Transform utility gets an upgrade in 0.17

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Re: Transform utility gets an upgrade in 0.17

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here, a cylinder
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if you do not get the effect before reaching the edge of the screen, move the object to the edge of the workspace with central wheel, then drag it again along the axis

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Re: Transform utility gets an upgrade in 0.17

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You are moving the object beyond the clipping planes. This has nothing to do with the transform dragger as the same condition can be achieved by editing the positions in the property editor. Simply hit the fit command and everything will be good again.
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tanderson69 wrote:Simply hit the fit command and everything will be good again.
True :)
It seems that it is not a bug, but only an inconvenience.
After further testing,
I saw that only happens in orthographic view, not in perspective view
but it also happens by increasing, through the properties, the position on the X axis

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This is not very nice.
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Re: Transform utility gets an upgrade in 0.17

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NormandC wrote: Fri Oct 07, 2016 3:07 am Next you wondered how the heck to get out from this mode. (Hint: right-click on the shape label in the tree and choose "Finish editing").
This does not work when accidentally invoking this tool on a part design object: The "finish editing" can be clicked once, then this menu item disappears, but the widget in the 3d view will still be displayed and will stay functional, its impossible to end this mode. If selecting the "transform" menu item again while the program is in this inconsistent state it will immediately crash.

Steps to reproduce:

* go to part design workbench
* new part, new body
* add additive box
* right click the box in the tree view and select "transform"
(body can now be moved around with the widget in the 3d view)
* click "OK" in the tasks view or right click box and "finish editing"
(tasks view and tree view return to normal but 3d view still
has the transform widget and it can stil be used to move the part)
* click "transform" again
(instant crash)

Althogh the part design object has been moved to a different place this new state is not reflected in any of the placement or superplacement properties of Part, Body or Box

At least once I have managed that after "finish transform" the box itself becomes invisible (and unable to make visible again) and and the 3d widget stayed visible, unable to exit this mode. I don't know exactly how I did this, I can remember I previously made both origins visible and also it has been saved and reopened before, it also only contained just one box.

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Re: Transform utility gets an upgrade in 0.17

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I can confirm the crash. This sounds familiar and I think it has been pointed out before, but I didn't find a bug report.
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Re: Transform utility gets an upgrade in 0.17

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Oh, by the way. I didn't happen to need this utility... until recently. It's crazy useful!
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Re: Transform utility gets an upgrade in 0.17

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Is there a shortcut for the transform tool?
I tried setting a shortcut at edit > customize. But it refuses to assign the shortcut as the assign button becomes inactive.
Any suggestions?
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...you need no shortcut, only doubleclick on the part's name in the tree!
(Or rightclick and click "transform").
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hammax wrote: Thu Nov 16, 2017 7:25 am ...you need no shortcut, only doubleclick on the part's name in the tree!
(Or rightclick and click "transform").
And that's what we keyboard fetishists like to have on the keyboard.
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Re: Transform utility gets an upgrade in 0.17

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chrisb wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2017 12:38 am
hammax wrote: Thu Nov 16, 2017 7:25 am ...you need no shortcut, only doubleclick on the part's name in the tree!
(Or rightclick and click "transform").
And that's what we keyboard fetishists like to have on the keyboard.
Great tool indeed. But do you know what a keyboard-addicted would really like?
That pressing "x", "y" or "z" the object shifts by step written in dialog in the corresponding direction and by Shift+key it rotates by the angle. 8-)
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