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Unclickable Configuration Dropdown?
mike_hölscher
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In an Assembly, when I hoover or click on this part including configurations I get this teasing pop-up with dropdown box.
But it seems impossible to click...
What is going on here?
But it seems impossible to click...
What is going on here?
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@mike_hölscher
This is more of a case of "didn't take the arrow away" rather than "put the arrow in". The component that we are displaying there is a read-only version of the configuration switcher, which was a good way to re-use components that we already had and not rebuild a whole new component just for this purpose. A few users have already told us that this is misleading, I will make sure you are added to that request, and are notified when it is fixed.Jake Rosenfeld - Modeling Team5
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The popup is telling you which configuration the part is at. To change it, right click on the instance and select "Change configuration..." from the context menu.Ilya Baran \ VP, Architecture and FeatureScript \ Onshape Inc0
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@mike_hölscher This is to give you a quick view of what the current configuration of that part is within the assembly. If you have the proper permissions, you can right-click on that instance to change its configuration.
Look at the bottom section of our help: https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/configurations.htm?Highlight=configuration0 -
Thanks @ilya_baran and @bradley_sauln for the replies. That was already clear to me
The question is, why is this information displayed as a dropdown box? If this is only info for us to look at, there is no point in having a dropdown-box. This little small triangle/down arrow next to the configuration name just begs to be clicked.
Is this a teaser for a future functionality of easier configuration swapping? It must be, why else would a UX team put a use-cue like that in there...
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I agree with Mike's assessment on both counts.mike_hölscher said:The question is, why is this information displayed as a dropdown box? If this is only info for us to look at, there is no point in having a dropdown-box. This little small triangle/down arrow next to the configuration name just begs to be clicked.
Is this a teaser for a future functionality of easier configuration swapping? It must be, why else would a UX team put a use-cue like that in there...
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@mike_hölscher
This is more of a case of "didn't take the arrow away" rather than "put the arrow in". The component that we are displaying there is a read-only version of the configuration switcher, which was a good way to re-use components that we already had and not rebuild a whole new component just for this purpose. A few users have already told us that this is misleading, I will make sure you are added to that request, and are notified when it is fixed.Jake Rosenfeld - Modeling Team5 -
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@mike_hölscher
That would be nice We'll start by making it less confusing, but making it work is also on our collective minds.
Jake Rosenfeld - Modeling Team0
