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Confusing 2D/3D options in Shortcut Dialog

maxrt
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Confusing 2D/3D options in Shortcut Dialog

maxrt
Explorer
Explorer

There is a longstanding minor but annoying issue when using the S shortcut menu to launch functions that have both Sketch and 3D versions. I run into it most often when launching Rectangular/Circular Pattern and Mirror, but there are probably others.

 

If you're in Sketch mode and type "s cir" to pull up Circular Pattern, for instance, it brings up both the 2D sketch and 3D feature options. However they are named identically and have nearly identical icons which are very difficult to tell apart at a glance:

 

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On top of that, they come up in seemingly random order. So if you just hit enter quickly you may get the sketch pattern or you may get the 3D pattern but you won't know which.

 

This just seems needlessly confusing. At very least, they could be named differently (and in fact there is already "Scale" and "Sketch Scale"). I'd also expect the sketch version to always come up first when in sketch mode.

 

Like I said, a very minor issue but one that frequently trips me up when working quickly.

 

 

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jhackney1972
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Next time you have the Shortcut dialog open and are showing the Circular Pattern icon, use the arrow key to add it to the saved shortcuts and you will never have the issue again.  The sketch shortcut will only appear when you edit a sketch and it you have the Circular Pattern, for solid bodies, in your Shortcut Dialog, it will only appear when you are not in sketch mode.

 

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John Hackney, Retired
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