cryptic blue arrows

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Erich Schulz
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cryptic blue arrows

Post by Erich Schulz »

heya,

so I'm still trying to wrestle with paths...

I'm just wondering what on earth these blue arrows are next to start and final depth?

is it possible to put a tool-tip on them??

btw, are these UI confusion reports useful?
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mlampert
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Re: cryptic blue arrows

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'thought there was a tooltip - will check out later.

Those arrows are for setting the depths. If you select something with a uniform z axis in the 3d view those arrows become enabled and when you press it the Z value of the selection gets transferred to the corresponding depth (overwriting whatever was there before). It's a convenient way of quickly setting the depths of an op, takes you all but 4 clicks to transfer both depths.

BTW: Anything that makes FC better is useful - my take ;)
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Re: cryptic blue arrows

Post by mlampert »

Indeed - no tooltips - any suggestions?
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bill
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Re: cryptic blue arrows

Post by bill »

The "cryptic blue" or "cryptic grey" arrows?
You must be referring to the "Set Depth To Selected Plane/Edge!
Plane is "typical" but edges are sometimes the only feature accessible at a specific level (might be a bug).
Another "Tool-Tip" from Path-HOPpa.

PS. I actually find these selectors invaluable!
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