configurable Sketch Plane

Does anyone use the configurable sketch plane? When did this get added
to the software? I would think we have shown enough inconsistency with
how plane / face normals make your sketch flip or rotate that this would
be one of those things falling into the "too dangerous to touch"
category. Comments? Questions?

 

added in 2005. never use it.

 

Noticed it a while back, thought about it, filed it away (just in case)
but largely figrured I would never us it.
If anything, I would use configurations on a sketch that drove the
position of a plane (done that before) before using configurable
planes.
Also, since I figured it wouldn't get used much, I also figured it
wouldn't be all that reliable (if folks don't use a feature, bugs don't
get found and fixed in my experience - for robustness I try to default
to things that are used a lot when appropriate)

On a similar note (maybe new thread?) has anyone used configurable
suppression or unsuprression of sketch relations? Tha'ts been around
for a while. Just opened a new part to give it a try, and even though
there is a group box in the PM to choose the cofnigs that the
suppression/unsuppression would apply to, I found that it would apply
to both configs reagardless of what I told it to do. Maybe i am not
clicking in the right order? (likely, though I tried it three different
ways), or maybe it is broken but no one reported that it doesn't work
becasue no one uses it? Kinda curious about that one - I would love to
see a good reason to use it. I have never run into one that I can think
of.

Ed

BTW, matt... what's up? working on a new kick-ass presentation, or are
you just getting some background for your own knowledge? I know that
the SWx World acceptence emails came out in the last few weeks...
Speaking of planes - I gotta go catch one. Be back next week to follow
up...

 

It will probably come in handy at some point to pull off a trick which
is otherwise much less doable in SW. No immediate need for it.

I can see this having more widespread use, although I don't use it
either. Changing design intent with configs would be useful.

I'd also like to be able to configure the construction state toggle, or
switch the sketch used for a feature, which would be very useful.

Just local user group research. I do this every other month or so.

Plus talking about tech issues helps folks focus on constructive topics.