Lost substantial amount of work

robert_bordonaro

Had been adding to an existing sketch for a 2 hrs. Closed the sketch and reverted back to state prior to two hours of work.

NeilCooke

Hitting the checkmark is the right thing to do. The only way it would lose work is if you pressed the X. It’s very rare that work would be lost for any other reason. The best thing to do is to keep sketches simple and commit them from time to time. And that must be an impressive kitchen remodel 😀

S1mon

What sketch takes 2 hours? That sounds way too complicated.

_anton

+1 for Simon - best practice is to keep sketches simple and to prefer doing operations on parts rather than sketch entities. Try to avoid sketch patterns.

If you cancel a sketch, we offer a very temporary blue bubble that lets you restore it.

NeilCooke

First, never edit a skecth for 2 hours. Sounds like you were adding too much detail to one sketch, also a no-no. Did you close using the X?

robert_bordonaro

I working on 2D floor plans. 2hrs is nothing compared to what’s left to do. 

NeilCooke

robert_bordonaro said:

I working on 2D floor plans. 2hrs is nothing compared to what’s left to do. 

For this, you really need a 2D CAD like AutoCAD.

robert_bordonaro

Appreciate the comments.  might have hit the check mark. First time using onshape. Recently retired CAD designer with 45 years experience with Soildworks and Autodesk Inventor. Don’t need a lecture, I now how to use CAD, doing a little kitchen remodel. Not a crisis to do it as one sketch. Just a simple question as to how to properly close it so it saves work. 

NeilCooke

Hitting the checkmark is the right thing to do. The only way it would lose work is if you pressed the X. It’s very rare that work would be lost for any other reason. The best thing to do is to keep sketches simple and commit them from time to time. And that must be an impressive kitchen remodel 😀

Mr_Snrub

send your address, I have a whole box of german 2h pencils I can give you