Community
Inventor Forum
Welcome to Autodesk’s Inventor Forums. Share your knowledge, ask questions, and explore popular Inventor topics.
cancel
Showing results for 
Show  only  | Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Quick access toolbar icons do not stay - inventor 2023.2

6 REPLIES 6
Reply
Message 1 of 7
joe.corson
656 Views, 6 Replies

Quick access toolbar icons do not stay - inventor 2023.2

joe.corson
Contributor
Contributor

When i add icons to the quick access toolbar, sometimes they stay, sometimes they do not. I like having the Vault check in icon on the QA, so i add it while in an assembly and most times it is not there when i open the next assembly and i cannot re-add it. 

 

joecorson_1-1671219801627.png

 

joecorson_0-1671219769308.png

 

Quick access toolbar icons do not stay - inventor 2023.2

When i add icons to the quick access toolbar, sometimes they stay, sometimes they do not. I like having the Vault check in icon on the QA, so i add it while in an assembly and most times it is not there when i open the next assembly and i cannot re-add it. 

 

joecorson_1-1671219801627.png

 

joecorson_0-1671219769308.png

 

Labels (1)
6 REPLIES 6
Message 2 of 7
JonathanKruger
in reply to: joe.corson

JonathanKruger
Advocate
Advocate

Do you have the Factory Design Utilities installed and loaded?

 

Jonathan_0-1673584797834.png

 

If so try switching off the "Load Automatically" and restart Inventor 2023 and then see if it remembers your icons 

 

If this solves your issue please mark this posting with the "ACCEPT SOLUTION".
If you like something that was said or if it was helpful, Likes are appreciated. Thanks!
0 Likes

Do you have the Factory Design Utilities installed and loaded?

 

Jonathan_0-1673584797834.png

 

If so try switching off the "Load Automatically" and restart Inventor 2023 and then see if it remembers your icons 

 

If this solves your issue please mark this posting with the "ACCEPT SOLUTION".
If you like something that was said or if it was helpful, Likes are appreciated. Thanks!
Message 3 of 7
JonathanKruger
in reply to: joe.corson

JonathanKruger
Advocate
Advocate

I did have a situation where the reason my edits would not stay was that the Factory add-in was loaded, I can give you a long list of steps you can follow to get them to stay in your Quick Access Toolbar. The strange part is some tools would stay and some wouldn't, so it is selective of the ones that get reset. I have logged this issue with Autodesk and they are hoping to have a patch out to fix it soon.

 

Right-click on the ribbon and select “Customize User Commands…” from the Part environment.

 

Jonathan_6-1673585417533.png

 

Add any commands to the right-hand side that you want to be in the QAT (eg check-in, check-out and iTrigger)

 

      

Jonathan_7-1673585417540.png

 

This adds a new “User Commands” Panel to whichever TAB you were on when you clicked on “Customize User Commands…”

 

              

Jonathan_8-1673585417541.png

 

Now Right-Click on these one at a time and add select “Add to Quick Access Toolbar” and they will all be added to the QAT

 

              

Jonathan_9-1673585417560.png

 

 

              

Jonathan_10-1673585417562.png

 

Now you can hide your “User Commands” Panel by Right-Clicking and selecting “Show Panels” and then selecting “User Commands”

 

             

Jonathan_11-1673585417575.png

 

You will need to do this for all environments ie: Drawing and Assemblies

 

If this solves your issue please mark this posting with the "ACCEPT SOLUTION".
If you like something that was said or if it was helpful, Likes are appreciated. Thanks!
0 Likes

I did have a situation where the reason my edits would not stay was that the Factory add-in was loaded, I can give you a long list of steps you can follow to get them to stay in your Quick Access Toolbar. The strange part is some tools would stay and some wouldn't, so it is selective of the ones that get reset. I have logged this issue with Autodesk and they are hoping to have a patch out to fix it soon.

 

Right-click on the ribbon and select “Customize User Commands…” from the Part environment.

 

Jonathan_6-1673585417533.png

 

Add any commands to the right-hand side that you want to be in the QAT (eg check-in, check-out and iTrigger)

 

      

Jonathan_7-1673585417540.png

 

This adds a new “User Commands” Panel to whichever TAB you were on when you clicked on “Customize User Commands…”

 

              

Jonathan_8-1673585417541.png

 

Now Right-Click on these one at a time and add select “Add to Quick Access Toolbar” and they will all be added to the QAT

 

              

Jonathan_9-1673585417560.png

 

 

              

Jonathan_10-1673585417562.png

 

Now you can hide your “User Commands” Panel by Right-Clicking and selecting “Show Panels” and then selecting “User Commands”

 

             

Jonathan_11-1673585417575.png

 

You will need to do this for all environments ie: Drawing and Assemblies

 

If this solves your issue please mark this posting with the "ACCEPT SOLUTION".
If you like something that was said or if it was helpful, Likes are appreciated. Thanks!
Message 4 of 7
joe.corson
in reply to: JonathanKruger

joe.corson
Contributor
Contributor

We do not have factory loaded.

