Stop Process

[robert_szykowski]

To be able to stop a process in Inventor without "killing" the entire session.

So many times I had to "kill" Inventor because of the runaway process and the "endless spinning wheel". Doing that also discards unsaved work that may be in other open tabs.

Would it be possible to have an "Emergency Stop" button that would bring Inventor to a controlled stop, without crushing it?

Thanks,

rob

[douthett]

In Inventor 2016, you can use the Esc to kill a number of processes.  Have you tried it yet?

[robert_szykowski]

No didn't know. Still on Inventor 2015. Will give it a try. Thanks you for that! rob

[robert_szykowski]

I am just watching the "spinning wheel" in Inventor Pro 2016. Application not responding, "Esc" button not making any difference .. at least in this case. The only way to end this is to "End task" in Task Manager, "killing" this session of Inventor.

rob

[douthett]

What are you trying to do that cause it to do into the "spinning wheel" Amy Douthett CAD Librarian-Engineering-Underground Mining 120 Liberty Street P.O. Box 791 Franklin, PA 16323 +1 814 432 1473 Phone [cid:fb306c.png@860cbcd3.4f9068ad] This electronic mail transmission contains information from Joy Global Inc. which is confidential, and is intended only for the use of the proper Addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately at the return address on this transmission, and delete this message and any attachments from your system. Unauthorized use, copying, disclosing, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this transmission is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Privacy-JGI

[robert_szykowski]

In this case it was stitching surfaces. I don't have much experience with 2016, but from 2015 I know there is a bunch of stuff that will cause the "spinning wheel". I understand that some operations require processing time, that's normal. On many occasions I had left Inventor translating big STEP files, with positive results. What I am after is a way to stop that processing, if I want to. rob

[Anonymous]

hi ive just started downloading maya and i accidentally paused the download, i cant find any way of starting it again without cancelling the entire process

[robert_szykowski]

sorry to hear that, its a bit different issue then what I was describing, stopping a process running in Inventor, you are talking about a download. But.., not sure if it applies to you as I never downloaded Maya, but downloading all the CAD applications from Autodesk, there was always an option to download using Autodesk Download Manager. This thing lets you pause downloads, even shut down and resume where you stopped, at the next session. This will not solve your present predicament, but might help in the future. Good luck! rob

[johnmondro4888]

Funny this isn't already a feature and needs to be asked for. My fav non-responsive condition is (was) usually caused by importing .dwg or .dxf geometry into a sketch. Learned to stop doing that...

[Gabriel_Watson]

So many times we cannot simply cancel an operation. And like John said above, even importing data from other Autodesk software is not only impossible, but will run forever until you decide enough is enough and "kill" the process via task manager. What a poor show. I have to defend Autodesk products daily in my line of work as a CAD/PDM manager, but I cannot avoid telling users that Inventor is the most bugged software I have ever known.
Who knows, maybe in 4 more years some of these suggestions will hatch an update...

[cstarker6VCG4]

Hello, from 3 years in the future. I am here to tell you that there is no end in sight to this problem as Autodesk is fully embracing the fantasy that their software is functional.

[johnmondro4888]

@cstarker6VCG4 since you’re there - could. You answer a couple questions? Will we still be using Inventor or has it become a sad, unappreciated, soul like AutoCAD? Is it’s replacement called “Inventor Fusion”?

[cstarker6VCG4]

I don't know what you mean by "we". Inventor has a good UI and many useful functions with the potential to compete with gold standards like Solidworks, but the quality control is the worst I have ever seen. That is no exaggeration. I have never used a piece of paid software that crashes 5 times per day and throws meaningless error messages at me that can't be suppressed.

The employees who respond on this forum mostly mean well and try to help, but they are clearly overwhelmed with the volume of bugs and forced to implement non-features that nobody asked for to bring in new customers while leaving major bugs in for years. Others are deep in delusion like one who actually responded with "that would be a major undertaking" when several users pointed out a major flaw. Let's hope they are not with Autodesk anymore.

When I first started working here, I was so shocked at the frequency of crashes that I saved every error log to show my boss so he, somebody who has the power to revoke our subscription, could get Autodesk on the phone. I've used professional level software before in school, MatLab, Solidworks, LTSpice. I would see a crash maybe once every few months. My faith was shaken by Inventor, that's for sure. I gave up when I saw threads concerning the same bugs I suffered from from 5+ years ago. My folder reached 1000 crash logs at the end of year one when I realized that complaining about a crash in Inventor is like complaining about water in the ocean.

You may be asking: if you have submitted over a thousand crash reports, shouldn't you have emails from tech support? Well, I do, hundreds of them. Nearly all are stock responses asking for the related files. I will repeat that so it sinks in. AutoDesk was asking a commercial client for their CAD files, their actual intellectual property. I assumed that it was a mistake and they accidentally flagged my account as a non-Professional user. Could you imagine if I was stupid enough to actually send them the files? Forget finding another job. How about finding a lawyer? I checked my account and confirmed that I am subscribed to Professional through a company account. Tech support is just there for show, I guess.

All of this mediocrity may sound untenable for a private software developer who must compete in an open market. It would be if Autodesk were competing. It's well known that under-regulation allowed Autodesk to buy-out Inventor, Revit, and probably others to stifle competition. They dragged once great CAD programs down to the bottom with AutoCAD. I am not saying this out of turn, either. Search this forum and you will find many threads started by me revealing bugs and major feature-lacks. I gave Inventor so many chances.

[johnmondro4888]

@cstarker6VCG4 by "we", guess I meant all of us who are still stuck with Autodesk software. Won't disagree with anything you mentioned. Sad really, but indicative of upper management at Autodesk not being engaged with the product and always chasing the newest buzzwords.