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FIX MODEL STATES ISSUES

FIX MODEL STATES ISSUES

MODEL STATES DOES NOT WORK WITH TUBE & PIPE OR HARNESSES. (BECAUSE THEY ARE ADAPTIVE)

THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

I WORK IN LARGE ASSEMBLIES, WITH LARGE NUMBERS OF HOSES AND ELECTRONICS.

I CAN'T PROPOSE MULTIPLE ROUTINGS TO MY STAFF FOR HOSES OR WIRES WITHOUT CREATING BOTH AND USING REPRESENTATIONS.

I CAN'T HAVE A HARNESS WITH AN "IN-PLACE" VERSION AND A "BENCHTOP" VERSION FOR PRINTS WITHOUT MAKING MULTIPLE FILES, DEFEATING THE PURPOSE. 

REPRESENTATIONS WERE SUPPOSED DIE THE HORRIBLE DEATH THEY DESERVED.

BUT ALAS, NO. I STILL HAVE TO USE BOTH.  

GET IT TOGETHER.

2 Comments
mmurray1629
Participant

I'm with you.  I use model states all the time in my assemblies, and as soon as I get to the tube and pipe, I just have to give up and make a separate model for each one.  It's really too bad because it renders the otherwise very useful tool completely useless to me.

B_MARPET
Contributor

AUTODESK,

IT IS 2026. MODEL STATES HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR AWHILE NOW.

HOW COME I CAN'T USE MODEL STATES WITH CABLE & HARNESS AND TUBE & PIPE?

THIS IS AWFUL. I HAVE TO USE POSITION.

HOW COME POSITION CAN MAINTAIN ADAPTIVITY AND MODEL STATES CAN'T?

THESE ARE NOT RHETORICAL QUESTIONS. I EXPECT AN ANSWER AND/OR AN UPDATE.

I USE YOUR SOFTWARE PROFESSIONALLY, AND FUSION IS NOT THE ANSWER LEGACY USERS ARE LOOKING FOR.

UPDATE THE SOFTWARE OR EXPECT PEOPLE AND CORPORATIONS TO CHOOSE CHEAPER OR BETTER ALTERNATIVES LIKE 

ALIBRE OR SOLIDWORKS.

THANK FOR EVERYTHING,

BENJAMIN MARPET

 

 

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