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Let's post the best suggestions so we can generate additional votes.

This one won't go anywhere, but it makes me happy: https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... P2aovI8XIQ

LOL...We'll see how long it lasts.

mattpeneguy wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:45 pm LOL...We'll see how long it lasts.

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Not very long. They just pulled it.

Uncle_Hairball wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 6:32 pm Not very long. They just pulled it.

Correction. It has been Outed.

seems on topic with things that suck

I'm certainly not wasting time making any suggestions or voting. Total waste of time unless you are a reseller and get people in accounts voting.

Despite all being in the same place now, it baffles and frustrates me that all those TTL ideas with all their comments and likes will still be lost to the wind at the end of the process, because they can't move topics between communities so nothing will exist in the regular Enhancements community.

I'm convinced the TTL is nothing but a marketing tool. The software team knows what they are going to work on, and is not influenced by the TTL. But the marketing team knows there will be overlap, so they can say "See, we are listening to you" despite all other evidence to the contrary.

ETA: This may not have been true in the "Good Old Days" but appears to be the case since I started using SW in 2017

SPerman wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 8:05 am I'm convinced the TTL is nothing but a marketing tool. The software team knows what they are going to work on, and is not influenced by the TTL. But the marketing team knows there will be overlap, so they can say "See, we are listening to you" despite all other evidence to the contrary.

ETA: This may not have been true in the "Good Old Days" but appears to be the case since I started using SW in 2017

On the other hand, I actually got an e-mail response to one of my 'ideas', followed by a Zoom call with SW developers, to see what I was complaining about. Who knows, it might actually get fixed.

Uncle_Hairball wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 8:04 pm On the other hand, I actually got an e-mail response to one of my 'ideas', followed by a Zoom call with SW developers, to see what I was complaining about. Who knows, it might actually get fixed.

Dang.. again, I think your name attracts people

zxys001 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 8:36 pm Dang.. again, I think your name attracts people

Yes, and it makes the nieces and nephews howl with laughter.

These are the ideas submitted on behalf of my clients:

Fundamental Performance Enhancing Ideas
• ESCAPE Should Terminate Any Process and Return the Model/Drawing to its Previous State
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... e4z9FPXY4A

Continued in the next post.

Large Assembly Performance Ideas
• Add "Rollup and Rolldown to Selected Component" Icons in Assembly Visualization
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... JMezIAdLaw

• Display States Managed by Tables
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... ZkHvhy7F5A

• Add Selection Filters (F5) for Features and Part Components
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... OsEiCSWYtA

• Filter Modified Components in Resolved and LightWeight Modes
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... fFAP2B2r2A

• Enhance Hide/Show Consistency for Large Assemblies
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... C5P4k-N1ug

• Enhanced LDR Mode (Breadcrumbs, ALT, Component Preview Window)
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... SgiqYXVgkw

• Allow Selection Through Wireframe Faces
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... rXXLQRkyIw

• Add Measure, Hide and Show in Snake Cam
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... LxgFLkHghg

Large Drawing Performance Ideas
• Instant Save As Dialog
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... cmPxZ6bCGw

• Exclude Specific Drawing Views from Standard Rebuild
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... AaQ49Sk6mg

• Background Processing of Inactive Drawing Sheets (Optimal use of CPU Cores)
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... hBadD5lhaw

• Display State Based Bill of Materials (BOM based on Visibility)
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... J7UPyGIW-w

• Reduce Saving Time for Drawings with Detailing Mode Data
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... KM43tA5G1w

• Bring Back the QuickView Mode
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... kgksphiD_w

• Enhanced Diagnostics for Factors Affecting Drawing Performance
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... 1bXjvOx7Zw

• Make "Automatically populate View Palette with views" a Document Property
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... Ceeri93_Sw

Automate Tedious and Repetitive Sketch Operations
• Select Multiple Edges using Y/N Shortcut Keys
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... 8Xd0lbmdeA

• Enhance Offset Entities Command by adding a "Machining Mode"
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... -_o4K1jZmA

• Allow the Offset of Disconnected Sketch Entities or Edges
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... 9YN3qCw_sA

• Diagnostic tool for "Offset Sketch Entities" Similar to the one from "Offset Surface" Property Manager
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... uhqVx5dIrA

XApps
• Optimize xShape for Tablet and Pen Users
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... yYCCnAgvRg

Alin, this is fantastic.

I have gone thru and upvoted a few of these that will be beneficial to me. (We have to choose our battles carefully as we cannot win them all.)

Feel free to add any of my enhancement requests to the top ten list. Much appreciation for your efforts.

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Is there a way to view the ideas on the platform sorted by "most votes" to "least votes"...?

AlexLachance wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 9:06 am Is there a way to view the ideas on the platform sorted by "most votes" to "least votes"...?

Alex,

It's too early in the morning to be drinking alcohol.

Glenn Schroeder wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 9:21 am Alex,

It's too early in the morning to be drinking alcohol.

How dare you! No such thing as too early!

AlexLachance wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 9:06 am Is there a way to view the ideas on the platform sorted by "most votes" to "least votes"...?

No. Closest you can get is to open up the filters > More Tags > Likes > sort Alphabetical Z-A. Then click on those filters to see the ideas.

SPerman wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 8:05 am I'm convinced the TTL is nothing but a marketing tool. The software team knows what they are going to work on, and is not influenced by the TTL. But the marketing team knows there will be overlap, so they can say "See, we are listening to you" despite all other evidence to the contrary.

I hope you do not mind if I state that this assumption is not true. TTL is one of the most important factors for the Product Development team in choosing the projects for the next years.
They already implemented 70% of the Top 10 ideas submitted over the years, some of them really fast.
After the TTL is closed, PD managers call my clients who submitted those ideas and discuss with them further details. When Alpha version is released, they call them again to ensure that the solution matches the expectations.

Everything I wrote above I know because I assisted my clients in this process. I cannot disclose specifics since each of these meetings is under NDA.

Here's part of my list.

Turn off "Fixed" column for simplified design tables.
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... qqJn9AA_9A

Make selecting a midpoint easier in drawing views
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... UYxfCz4Ibg

Allow secondary mirror face/plane in Assemblies
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... eLJ3FswO0Q

Allow links to cut list properties for all drawing notes
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... M1hgHVS5Xw

Add ability to edit cut list tables in drawings
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... uX5w2Ixbsw

Fix display for fractions in notes
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... KB2Hnhpp-A

Have a user option for all bodies, selected bodies, or auto-select
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... oBV-WnpzPg

Add option for jagged edges for partial section views
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... ESjdLM2IxA

. . . and here's the rest (because I could only post up to 10 USL's)

Don't hide sketch dimensions in drawings by default in a drawing when the sketch is hidden
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... BdbONKEd1w

Add rollback in Assemblies for components
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... FROhNFL9sQ

Allow linking sheet names to custom properties
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... _leUNuTtKA

Order of selection shouldn't matter for relations in drawings
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... A80XZsi2FQ

Here's the rest of my list (apparently a single post can't have more than 10 URL's)

Don't hide sketch dimensions in drawings by default in a drawing when the sketch is hidden
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... BdbONKEd1w

Add rollback in Assemblies for components
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... FROhNFL9sQ

Allow linking sheet names to custom properties
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... _leUNuTtKA

Order of selection shouldn't matter for relations in drawings
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... A80XZsi2FQ