Currently, changes to the Application Options, interface customizations, and Recent Documents lists are stored when Inventor is exited (closed).
This means that if Inventor crashes, changes to them are lost.
As a result, after an Inventor crash:
- We have to re-apply any customizations or option changes we made, which requires remembering precisely every change that was made--often impossible or more trouble than it's worth after several times of this happening.
- We have to browse to every file we were working on to re-open it (which, again, requires remembering which files we had open and where they are located)
The solution:
- Customizations made using dialog boxes (Application Options, Customize, iLogic Configuration, etc.) should be stored as soon as "OK" or "Apply" is selected.
- UI customizations made directly (i.e. to the Ribbon, Quick Access Toolbar, Browser Bar location, etc.) should be stored as soon as they are made (or at least provide a "Store UI changes" button).
- Opened documents should be immediately stored in the Recent Documents lists inside "My Home" and the "File" menu (or otherwise provide a method for recent documents to be re-opened after a crash--this may be a great idea in itself)
