2004 interface thoughts

1) I suppose its a matter of taste but I don't like the new 'Dali' icon
style-especially as now used on edrawings toolbar and part,assy icons.
2) I have been thinking that the PM/FM default width is slightly narrow now
that many things no longer have dialogue boxes-could be say 10mm wider
-i have to wait for the tooltips to help me identify the red blobs so I can
use the optical properties options
-boxes like the physical properties are made for one eye at a time
anyone else think similar thoughts or are my eyes just getting old?

 

This is especially true when using Display/Delete Relations in the sketcher.
It is nearly impossible to see at a glance the information associated with
various sketch relations. CATIA has a much better way to drill down into
relations. They are trying to put 10 pounds of information in a 5 pound
sack.

What would be really cool is a fly out SRT (Sketch Relation Tree) that shows
all pertinent information associated with a sketch relation in a graphical
way that requires no window scrolling or squinting.

 

ProDesktop Express has rollover flyouts that are kinda neat-maybe similar
ideas could be used within the PM instead of peep hole scroll boxes and keep
the FM its present width?

 

Dale,

If the icons are not there in the Command Manager (CM) why not add them in?

For the most part the CM and my hot keys do me well. (ie. I have a hot key
for some relationships or the hot key to display/delete relationships) I
have 4 tool bars in it and i rarely find myself having to look for more.
Granted, it is still taking me a while to get use to it.