0 Likes

We do not have factory loaded.

Message 5 of 7
JonathanKruger
in reply to: joe.corson

JonathanKruger
Advocate
Advocate

You could try resetting your ribbon and then see if the issue is solved as it could be an issue with settings that have been migrated from a previous version. Note this will reset any customizations you have done previously. My workaround for Factory may also work for you though so if the "Ribbon Reset" doesn't work maybe try those steps?

 

Jonathan_0-1673817447948.png

 

 

If this solves your issue please mark this posting with the "ACCEPT SOLUTION".
If you like something that was said or if it was helpful, Likes are appreciated. Thanks!

You could try resetting your ribbon and then see if the issue is solved as it could be an issue with settings that have been migrated from a previous version. Note this will reset any customizations you have done previously. My workaround for Factory may also work for you though so if the "Ribbon Reset" doesn't work maybe try those steps?

 

Jonathan_0-1673817447948.png

 

 

If this solves your issue please mark this posting with the "ACCEPT SOLUTION".
If you like something that was said or if it was helpful, Likes are appreciated. Thanks!
Message 6 of 7
kmiller
in reply to: joe.corson

kmiller
Collaborator
Collaborator

We just rolled out 2023.2 to our department and have a couple of users that are experiencing this as well.  We don't have any of the "Factory" stuff installed so I don't have the option to unload.  We did not try doing the ribbon reset as my user's didn't want to loose anything.  They did not do any migration of customizations from 2022 to 2023.  Just posting to see and get notified of any updates that may be needed.  

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If this response answers your question please click "Accept as Solution".
0 Likes

We just rolled out 2023.2 to our department and have a couple of users that are experiencing this as well.  We don't have any of the "Factory" stuff installed so I don't have the option to unload.  We did not try doing the ribbon reset as my user's didn't want to loose anything.  They did not do any migration of customizations from 2022 to 2023.  Just posting to see and get notified of any updates that may be needed.  

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If this response answers your question please click "Accept as Solution".
Message 7 of 7
johnsonshiue
in reply to: kmiller

johnsonshiue
Community Manager
Community Manager

Hi Katie,

 

It brought to me attention that some of the mysterious framework-level issues could be related to the way the dlls are loaded. By default, Inventor loads dlls on demand to boost startup performance. However, in some cases or some machines, this performant loading process can lead to inconsistent command behaviors. Here is an environment variable to add to the machines. It only alter how the dlls are loaded. Essentially, by disabling the dynamic loading, all dlls are loaded on startup. It may cause minor slowdown on startup. But, I don't think the difference is that much in modern PC, particularly with SSD drives.

 

1) Close Inventor.

2) Go to Control Panel -> System -> Advanced System Settings -> Environment Variables -> add "DYNAMIC_LOAD_APPLETS" and set it to 0.

3) Restart Inventor and perform the problematic workflow.

 

It may or may not help. But, this is something to try.

Many thanks!

 



Johnson Shiue (johnson.shiue@autodesk.com)
Software Test Engineer

Hi Katie,

 

It brought to me attention that some of the mysterious framework-level issues could be related to the way the dlls are loaded. By default, Inventor loads dlls on demand to boost startup performance. However, in some cases or some machines, this performant loading process can lead to inconsistent command behaviors. Here is an environment variable to add to the machines. It only alter how the dlls are loaded. Essentially, by disabling the dynamic loading, all dlls are loaded on startup. It may cause minor slowdown on startup. But, I don't think the difference is that much in modern PC, particularly with SSD drives.

 

1) Close Inventor.

2) Go to Control Panel -> System -> Advanced System Settings -> Environment Variables -> add "DYNAMIC_LOAD_APPLETS" and set it to 0.

3) Restart Inventor and perform the problematic workflow.

 

It may or may not help. But, this is something to try.

Many thanks!

 



Johnson Shiue (johnson.shiue@autodesk.com)
Software Test Engineer

Can't find what you're looking for? Ask the community or share your knowledge.

Post to forums  

Autodesk Design & Make Report