a problem in the original making of the sketch.

Any insight on how to fix this?

Re: When dimensioning a sketch the number gets highlighted and overwrites itself

g-andresen — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:34:37 GMT

Hi,

Which OS do you use?

günther

Re: When dimensioning a sketch the number gets highlighted and overwrites itself

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:38:00 GMT

@g-andresen Windows

Re: When dimensioning a sketch the number gets highlighted and overwrites itself

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:41:17 GMT

Another issue that is related : When I am able to type a full number, then I press enter and expect the shape to go to that size, but instead the shape will just stay the size it was drawn, and I have to manually change the dimension afterwards.

So say I drag out a rectangle to be about 5" by 10", but then I type 5 and 10 into the dimension boxes to make the dimensions exact. Instead of saving the exact dimensions and resizing the rectangle, the rectangle gets drawn exactly how I dragged it out, disregarding the dimensions that were typed in. I can then manually change the dimensions for each side afterwards.

Re: When dimensioning a sketch the number gets highlighted and overwrites itself

HughesTooling — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:55:06 GMT

Which version of windows. There's another thread here with similar problems. I see the problem intermittently after the March update a couple of weeks ago.

Mark

Re: When dimensioning a sketch the number gets highlighted and overwrites itself

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 19:16:40 GMT

@HughesTooling

Edition : Windows 10 Pro

Version : 2004

Installed on : 9/30/2020

OS Build: 19041.867

Experience: Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.551.0

And thanks, just read through that thread. Someone said there was an update fixing the issue last week, but my Fusion is updated and still having the problems today.

Re: When dimensioning a sketch the number gets highlighted and overwrites itself

fredgenius — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 07:39:53 GMT

I am also experiencing the highlighted number issue, intermittently, for several months now. Not design-related, can happen after opening Fusion on a freshly booted machine (Windows 7 SP1), or any time after.

Re: When dimensioning a sketch the number gets highlighted and overwrites itself

g-andresen — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 10:48:39 GMT

Hi,

Right click on the Fusion icon and try compatibility modes.

günther

Re: When dimensioning a sketch the number gets highlighted and overwrites itself

fredgenius — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 10:56:05 GMT

Thanks, but this is a work-around, not a proper fix. Seems like Fusion 360
is getting a bit ragged around the edges, I sincerely hope all these
annoying bugs get fixed soon.

Re: When dimensioning a sketch the number gets highlighted and overwrites itself

seth.madore — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 11:00:42 GMT

@g-andresen for what it's worth, I'm seeing this sporadically in Windows 10. Sometimes it accepts the keyed in dimension just fine, other times it says "no, I don't think I'll do that" and I have to then edit after creation

Re: When dimensioning a sketch the number gets highlighted and overwrites itself

HughesTooling — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 11:09:31 GMT

For Win 7 the problems been around for about a year or more and is a know bug that support have said isn't going to get fixed. The compatibility workaround, for me hit performance badly so I just work around the problem by editing the dimension after its created at the wrong size.

Luckily for me I only use my Win 7 PC occasionally but the problem is now present in Win 8.1 and Win 10. @Phil.E has replied in this thread that the new problem in Win8/10 is known.

Mark

Re: When dimensioning a sketch the number gets highlighted and overwrites itself

fredgenius — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 11:20:05 GMT

Yes, I reported the dimension problem back in June 2020. I prefer to create
the object without dimensions and add them later, cannot risk an error at
sketch level that would affect the final design, wasting time and material.

Re: When dimensioning a sketch the number gets highlighted and overwrites itself

g-andresen — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 11:32:27 GMT

Hi,

@fredgenius wrote:
... I prefer to create the object without dimensions and add them later,

1. This has long been my preferred way of working even if it does not change the core of the problem.
2. @seth.madore This advice has been given several times here in the forum. I have only passed it on, so to speak.

günther

Re: When dimensioning a sketch the number gets highlighted and overwrites itself

tamas_tokai — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 12:31:33 GMT

"When dimensioning a sketch the number gets highlighted and overwrites itself"

SAME problem, quiet annoying!!!

This happening all the times since last update!!

FUSION 360 team, please solve this problem ASAP, I can not work properly without this problem not solved !!!!

Thanks