Autodesk Inventor Idea's needing Support Thread:

[mdavis22569]

A thread to help get support on idea's you have in the Inventors Idea forum.  We have installation threads, we have hardware threads, but how many people go to the Idea's forum and vote up suggestions ..

If you have an Idea posted, share the link here, so we all can review it, up vote it etc:

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How to know everything is ballooned: 

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/a-way-to-know-if-everything-is-ballooned/idi-p/5600117

Video of it

http://www.yourcad.guru/balloon-check/

(Thanks to Curtis W for the coding)

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Working in an IDW, a Next Page/Sheet Button vs having to keep double clicking on the next sheet

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/next-page-sheet-idw/idc-p/5543711#M7422

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When creating a Section View, have an option to turn off the Align option (I know you can do it via CTL) ...

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/when-creating-a-section-view-have-a-option-to-turn-off...

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[WHolzwarth]

I'm afraid, that this would flood the forums.

But it won't change the world.

[swalton]

Here are some of mine..

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Don't waste the Force Effects code

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/2d-simple-simulation-working-model-mechanism-design/id...

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Let me paint the inside of an electrical enclosure a different color than the outside

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/part-view-reps-that-control-face-apearances/idc-p/6300...

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An easier way to fix assembly constraints when I change components

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/assembly-component-replacement-and-fixing-broken-const...

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[mdavis22569]

Just hoping to get some more looks at the Idea' forum and for our ideas.

Example .... Curtis has some of his good ones in his signature:

An Inventor Improvement Idea that needs support:

• Single Template, Single Standard, Multiple "Drawing Styles" 

I'm actually seeing an uptick in Votes from this posting already ...this might out great  ...

@swalton Thanks for adding to it!! Exactly what I was hoping will happen! 

[pball]

Here are a few of my ideas.

More consistent right click Ok/Apply/Cancel options

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/more-consistent-right-click-ok-apply-cancel-options/id...

API access to auto sort on update in parts list

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/api-access-to-auto-sort-on-update-in-parts-list/idi-p/...

More API Control over the BOM

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/more-api-control-over-the-bom/idc-p/6494869#M13385

New or better mobile app

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/new-or-better-mobile-app/idi-p/5813444

And something less serious, which has more votes and comments than most of my other ideas lol.

Update Splash Screen Each Year

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/update-splash-screen-each-year/idc-p/6754242#M15671

[MechMachineMan]

I feel like it is my duty to always shamelessly plug this idea:

Threads in Machining Environment.

        https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/thread-external-thread-in-welded-assembly/idi-p/368483...

[mdavis22569]

ACCEPTED

I up'd it ...

I liked that back when it came out ...

Cut, weld, drill, finish/thread  .... 

[andrewiv]

Here are my ideas:

Joint improvements

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/joint-improvements/idc-p/6260601#M11727

Dimension patterns

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/dimension-patterns/idi-p/6592295

Line up dimension to baseline set

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/line-up-dimension-to-baseline-set/idi-p/6594416

Remove override on multiple constraints

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/remove-override-on-multiple-constraints/idi-p/6703139

Select origin to use for demoting parts

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/select-origin-to-use-for-demoting-parts/idi-p/6892724

Show Relationships between selected components

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/show-relationships-between-selected-components/idi-p/6...

patterned component constraints

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/patterned-component-constraints/idi-p/5980982

[Mark.Lancaster]

Here's one..  Yes just one.. 

Many times we are asked to weigh in (take a poll) on something for Autodesk..   What about having a poll on a list of "X" number of ideas that Autodesk is considering from the idea forum?  That way we can tell Autodesk what they should focus on and what things we find "non-value added"... 

[mdavis22569]

Like grab 10 ideas from the forum and have people poll on if they want it or not ?

[mdavis22569]

bump

if you have idea's in the idea station, add them to the list:

[karthur1]

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@mdavis22569 wrote:

Like grab 10 ideas from the forum and have people poll on if they want it or not ?

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I would think that IF AD was interested in what the users want, they can just look at the number of kudos given to an idea.  I thought that was the idea of of giving Kudos in the first place.  Why muddy it up with another poll?

Kirk

[mdavis22569]

I've seen 100 kudos' and nothing happens.. I've seen less than 10 and it get under review.

If we can get any extra attention to some of these and maybe gain some interest on some really good ones, maybe just maybe they will get put into consideration sooner ...

[WHolzwarth]

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/why-can-t-we-see-visits-of-ideas/idi-p/6601570

[mcgyvr]

Show decals in all drawing view styles (not just shaded only)

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/show-decals-in-all-drawing-view-styles-not-just-shaded...

Option to Disable Sketch Scaling and Moving

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/option-to-disable-sketch-scaling-and-moving/idi-p/6549...

Fix browser folder "limitations" with component patterns/cable&harness nodes

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/fix-browser-folder-quot-limitations-quot-with-componen...

[karthur1]

So here are a few of mine that I would like to see implemented.

idw Overlay lines... move Overlay layer behind Visible layer

Show leading Zero in parts list for Architectural units

Known sick constraints - I know, I know...Stop telling me about them!

Plot Stamp : Add this to the idw

Sketch Improvement to make things more stable

[WHolzwarth]

Tell us your actual votes, for creating a hitlist ..

I could think of an Excel file with these inputs for Inventor Ideas:

- Region (Forum - Customization - Installing and Licensing - Publisher (seems to be gone) ..)

- Topic

- Creator

- Entry date

- Total views by visiting date

- Total kudos by visting date

- Autodesk state of acknowledge

- Estimated date of integration

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[WHolzwarth]

Additional comment: In Idea Station are several thousand entries. They'll never make it into a new release, that needs to be accepted.

But let's have a closer look at the top 200, sorted by votes.

[karthur1]

And a few more of mine that would be really beneficial to anyone making idws:

IDW Rotate view Improvement

IDW Improvement... Draft View Copy / Paste

Print "Current Window" should print the window

[Anonymous]

Sweep a solid Body.

THE NUMBER 3 MOST VOTES FOR YEARS

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/new-feature-sweep-solid/idi-p/5333169