I'm able to track some of the usability problems of Fusion 360 to the linear way that the timeline exhibits. Did a bit of study today on the CAD model I'm working on, disassembling its timeline to steps and their dependencies.
The suggestion would be to make a 2D "timegraph" to eventually replace the current (Fusion 2.0.6041) 1-directional timeline. I'm mentioning some benefits in the PDF but it's only a very early draft, now.
Most of all, I would like to raise discussion on this.
In short, this would mean:
- when inserting elements, one wouldn't need to manually think where in the timeline they should best be kept (way less time travel); the insertion order would no longer be relevant, or even stored
- the model visible for the user would more accurately resemble what the computer "sees"
- able to get a better idea of a design by a glance (better maintainability)
At this post, I'm merely knocking for interest in this avenue, both from Autodesk designers and Fusion 360 users. If there is demand, I can prepare a more thorough study/proposal.
Analysis of parallel timelines (PDF, 3 pages)
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