I'm going to post this as a discussion and raise SR's if I need to as there are some things that are driving me crazy.
CE and the ribbon interface, we were told, was all about moving towards a better workflow. Really??? Let's test that theory. Use this discussion to post how CE does it, and how you think it should be done. New post for each and if people agree we can move it to an SR.
More soon.
Placing a column - tool resetting the member
This drives me crazy.
The Steel Column tool has obviously been set with a default section, but WHY reset each time I go away from the tool and then come back?
Case in point, I'm testing CE on a real structure using Chinese sections, the default for me being an Oz section.
I pick a HW200x200 and being work.
Switch to the place Steel Beam tool and come back and it's reset back to a 250UB....... WHY??
The tool should keep the last used member until I change it or exit the program.
Steel Column and AccuDraw Compass
Select the Steel Column tool and data in the view to start. WHY start with the Top rotation for column placement using 2 points?
Same goes for if I want to go from 2 point placement to Length at End 1, the tool stays in front rotation and you can't see the AccuDraw Compass. If you hit 'T' it will rotate. A little thought here and have it start with the Compass in Top rotation would save confusion.
Last thing on Compass rotation.
If I place a free column using 2 Points and them need to add a column to the top of a beam or even existing column, WHY have the Compass rotate away from Front to Top??
Hi Bear,
Once you have changed to your preferable Structural Section, can you please do 'Save Catalog Item' once and update me if it helps you?
Warm Regards,
Subhamoy Kundu
I'd rather not have 30-50 people all saving to the catalog, not that they could any way. I'm not looking at it from a single user point of view.
I'm going to file that as a defect. It's not supposed to do that.