This issue is limited to block editing.
I remember that previous versions of SW had a "select" option onthe RMB menu that was easy to get to after sketching an entitywhile editing a block.
On 2009 sp2.1, this option is gone and isn't listed under customizemenu.
What is worse, in my quick menu (that customizable menu thingy thatpops up next to the mouse when you hit a hotkey, not the flyoutmenus) there is a select button, but it is greyed out while I amsketching. In fact, I don't know when it isn't greyed out.
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Even worse still, I have tried mapping a hotkey to select, but itdoes nothing, ever. I can hit it all day long, give it anycombinations of any key on the keyboard, and I get squat.
The only way for me to get to select is to toggle off whatever toolI am using, which is counter-productive, because I have to stopthinking about what I am about to do to go back and think aboutwhat I was just doing to choose the proper hotkey. Doesn't soundlike much, but I'll bet I go thru this 100+ times per day, losing afew seconds if I can get promptly back into my train of thought,and longer if I can't.
This problem did not exist in 2008 (to the best of my knowledge),and the rmb menu issue (I think) wasn't a problem untill this lastservice pack. With both my preferred methods to access the selecttool gone, I am wasting valuable time!
It always bugs me when functionality goes missing.
Is this an issue for anyone else? Any tips on how to fix this wouldbe most welcome.
Thanks!SolidworksUser Interface
I remember that previous versions of SW had a "select" option onthe RMB menu that was easy to get to after sketching an entitywhile editing a block.
On 2009 sp2.1, this option is gone and isn't listed under customizemenu.
What is worse, in my quick menu (that customizable menu thingy thatpops up next to the mouse when you hit a hotkey, not the flyoutmenus) there is a select button, but it is greyed out while I amsketching. In fact, I don't know when it isn't greyed out.
s
Even worse still, I have tried mapping a hotkey to select, but itdoes nothing, ever. I can hit it all day long, give it anycombinations of any key on the keyboard, and I get squat.
The only way for me to get to select is to toggle off whatever toolI am using, which is counter-productive, because I have to stopthinking about what I am about to do to go back and think aboutwhat I was just doing to choose the proper hotkey. Doesn't soundlike much, but I'll bet I go thru this 100+ times per day, losing afew seconds if I can get promptly back into my train of thought,and longer if I can't.
This problem did not exist in 2008 (to the best of my knowledge),and the rmb menu issue (I think) wasn't a problem untill this lastservice pack. With both my preferred methods to access the selecttool gone, I am wasting valuable time!
It always bugs me when functionality goes missing.
Is this an issue for anyone else? Any tips on how to fix this wouldbe most welcome.
Thanks!SolidworksUser Interface
