Tool window behaviour

Tool window behaviour

feroLCXBX
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Tool window behaviour

feroLCXBX
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While using a variable fillet, the area where the control points are displayed (in the tool window) is not stretchable. It displays just 5 elements.
Once the window is stretched, it just gives me more inactive area in the window.
(No, it is not possible to stretch the list itself after stretching the window)
Also, scrollwheel works just 5 percent of the time in this area (Fillet).
This bug(or just Developer indifference) appears in all tool windows that display selected entities individually.
Patch and Fillet are the worst offenders, as these features usually break during recomputation.

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Radwan-Almsora
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This image shows the Edit Feature panel for the Patch surface tool in Autodesk Fusion. It perfectly captures the exact UI limitation you described: the "Boundary Edges" list box is locked to a fixed vertical height, showing only 4 items at a time regardless of panel resizing.

 

Why This Happens in FusionFixed UI Containers: The internal list elements use hardcoded size constraints. Expanding the dialog window only scales the outer bounding box and parent container layouts, leaving the child list control unchanged.Input Focus Conflict: The scrollwheel fails because Fusion prioritizes the active 3D viewport canvas. Unless your cursor is pixel-perfectly hovering over the narrow scroll track, scroll inputs are sent to the 3D model camera instead of the list window.

Workarounds to Improve WorkflowCheck "Group Edges": Checking this box combines tangent continuous edges into a single entry. This drastically reduces the number of individual elements in the list and eliminates the need to scroll.Direct Canvas Interaction: Avoid editing continuity conditions (G0/G1/G2) inside the small list window. Instead, click directly on the visual glyphs/arrows that appear over the geometry in your 3D view space.Keyboard Navigation: Click on "Edge 1" and use your keyboard's Down Arrow key to traverse the list seamlessly without using the buggy scrollwheel.

 

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feroLCXBX
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Hi, thanks for the reply. "Group edges workaround" defeats the purpose of the list, where values are set individually.  I know about other "workarounds" which offer marginal improvements. My Fusion experience has lately just string of workarounds walking around the UI deficiencies.
Now, adding insult to the injury, support offers me an obvious workaround, just to generate some reply and clear the ticket instead of pushing one to the devs.

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TrippyLighting
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@feroLCXBX wrote:

... instead of pushing one to the devs.


The developers are well aware of this!

As I understand it they are limited by the version of the QT framework and their way of using it.

At some point in time, this will change.

IMHO, this must happen sooner rather than later. Not only for our benefit, but for theirs. The longer they wait, the more painful the transition will be.


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