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Long running operations should not lock up the UI

tom.davie
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Long running operations should not lock up the UI

tom.davie
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App Version: 2.0.13377

 

Category: Hang

Reproducible: Always

Platform: macOS/ARM 64/Rosetta 2

OS Version: 12.4

Severity: Major

 

Summary:

Some operations on very complex models can take a long time.  This is expected, however, when you perform a long running operation the UI locks up.  This prevents you from cancelling the operation, or changing the operation you want to perform.

 

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Create a cuboid

2. Import the attached stl file

3. Convert the imported mesh to a model

4. Select the Modify -> Combine tool

5. Select the cuboid as the body to edit

6. Select the complex mesh as the tool body

 

Expected results:

A spinner is shown indicating that the operation is in progress.

I can still interact with the UI

I can press a cancel button to stop the operation, and resume my workflow

I can press the subtract or intersect buttons in the options panel to change the operation being performed (which should cancel the long-running join operation, and instead start the selected one).

 

Actual results:

The entire UI locks up.  I can not do anything until the join operation finishes, even if I wanted to subtract the models, or selected the operation by accident.  This can take several minutes, or hours.

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