disable sketching auto constraints?

disable sketching auto constraints?

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disable sketching auto constraints?

Anonymous
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Is it possible to disable auto constraints when sketching?

I seem to be spending more time undoing the constraints that Fusion has auto guessed on my behalf than I would if I were to do it totally manually...

 

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Message 21 of 23

truher
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I also spend quite a bit of time hunting down constraints that Fusion has added.  The lack of any sort of list of constraints makes this hunting particularly painful.  Often this creates the familiar-to-every-fusion-user "why is my drawing overconstrained" detective show.  The big reveal: the reason is a constraint that I didn't add.

 

Seems like an easy thing to add: a checkbox in settings: "autoconstrain yes/no".

 

I think if your team is having trouble keeping up with basic features like these, then the team is too small relative to the complexity of the project they're working on.  I'd suggest hiring a few more junior engineers.

 

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Message 22 of 23

dtstock5
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Autodesk, please provide an auto constraint on/off option Maybe in the sketch palette right below the current "Constraints" option.

I edit complicated spline curves to match a canvas image.  I turn off visibility on bodies and all other sketches, only showing the "spline sketch" and the canvas.

I know I can use the Control Key but find it difficult to use.  It seems I can't just hold down the Control Key and move points and control bars as selecting points becomes a problem.  Maybe I just have poor coordination.  When auto constraints happen it is because I didn't see when it was added.  Constraints are being added to geometry that is turned off.  The constraints are not visible except when the cursor is over the point, even though the "Constraints" option is selected.

 

It is hard enough to match the spline to the canvas image without battling unwanted constraints.

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Message 23 of 23

FredJones2
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Explorer

Reviving again in the hopes the developers will add this.  I want to be able to selectively disable and enable which constraints will auto apply. 

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