New Functionality

Hey all,

One of the things I'd like to figure out how to turn off is some of
the "handholding" that has been added to SolidWorks in the last
release or two (I'm currently using 2005)

What I'm talking about started with the mate functionality. After you
have created a mate it wants to create more. To cancel the function
you have to choose the x of hit escape, etc. Is it possible to turn
this off?

Similarly when dragging and dropping parts from a library, it wants to
keep inserting parts and some action is required to stop it.

The latest one I've found is when I start a new drawing it wants to
handhold me through an insertion of something. No, I prefer the old
way in which I just drag and drop my ass'y/part into the drawing. One
action, not three or four.

I've done a cursory look through the options and can't find any
indication of how to turn this stuff off.

Thanks,

Chris
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Chris

 

It's nice to have automation for certain things, but I also like to have
options to keep "my way" of doing things...it's just how human brains
are working.

For new drawings there's an option to avoid "Model View" command jumping
on. It's inside the tool (property manager).

What I found irritating is new "create drawing" option (SW06) to select
which view I want to add in to the drawing...is it the same tool that we
have in 05 or am I missing something...there's no possibility to select
more than one view? What's the point...I think every SW-user can read
and figure out what view to add Just adding graphics to the software
doesn't inevitably make it faster/better...

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regards

Markku Lehtola

www.markkulehtola.net

 

When you want to place more than one view, there is a tab above the
drawings views to choose single view or multiple views. You have to
toggle on the multiple views and then you can choose the views you want
added to the drawings

 

Thanks, that should be _always_ on by default.

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regards

Markku Lehtola

www.markkulehtola.net