Improvement/Enhancement in constraining components (after choosing first selection set, component becomes transparent so you can see thru the component)

[steveh5]

Gang...we are in process of bringing a group of users from Solid Works to Inventor and they have complained numerous times that it would be really nice if Inventor acted the same way when they were constraining components in an assembly.

The feature they are talking about is after you make the first selection in for a constraint, the first component automatically turns transparent so that you can see thru the part to the other side. With Inventor, you have to guess where the geometry might be for the second set, Free move the part prior to constraining, or roll you mouse wheel or choose out of the drop done and fingers crossed you hovered in the correct location. This can be slow and has numerous additional clicks, that SW does not have. Once the second selection is made and the constraint is accepted, the part removes the transparency and looks normal again. 

This video demonstrates how SW works....

https://youtu.be/0myfFZ8jn64?si=LdxzJ4IFcKwqSZKJ

Best,

[swalton]

While we are at it, I'd like to be able to free-drag components while the constrain window is open.  It would help me move things out of the way while selecting constraint geometry.

[ryder.febo]

Speaking of features that SW has that are super nice QoL improvements that would make Inventor even better:

Bring the "Copy with Constraints" over from Fusion. SolidWorks has a "Copy with Mates" that is a time saver x10. It works with individual parts, or groups of parts that are mated together. As a long time SW user this has been awesome.

A key bound shortcut menu. SW has both mouse gestures (which Inventor has) but also the S key is default bound to a customizable popup that has shortcuts to features you may access all the time. For instance, in sketch my mouse gestures are bound to line, circle, construction line, and dimension. My S-key popup contains shortcuts for new sketch, 2 point rectangle, center point rectangle, sketch fillet, and some others. It just saves mouse time as the pop-up is right next to your cursor so you can quickly select versus traversing to the ribbon. This menu becomes even more clutch in drawings where you may need to drop ballons, cross hatching, sketches, etc. Saves mouse movement and clicks.