topic Re: Drawing Models Menu Manager in 3D Part & Assembly Design

Drawing Models Menu Manager

Dale_Rosema — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 14:01:38 GMT

I am using Creo 9.0.5.0. When I replace models in a drawing, the drawing models menu manager is "hiding" behind the drawing instead of remaining on top of the drawing so I have to tab to it in order to be able to click on "Done/Return". Anyone else experiencing this? I moved it to the right, but after closing and reopening, it back to the same spot.

Thanks,

Dale

Re: Drawing Models Menu Manager

Abhiram_Pande — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 13:42:27 GMT

Hello Dale,

Can you please try this, Article - CS218107.

Re: Drawing Models Menu Manager

Dale_Rosema — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 13:55:29 GMT

Not sure what I need to try. The window is found, it is just hiding behind the drawing window and won't let me execute a command until I find it and "Done/Return" it.

Re: Drawing Models Menu Manager

Abhiram_Pande — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 14:00:02 GMT

Rename .wf folder located at C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\PTC\ProENGINEER\Wildfire
Select File > Options > Window Settings > Reset Panels' Position

Re: Drawing Models Menu Manager

Dale_Rosema — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 14:47:38 GMT

Mine was already set to:

I don't have a Reset Panel's Position option.

I did rename .wf and restarted Creo. We'll see if that works.

Re: Drawing Models Menu Manager

Patriot_1776 — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 15:40:06 GMT

'Sup Dale!

I'm on Creo 8, but noticed this too, and I THINK in Creo 4. It's maddening, but I see it all the time when switching Workspaces. One thing to look for that helps though is it'll show as an extra window for Creo in your Taskbar, and then it's easy to bring that window back to the front from there. Still an unacceptable PITA, but it helps.

Re: Drawing Models Menu Manager

Dale_Rosema — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 15:56:37 GMT

It's more the "trying to execute a command or mapkey 3 or 4 times" before realizing the window is waiting patiently for you to close it. I'm the master at Alt-Tab and Shft-Alt-Tab with my 25-30 windows open at a time. 🙂

Re: Drawing Models Menu Manager

kdirth — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 16:45:01 GMT

The Reset Panels button should be the one your looking for in your version of Creo. It is a one and done push button not a toggle..

Re: Drawing Models Menu Manager

Patriot_1776 — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 16:45:08 GMT

Yeah, that too. Dunno how they can fail on this, I think it's simple programming to ensure that the window is ALWAYS on top, but, it IS PTC, and they STILL haven't fixed the dreaded "split cylinders in 2" bug, so....

Re: Drawing Models Menu Manager

BenLoosli — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 17:12:29 GMT

"they STILL haven't fixed the dreaded "split cylinders in 2" bug"

That is the problem, PTC doesn't SPLIT them into 2, they CREATE them as 2 semi-circles. Maybe the terminology needs corrected before PTC understands what we as users want.

This is a very old quote from someone reviewing Pro/Engineer:

"PTC is not interested in how engineers work. They are interested in getting engineers to work PTC's way."

Re: Drawing Models Menu Manager

Dale_Rosema — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 19:10:07 GMT

I was looking for a drop down. No wonder I was confusselled.