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Lost substantial amount of work

robert_bordonarorobert_bordonaro Member Posts: 5 ✭
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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.

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    NeilCookeNeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 5,413
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    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 😀
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEAI

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    S1monS1mon Member Posts: 2,383 PRO
    What sketch takes 2 hours? That sounds way too complicated.
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    _anton_anton Member, Onshape Employees Posts: 279
    +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.
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    NeilCookeNeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 5,413
    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?
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEAI
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    robert_bordonarorobert_bordonaro Member Posts: 5 ✭
    I working on 2D floor plans. 2hrs is nothing compared to what’s left to do. 
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    NeilCookeNeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 5,413
    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.
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEAI
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    robert_bordonarorobert_bordonaro Member Posts: 5 ✭
    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. 
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    NeilCookeNeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 5,413
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    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 😀
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEAI
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    Mr_SnrubMr_Snrub Member Posts: 3 PRO
    send your address, I have a whole box of german 2h pencils I can give you
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