2007-07-26
04:06 AM
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2023-05-25
06:32 PM
by
Rubia Torres
2007-07-26 04:25 AM
James wrote:I agree it could do with favouring what is currently selected.
The dropper (alt/opt click) needs to favor the selected element, without exception. With a selection active at the dropper point, the dropper must ignore the active tool and the element creation order.
Selection is the only way for the user to single out an element from a coincident stack. The dropper has to respect this action.
In today's example, I have two slabs whose edges coincide. I can select the proper one, but the dropper unfailingly picks up the other one because it's older.
The cleaner and more complete the model, the more frustration from this bug.
In earlier versions this behavior was reliable; recently it has been all over the place.
Without an element selected, the priority considerations are: Active tool elements beat other tool elements, and nodes beat edges. I suppose you need creation order as a tiebreaker, but this criterion means very little to the user in most cases.
This was brought up in early 10 as I recall. Here it is again.
2007-07-26 01:29 PM
Barry wrote:Not working here.
I agree it could do with favouring what is currently selected.
It kind of does so long as you don't move the mouse away after you have selected something and then move back to alt/opt click.
Select something and keep the mouse still and then alt/opt click seems to work.
I find if you are in the arrow tool, you cann TAB through to highlight what you want (no need to select) and then alt/opt click - but again don't move your mouse away before alt/opt clicking.Again, sadly, no.
If you are in a tool then you must SHIFT/TAB (Windows - not sure about Macs) to highlight what you want before alt/opt clicking. And remember - don't move the mouse otherwise the selection priority resets.You'd never be in a tool to scroll through a stack. As you describe, it's extra work where a series of simple clicks with the arrow tool will reliably turn up the target eventually.
2007-07-26 02:06 PM
2007-07-26 02:44 PM
Macbook Pro M1 Max 64GB ram, OS X 10.XX latest
another Moderator
2007-07-27 12:29 AM
Barry wrote:unfortunately for windows it is. but this is exactly how it works on a mac: TAB invokes the 'scroll through stack of elements' function in all selection/parameter transfer situations.
It would be very hany if you could somply ALT/TAB through to what you want but in Windows at least this is the keyboard shortcut to swap applications.
2007-08-07 05:25 PM
2007-08-08 12:17 AM
James wrote:you need to have the pop-up info tag active too . . . same deal: 100 seconds . . .
With the arrow tool, I click and watch the IB, and I know when I have what I want. AC just needs to respect my intent when I hit the dropper.
2007-08-17 07:26 PM