We just got SW2012 here and I noticed that when I perform a "copy with mates" command, all the mate icons appear as coincident mates, regardless of what they really are. It's not the end of the world, but it makes things a little less clear when I'm trying to see what mate I'm actually selecting. Is there a fix for this, is it a SolidWorks unimprovement, has Satan been busy making the world a slightly shabbier place to live, or what?
That particular icon behavior is OK but yes I agree with you as this would be better to show the icon based on mate type. BTW the mate name (coincident, distance, etc. appears OK)
The odd thing is, as recently as the 2010 version, the icons appeared correctly. For some reason, SolidWorks made an extra effort to make things worse.
May be this has ben changed with SW2011, Why don't you report this to your VAR.
Interesting. I just checked 2010 SP5 and the icons match the descriptions. But with 2011 SP 5 they don't. Make sure you report this and let us know what you find out.
Never mind - already reported.
SPR 594600 All mates are shown with a coincident mate icon in the Copy with Mates PropertyManager
WT
Interesting. I just checked 2010 SP5 and the icons match the descriptions. But with 2011 SP 5 they don't. Make sure you report this and let us know what you find out.
Never mind - already reported.
SPR 594600 All mates are shown with a coincident mate icon in the Copy with Mates PropertyManager
WT