A few suggestions
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 3:20 pm
Hi Eric
A few suggestions if I may for possible future version!
Layers: It would be very nice indeed if one could switch between Layer's layouts using a keystroke. So when you created a layout it was given a keystroke shortcut – just like Views are given keystrokes automatically as you create them. Perhaps we could use ⌥⌘1, ⌥⌘2 etc?? Then the layers pallet wouldn't have to be open on the screen - it is big and takes up a lot of space – but switching between layer layouts is really very useful, specially with larger drawings.
Command line It would be great if one were able to specify the length of a line drawn perpendicular to an object. It's such a common thing to want to do! I appreciate that it is difficult because the start point of the perpendicular can move along the object it is drawn from, and doesn't have an exact start point. It only needs to be the Length specified however - no other parameter.
Snap Is it possible to be able to combine Snap parameters – most commonly perhaps to be able to draw a Perpendicular from an End Point, but also from a Centre Point. It's quite a construct to do either of those at the moment – you have to draw a perpendicular, then another perpendicular to that and then finally a perpendicular back to the point that you originally wanted to draw from – and then if you want to specify the length of the final perpendicular, do a horizontal and vertical flip, so the line can be adjusted to the length you want. Perhaps just add two more options to the snap pallet – PE and PC – shortcuts J and K perhaps??
Happy New Year!!
George
A few suggestions if I may for possible future version!
Layers: It would be very nice indeed if one could switch between Layer's layouts using a keystroke. So when you created a layout it was given a keystroke shortcut – just like Views are given keystrokes automatically as you create them. Perhaps we could use ⌥⌘1, ⌥⌘2 etc?? Then the layers pallet wouldn't have to be open on the screen - it is big and takes up a lot of space – but switching between layer layouts is really very useful, specially with larger drawings.
Command line It would be great if one were able to specify the length of a line drawn perpendicular to an object. It's such a common thing to want to do! I appreciate that it is difficult because the start point of the perpendicular can move along the object it is drawn from, and doesn't have an exact start point. It only needs to be the Length specified however - no other parameter.
Snap Is it possible to be able to combine Snap parameters – most commonly perhaps to be able to draw a Perpendicular from an End Point, but also from a Centre Point. It's quite a construct to do either of those at the moment – you have to draw a perpendicular, then another perpendicular to that and then finally a perpendicular back to the point that you originally wanted to draw from – and then if you want to specify the length of the final perpendicular, do a horizontal and vertical flip, so the line can be adjusted to the length you want. Perhaps just add two more options to the snap pallet – PE and PC – shortcuts J and K perhaps??
Happy New Year!!
George