Too many clicks to edit a sketch (WF2)

After spending 3 years using SolidEdge, and now 2 months back in Pro/E,
there is one thing that is driving me nuts: the 'depth' of editing a
sketch.

In SE, I could right-click on any feature and choose 'Edit Sketch' and
start working. In Pro/E, the fastest way I've found is Edit
Definition, Placement, Define, Sketch.

(Likewise, cancelling an edit from a sketch is ferociously annoying
too, but that's a slightly other story)

Is there a quicker way to handle this, or must I rely on a Mapkey?

Thanks,

Dave

 

If you have features with embedded sketches, expand the feature in the
feature tree, then right click the sketch, edit definition on that
takes you straight to the sketcher dialogue box, bypassing the
'placement, define, sketch' rubbish.

 

Adding to John's reply...

If you don't need to redefine sketch entities; RMB, Edit (not Def). Regen.

Yes it is. But I haven't been quite annoyed enough to investigate a mapkey
that'll throw me all the way back up to top level. I do remember seeing one
posted, don't remember where (here, Eng-Tips, mcadcentral?).

 

Ok, that's an improvment, but still takes a few clicks to get you all
the way into sketcher.

Jeff, I did make a mapkey just after I posted - took all of 5 minutes.
Select a feature and type 'se' (Sketch Edit), and it will launch to the
sketcher. From sketcher, type 'sc' (Sketch Cancel) and it will take
you back and discard all changes to the feature. As much as I hate to
crutch on mapkeys for basic stuff, I'll be using this one regularly.

Mapkey nitty-gritty below.

Dave

mapkey sc @MAPKEY_NAMECancel editing a feature from the sketch screen;\
mapkey(continued) @MAPKEY_LABELSketch - Cancel Changes;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `main_dlg_cur` `ProCmdSketQuit.sket_r`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ FocusIn `UI Message Dialog` `yes`;~ Activate `UI
Message Dialog` `yes`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `Odui_Dlg_01` `stdbtn_2`;~ FocusIn `UI
Message Dialog` `yes`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `UI Message Dialog` `yes`;~ Enter
`main_dlg_cur` `dashInst0.Quit`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `main_dlg_cur` `dashInst0.Quit`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ FocusIn `UI Message Dialog` `yes`;~ Activate `UI
Message Dialog` `yes`;
mapkey se @MAPKEY_NAMEEdit the sketch of a feature;@MAPKEY_LABELEdit
Sketch;;\
mapkey(continued) ~ RButtonArm `main_dlg_cur` `PHTLeft.AssyTree`
`node6`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ PopupOver `main_dlg_cur` `ActionMenu`1
`PHTLeft.AssyTree`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Open `main_dlg_cur` `ActionMenu`;~ Close
`main_dlg_cur` `ActionMenu`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `main_dlg_cur` `Redefine`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `main_dlg_cur`
`chkbn.extrev_1_placement.0`1 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `extrev_1_placement.0.0` `PH.Sketch`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `Odui_Dlg_01` `stdbtn_3`;

 

Jeff, I did make a mapkey just after I posted

Thanks. I'll give it a gander.

I looked for the cancel thread I was thinking about;
http://mcadcentral.com/proe/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26762&PN=0&TPN=3
in case you want to see if anything looks attractive.

I never paid that much attention to it and did notice something interesting at
the bottom of the page ...

CTRL+A seems to cancel out of feature creation or edit
requiring only clicking the Yes's.

.... new one on me.

 

I don't think it should be this difficult. The feature probably has a plus next to
it. When you click expand the feature, it'll have the sketch listed as a
reference. Instead of 'Edit>Definition"ing the feature, do it on the sketch. When
that last dumbass holdover from Menu Manager comes up and makes you click that
last button to Sketch, do so, and you're in Sketcher. Obviously, it could be
easier (in WF & SE), such as all the sketches being visible all the time, and
being able to just click drag any part of any sketch at any time and have the
related feature change in real time as you did it. I know there'd be complaints
about this (over-crowded feature tree, glutted graphics window, etc.) but what I
described isn't too difficult, is it?

Try ^A

 

Being lazy, I just use the 'activate window' button to cancel
operations, then click 'yes'

 

Yup, the other "check mark" icon (I think it's the little one) or typing ctrl-a
gets you out of a lot of Menu Manager jams.