Toggle Selectable/Unselectable

Toggle Selectable/Unselectable

Anonymous
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Toggle Selectable/Unselectable

Anonymous
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It would be convenient to be able to toggle an entity (body, component, sketch, construction geometry, etc) between selectable/unselectable after a command has been activated and while in the command.  Presently it seems you must exit an active command to perform this toggle.

 

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JamieGilchrist
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hi quaverf,

 

thanks for the question.  So I can better understand your workflow, can you give me a specific example of what you are trying to accomplish toggling selectable/unselectable (not currently available with the context of a command) versus toggling visibility from the browser (which is available within the context of a command)?

 

thanks in advance for your response.

 

 

hope this helps,


Jamie Gilchrist
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Anonymous
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I am attempting to extract feature measurements from an STL imported body.  I have a t-spline body nested over the STL body.  I am creating multiple reference planes and axis with respect to the STL body and then using the measure tool with respect to these reference elements.  I toggle selectable to allow visually reference of the body and yet avoid selecting features that I am not interested in referencing.  I start the command to add a new reference feature before toggling selectable, upon realizing this I must now end the command, toggle selectable, then restart the command.

 

Similar issue when simply working in the model workspace.  I have a large T-spline solid.  I am adding additional features to this large body.  While creating the features, which will later be combined with the larger T-spline body, I need to see the T-spline body for reference but I do not want the complication of be able to select it while working on teh new feature.  I toggle the T-spline body selectability.  When its time to project a feature from the T-spline to a sketch plane I start the project command, I then realize I cannot select the T-spline body, I must end the project command, toggle selectability for the T-spline body, then restart the project command.

 

This is not a glitch or bug.  Its simply a request for an improvement in functionality.