Introduction:
I just submitted Multiple Ideas that are all related to 2D Sketching. I find a big lack of capability within Inventor's 2D commands. It has driven me crazy since I started using Inventor frequently. It was the first software I ever learned, but then I went into the HVAC Engineering industry and I now regularly use Revit and AutoCAD. This is where most of my knowledge comes from with regard to CAD. I am working on projects within Inventor to design new Invention Ideas. I have fully designed a QuadCopter Airplane, a complex Toolbox, and now I am designing a new cold brew coffee maker.
See below for my idea submissions:
A. The functionality of some of the "Modify" commands in 2D sketch mode is garbage:
1. When I activate any command under the Modify Tab (move, scale, copy...), I can only snap to Endpoints.
The Breakdown: What if I want to snap to the midpoint of a line? I then have to exit the command and draw a line off of my midpoint of my base object - then I can snap to it. Same process for the destination object. This midpoint can also be made 'Snappable' by adding a "Sketch Point" at the location, but it takes just as much time. What is the benefit to removing all object snaps except for Endpoint in this situation? Why is object snap only applicable to the "Create" commands and not the "Modify" commands?
Summary:
Look, I love Inventor. It holds a special role in what I do. Its extremely intuitive, easy to learn, and for the most part, you can get anything you want done eventually.
It is really smart sometimes. But the fact is, when you are in 2D sketch mode, it really lacks ability. And this is the most frequently used mode within Inventor. Everything stems from a 2D sketch. Inventor is bottlenecked by the fact that it just isnt as good at 2D sketches as AutoCAD. Even Revit has picked up on some of these things (Mirror suggestion), while Inventor hasn't. The worst part is, Inventor is slower to work in that AutoCAD is. That means that for me to draw a line with the intention of later deleting it, it's going to take me that much longer because of that wasted line. Please just take some 2D CAD notes from AutoCAD and hide the features somewhere within Inventor, for the majority of us who use and know AutoCAD.
