Maddening Mate Folders..!

[Damo]

Call me crazy if applicable.
I have noticed something new in the 2021 vers. (I cannot say or really recall if I've had this occur in older/previous versions, tho I do not believe so..)
I am noticing random folders appearing in my feature tree for assembly mates .
I do understand mate folders can be useful. I've used them myself in the past to group certain mates together for various reasons like configurations or particular movement actions, etc.
But what I am seeing here is arbitrary folder creation and grouping of seemingly random mates..?!?!?
Is there a setting I am overlooking..?
Is there a new functionality I am not properly comprehending..?

Am I the only one experiencing this..?

PS..While on the subject of mates. Does anyone else feel the mates are becoming more "Intuitive" (read: doing what they "think" you want, rather than what you would expect.?)
ie. When modifying an existing mate it's flipping entire components or breaking/modifying existing mates instead of simply moving the component in the logically expected direction to suit new selection criterion.?

[Glenn Schroeder]

I've been using SW2021 since shortly after sp 0.0 was released and have never seen that behavior, and I don't remember seeing anyone else mention it on the forums.

[mike miller]

Are you seeing this?

[Glenn Schroeder]

Are you seeing this?

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Howdy @mike miller,

I've been using SW since 2009 and didn't know you could do that. Thanks for teaching me something (though I'll admit it took me a few minutes to figure out).

[JSculley]

Howdy @mike miller,

I've been using SW since 2009 and didn't know you could do that. Thanks for teaching me something (though I'll admit it took me a few minutes to figure out).

You couldn't do that until SW2019, so it's a relatively new thing.

[Damo]

Are you seeing this?

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Ummm No.. I am not.. That would actually be kinda useful folder sorting regime.
Are they automatically generated folders..?

I am just seeing this..!?!

I did not create these folders.

[SPerman]

Is there any chance a hotkey was set to generate a new folder that you are accidentally triggering?

[Damo]

Is there any chance a hotkey was set to generate a new folder that you are accidentally triggering?

Hmmmm. Interesting..
I certainly haven't set one.. If there was a Hotkey of Keyboard shortcut set to do this it would be a new additional "Feature" .
If it is, I wanna turn that s#1t off..
So, I looked thru all the keyboard shortcut settings and could not find anything relevant.

Cheers tho..

I swear my install is haunted..

[mp3-250]

At the bottom of assembly constraints properties there is a check box "add to a new folder" or something like that in English (I am using a localized ver of SW). Probably it stays checked by accident, try to uncheck it once and reapply a constraint to see if the setting reverts back or not.

[Glenn Schroeder]

Ummm No.. I am not.. That would actually be kinda useful folder sorting regime.
Are they automatically generated folders..?

That is done by right-clicking on the Mates folder and selecting Group Mates > By Status from the drop-down.

[Ben]

That is done by right-clicking on the Mates folder and selecting Group Mates > By Status from the drop-down.


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thats pretty cool

[Damo]

At the bottom of assembly constraints properties there is a check box "add to a new folder" or something like that in English (I am using a localized ver of SW). Probably it stays checked by accident, try to uncheck it once and reapply a constraint to see if the setting reverts back or not.

THIS..!! ... I reckon this is my culprit.

Well done Mr. mp3-250 Thank you mate..!

This box was checked..
And, I definitely did NOT do that..

And tho I do not recall seeing it before, it seems it has been there since at least 2014, Wow..!!
I've absolutely never used this option previously.
Even so, I have unselected it as of now in my 2021 version and hope that I wont have this stoopid "Feature" frustrate me again..

[Damo]

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Are you seeing this?

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Mike, As Ben said, this is indeed pretty cool.
I reckon I will be doing this a lot now.

I'm so glad you showed me this..

That is done by right-clicking on the Mates folder and selecting Group Mates > By Status from the drop-down.

And Glenn, thank you for showing us (me) how..