Undo/Redo

[CBenner]

Ok, seriously.... this is getting very old. Every other software in the world lets you back up a step or two if you push the wrong button or slip on the mouse. Come on PTC!
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[ptc-2192247]

We have been using WF 4.0 for about 7 months now. It has been pretty great for us, AND it has an UNDO/REDO button the same as most other programs. What version are you using?

[AnkurAggarwal]

Scott, you r right, WF 4.0 is gr8. But what about the case in which I edit a feature, change some dimension and after regeneration any child of that feature fails. in this case we can not use UNDO, the only option we have is UNDO CHANGES with failure diagnostics box. if u have any solution for this case, plz share.

[CBenner]

I am using WF4. There is in fact an UNDO/REDO buttun pair. But they are rarely if ever lit up to be used. The conditions for thier use are very restricted. About the only time they work is during sketching. Example. In drawing mode, make a mistake... click the wrong button or something... no Undo. Whatever you did wrong needs to be redone. Sorry, this is a rant, I know. But it IS rather annoying. In most programs, you can back up several steps and start over if you find you've made an error, or simply don't like the way something is turning out.

[Kevin]

Do you have a setting for the config option general_undo_stack_limit? I seem to remember someone stating that you can run into this problem if the feature commands you want to undo are near the end of the stack limit. The default is 50 but I haven't had much trouble with not being able to undo/redo so I can't say for sure increasing it will work.

[ptc-2192247]

I fully agree that the undo/redo functions are not as useful in Pro-E as they are in other programs. It is promising that Pro-E went from no undo/redo in previous versions, to now having the buttons. I think we can all agree that they need to improve the function or availability of using the button before they can brag about it though.