Is "insert mode" working in WF4?

[eslotty]

Has anyone seen these? Product improvements?

The "Insert Here" marker is in the correct spot in the tree, but as soon as I assemble a component, it ends up at the end of the tree after all the supressed components.... WF4, M100..

Also, using query select, the first feature or component doesn't highlight- the second one does, and I can hit previous to highlight the first..... Weird.... (Pre-highlite turned off)

Thanks,

GE Healthcare Technologies
Clinical Systems
Monitoring Solutions
Eric R. Slotty
Mechanical Designer
8200 W. Tower Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53223
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[TrainStopper]

Me too, I don't remember it always working the way it seems to now, it
used to insert the new items at the insert here pointer, I thought that
was the whole idea behind "insert here".

I would like to see it fixed too.



Regards,

Walt Weiss

[CM10]

Actually, I've been having problems with that in WF3 as well.

[dgschaefer]

Early builds of WF3 were terrible with models that had a footer. Caused
us a lot of trouble since all of our models have component interfaces
built in from the start part. WF3 'converted' prior models, moving the
component interfaces to the footer automatically. We then couldn't even
drag the insert her line around, it would drop in the wrong place or
just not work.

It was fixed rather quickly, so unless you are using an early build of
WF3, it's not likely your problem. Then again, if WF4 now has issues
with the footer and the insert line ...

Doug Schaefer

[CM10]

I'm on datecode M210, but I'm still having issues with it and creating features at the assembly level.

[ptc-593619]

The action you describe is usually attributed to "dragging" the "insert
here" within the model tree. I have found that using the "Edit",
"Feature Operations", "Insert Mode" ,"Activate" is much more robust and
hasn't given me the problems as described. It still means that the
original "dragging" is broken.



Richard A. Black

Lead Engineer

Eaton Corporation

Golf Pride Division

16900 Aberdeen Road

Laurinburg, NC 28353 USA

[lylebeidler]

The menu based approach also has the advantage that you can make a mapkey
for it.



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MGS Inc
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Denver PA 17517
717-336-7528
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[eslotty]

Ahhh... wouldn't a right-mouse-click; "INSERT AFTER" in the model tree
(or on a highlited part) be nice?

That's a request going on 15 years!

Have a good weekend.




GE Healthcare Technologies
Clinical Systems
Monitoring Solutions
Eric R. Slotty
Mechanical Designer
8200 W. Tower Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53223
Phone: (414) 362-2552
Fax: (414) 362-2880
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[JeffTaylor]

It's in WF5 now!

[dgschaefer]

Saladworks has it. There's a very short list of a few things in SW that
I wish Pro|E had, and this is near the top.

Doug Schaefer

[dgschaefer]

That's the first of the enhancements that has truly made me sad that I
won't get to work on WF5 for likely another year. Our clients are
notoriously slow to upgrade. If it ain't broke and all that.

Doug Schaefer

[amedina]

Wow, I use that feature all the time. Good thing you guys point this
out, I'll add this to the list of things to check in case we ever want
to upgrade.



Alfonso Medina O.
Mechanical Engineer

[ptc-1191590]

The "Insert Here" issue described is a bug that is supposed to be resolved in WF4 M110, it started showing up in later builds of WF3. It's related to the Model Tree footer, if you don't have a footer you shouldn't experience the symptoms.

[BobSchwerdlin]

We're on WF4.0 (M080) and never use footers in our models, but I've experienced this problem from time to time. Using Richards, "Feature Operations", "Insert Mode" ,"Activate" has always been my backup and it ALWAYS works. It's like pre-wildfire, "Feature, Insert Mode".

Ahh the good old days <g>.

Bob

[PAULKORENKIEWIC]

WF4 is at least on M110, which is what we are running and don't have
that problem... seems "fixed" to me... 😉

Paul Korenkiewicz
FEV , Inc.
4554 Glenmeade
Auburn Hills, MI, 48326-1766

[nuheht]

If you are in an assembly, and have one of the components "active", the drag insert mode within that component will not work. Try getting out of active mode (click the green checkmark), and then you can move the insert mark, but then remember to make that component active again.



Joseph A. Ordo
Joe Ordo Engineering Services
2 Butternut Lane
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050

joe_ordo@msn.com

[MGortner]

Do you ever clip suppress when a feature fails only to find the insert
arrow at the end of your tree? And then you can't drag the insert arrow
above the clipped features?



Another advantage to using a mapkey as Lyle mentioned is to defeat this
problem.



Matt Gortner | Mechanical Engineer

CHASEDESIGN, LLC

1400 East Genesee Street | Skaneateles N.Y. 13152

315.685.1000 (p) | 315.685.5021 (f) | www.chasedesign.net