Searched forever, how to display mouse position coordinates!?!?!?

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Searched forever, how to display mouse position coordinates!?!?!?

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I get a post from 2015 over and over again, and a pile of answers for Autocad, but neither google nor this forum's search function comes up with anything useful. 

 

I swear that it used to display in the corner. I can't scour the internet for an answer anymore, I can't believe I have to make a post about this. Why do I find this program so hard to find information for?

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wmhazzard
Advisor
Advisor

From my perspective having never used AutoCad, I can't imagine why on Earth you would need to see the coordinates of the mouse pointer when all you need to do is type in a dimension instead of scrolling and hope that you click in the correct place or rely on snapping to some sort of grid. 

 

If you need to check clearance for something, make a simple sketch to check if you have the clearance necessary.  

 

This is a 3D modeling, not a drafting software. One doesn't have to work the same as the other. 

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jlgustrowsky
Explorer
Explorer

. . . interesting. Read the posts above for examples of why you might want to know where your mouse pointer is in the coordinate space you're working in. . . Seems elementary, but we don't all use software the same way do we.

 

Anyway, don't worry about fixing it for me. I'm off to model 3D stuff using other tools.

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reese7376
Explorer
Explorer
Thank you for posting this!
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scottQ5TH
Observer
Observer

Offen you will need to work backwards into a sketch or begin a separate object an exact distance from an existing object. Every other graphical interface I have ever worked on either in 2d space or 3d, including other autodesk products has this feature. Omitting this simple, necessary feature on purpose is extremely narrow.

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scottQ5TH
Observer
Observer

Thanks John, can you get a job at autodesk please and fix fusion.

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g-andresen
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Consultant

Hi,

To achieve this, create the object anywhere on the plane and then position it in relation to its reference object using dimensions and/or constraints.

 

Gรผnther

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david_m_bean
Explorer
Explorer

Wow.  I just started using Fusion this morning.  I'm designing my first project, and the very first question I had was "why do I have to manually count grid lines to position things?".  Makes no sense.

This is the first thread I've looked at here on the Autodesk "Community".  I really hope that other Autodesk reps are more helpful, and less confrontational / condescending than Jeff here.  

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davebYYPCU
Consultant
Consultant

Your new, 

so what did you do when you found this feature does not exist?

 

Maybe you turned the grid off, sketched the shape part freehand, then constrained the article with constraints, and Dimension, got the sketch fully defined, and made the part.

 

Or did you just shut Fusion down?

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david_m_bean
Explorer
Explorer

This is a little disappointing - when I got a notice that there was a reply to my comment, I thought maybe someone had something helpful to offer.  

To answer your question, though, I just counted the grid lines, like I would have had to if I was drawing the design by hand.  I need to get this done today, but moving forward I'll probably look for a solution that hasn't left such a simple and obvious feature out <shrug>.

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davebYYPCU
Consultant
Consultant

Sketching,

gives you live time feedback when stretching a line or circle, even with prompting constraints, 

I prefer it this way - used to the efficiency.

 

Might help...

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