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Placement

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I think that these pages should be merged into one:
Std_Placement
Placement
Tasks_Placement
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Yes, i would agree, merging all three into one would make sense ...

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I believe Std Placement should be the one remaining, and maybe change the "Placement" one to a redirect, what do you guys think?

BTW Renato, in the Edit Post toolbar (far right), there is a "wiki" button. When using wiki tags, you only have to paste the name of the page and the complete URL is added automatically.

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[wiki]Std Placement[/wiki]
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hi
I made the change but was refused by Wandererfan the creator of the page (see history)

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Re: Placement

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Would still argue that Placement is a theory/concept page, while Std_Placement and Tasks_Placement are "how to use the gui" pages.

We don't really have a a concepts section, but concept discussions recur in the Forum - DocumentObject vs Shape, Feature History vs separate Objects, etc

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Re: Placement

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NormandC wrote:BTW Renato, in the Edit Post toolbar (far right), there is a "wiki" button. When using wiki tags, you only have to paste the name of the page and the complete URL is added automatically.
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wandererfan wrote:Would still argue that Placement is a theory/concept page, while Std_Placement and Tasks_Placement are "how to use the gui" pages.
I hadn't see it that way, but I understand now your point of view.

Your point is very valid, I wonder if a special category should be created to group the theory/concept pages. What could be done would be to link the concept page from the GUI command page, under "Links and example".

But I'm not sure how Std and Tasks are different from each other. The latter is just another way of getting to the same utility. Like for example a typical workbench tool can be accessed from the menu or from the toolbar.
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NormandC wrote:But I'm not sure how Std and Tasks are different from each other. The latter is just another way of getting to the same utility. Like for example a typical workbench tool can be accessed from the menu or from the toolbar.
Agreed. Maybe something like:

Std_Placement:
This command invokes the Placement dialog (link to Tasks_Placement).

see also: aeroplane, Placement

Tasks_Placement:
existing Tasks_Placement page

see also: aeroplane, Placement
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