The missing 5% functionality: Choosing the configuration in Assemblies

Discussion created by Glenn Schroeder on Feb 17, 2020
Latest reply on Feb 19, 2020 by Jason Martin

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Being able to change the configuration of a component directly without needing to open the Component Properties dialog box was a great enhancement. However, making your selection from the drop-down and then right-clicking to accept it then opens the full right-click drop-down for the component, which then requires another click to clear. I find it difficult that this shortcoming wasn't discovered during development, so why wasn't it fixed? Or did someone think opening the full drop-down while accepting the command was a good idea?

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Scott Perman Feb 17, 2020 2:34 PM
I use the drop down to select the configuration, and then click the little green arrow next to it. I'm not sure where the right click comes in.
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- Glenn Schroeder @ Scott Perman on Feb 17, 2020 2:41 PM
  Scott Perman wrote:
  
  I use the drop down to select the configuration, and then click the little green arrow next to it. I'm not sure where the right click comes in.
  
  Immediately after making your selection from the drop-down, if you don't move your mouse, you'll get a little icon beside your cursor that looks like a mouse, with a green arrow on it. If you right-click then you can accept the selected configuration without needing to return to the top and click on the green check mark. Unfortunately, that also opens the right-click menu for the component.
  
  I'd post a screenshot of that icon, but my screen captures don't show my cursor and associated icons.
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  - Scott Perman @ Glenn Schroeder on Feb 19, 2020 9:39 AM
    I always choose the assemblies configuration using the feature manager. I think that must be the difference. Either that or I am completely mis-understanding what you are describing.
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Jason Martin Feb 19, 2020 9:25 AM
It seems that this specific workflow has not been implemented.
I remember using this function, BUT, it doesn't happen on all workflows. I cannot remember the exact workflow, but I can remember changing something through a drop down and right clicking to accept and that menu did not appear. If I notice it again I'll be sure to mention it.
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David Lane Feb 19, 2020 10:49 AM
Works fine for me.

Single left click part, shows this.
Change the configuration, then this shows (plus mouse with check mark).
Right clicking or clicking the other check mark changes the part as intended.

I guess you want it to automatically change without having to accept it; however I think it's intended to have to accept the change. If you have a very long list of configurations it would be very easy to select the wrong one by mistake.

Personally I don't want the software to assume anything. I prefer having to accept changes. It's really not a bid deal to right click.
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- Glenn Schroeder @ David Lane on Feb 19, 2020 11:27 AM
  David Lane wrote:
  
  Works fine for me.
  
  Single left click part, shows this.
  Change the configuration, then this shows (plus mouse with check mark).
  Right clicking or clicking the other check mark changes the part as intended.
  
  I guess you want it to automatically change without having to accept it; however I think it's intended to have to accept the change. If you have a very long list of configurations it would be very easy to select the wrong one by mistake.
  
  Personally I don't want the software to assume anything. I prefer having to accept changes. It's really not a bid deal to right click.
  
  So if you right-click to accept the change instead of clicking the other check mark you don't get the right-click drop-down menu? Because I do.
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  - David Lane @ Glenn Schroeder on Feb 19, 2020 11:35 AM
    Correct. It just makes the change and nothing pops up. The drop down goes away as well.
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Austin Broeker Feb 19, 2020 11:17 AM
I think Glenn is just saying that, when he right-clicks, this menu is popping up:

I don't typically use the right-click-to-accept feature so I don't really run into this, but I can see how it would get annoying.

EDIT: I tried this out myself and now that I think about it, I believe the reason why I stopped using the right-click-to-accept feature was because of issues like this. Rather than dealing with additional menus popping up it became easier to just move my cursor and click the green check mark.

On a (sort of) related note, I also have to make sure not to hover over any part of the model when I start a mouse gesture because stuff like this. It's not a major problem, but it can be irritating when I'm zoomed way in on a part, then have to zoom all the way back out to perform the mouse gesture, then zoom back in to the thing I was editing. It kind of defeats the speed benefits of mouse gestures...
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- David Lane @ Austin Broeker on Feb 19, 2020 11:18 AM
  Oh I see. It's not doing that for me in 2019 SP2.0. It just accepts the change, clears the context menus from the screen, and nothing else pops up. So maybe it's a bug and not missing functionality.
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  - Jason Martin @ David Lane on Feb 19, 2020 3:34 PM
    I'm thinking this might've been one of those things that got fixed. I'm still using 2017 SP5
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Austin Broeker Feb 19, 2020 11:59 AM
I get the drop-down menu as well:
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