Configuration Feedback: suggestion for naming themes

Julie_7
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Configuration Feedback: suggestion for naming themes

Julie_7
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First, the name field of the theme table should be editable. Renaming the theme table using the column name in the configuration table is less obvious. However, this is like most naming in Fusion 360, which is that naming is an afterthought and the user must explicitly perform an extra step to go back and give things meaningful names.

 

My suggest is to always make naming part of creation in the simplest way possible. Designs are much more useful when everything has a meaningful name instead of sketch1, body3, component2.

 

It really does not make sense to have themes (composite configuration columns) without user given names. I would suggest that when the user moves configuration columns to new theme table

  - if only one column is selected then the theme table is named the same as the existing column name

  - if multiple columns are selected, then the cursor should be positioned in the name field of the theme table for immediate entry of a useful name.

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EvanGu
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Hi @Julie_7, thank for your feedback. custom theme table name is editable when double clicking it. Could you have a try? For you suggestions, I've forwarded them to user experience designer.

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Evan Gu
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Julie_7
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Thanks Evan.
I had not tried double clicking as there was no indication of that being an editable field.
I also see that you have a newer version. (I in process of installing today's update.) The action bar at the bottom has changed and it looks like maybe rows and columns can be reordered with the arrows?
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EvanGu
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Hi @Julie_7, the snapshot is captured from an internal testing build, and you are right the arrows are used to reorder rows and columns. 


Evan Gu
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