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Change to Driven Dimension moves from the top of the dialogue when configured.

brucebartlettbrucebartlett Member, OS Professional, Mentor, User Group Leader Posts: 2,137 PRO
edited March 2019 in General
I use alot of Driving and Driven Dims in sketches and automatic switch these from the dialogue without thinking or looking but I get messed up when a configuration is added because configure dimension then sits on top of the dialogue and seems to always get hit by mistake.

I'd really love to see the "change to driven dimension" always stay on top with the change configuration dropping in below. 


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Comments

  • Jake_RosenfeldJake_Rosenfeld Moderator, Onshape Employees, Developers Posts: 1,646
    @brucebartlett

    Just a thought, but maybe rather than trying to tune the context menu (it will never be perfect for everyone's workflows), we could introduce a keyboard shortcut?  No promises on ever making this happen, just curious about your opinion on something like that.
    Jake Rosenfeld - Modeling Team
  • owen_sparksowen_sparks Member, Developers Posts: 2,660 PRO
    How about something clickable on the dimension itself? That way there is no shortcut to remember. Something like the flip direction icon from other dialogues perhaps.
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    Business Systems and Configuration Controller
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  • brucebartlettbrucebartlett Member, OS Professional, Mentor, User Group Leader Posts: 2,137 PRO
    edited March 2019
    @Jake_Rosenfeld @owen_sparks    A short cut key would be nice, it might have to be used while hovering over the dimension.  However, I am pretty locked into the switch from the dialogue as I am very big on using driven/driving dim for layout sketches and it messes with me every time I add a configuration and switch a driven dim, it seems to be a constant mistake I make post config as I am not reading the dialogue, but I may be the anomaly. 

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  • MBartlett21MBartlett21 Member, OS Professional, Developers Posts: 2,034 EDU
    Maybe make q be a shortcut to make a dimension driven?
    mb - draftsman - also FS author: View FeatureScripts
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  • NeilCookeNeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 5,310
    Maybe make q be a shortcut to make a dimension driven?
    I like it! Making a dimension a “construction dimension” 😀
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEAI
  • brucebartlettbrucebartlett Member, OS Professional, Mentor, User Group Leader Posts: 2,137 PRO
    NeilCooke said:
    Maybe make q be a shortcut to make a dimension driven?
    I like it! Making a dimension a “construction dimension” 😀
    q would work for me.
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  • MBartlett21MBartlett21 Member, OS Professional, Developers Posts: 2,034 EDU
    edited March 2019
  • billy2billy2 Member, OS Professional, Mentor, Developers, User Group Leader Posts: 2,014 PRO
    I like q  & voted'r up
  • brucebartlettbrucebartlett Member, OS Professional, Mentor, User Group Leader Posts: 2,137 PRO
    thanks @MBartlett21
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