Anyways, what I wanted to try and do:
- I think making the combo view transparent would be pretty useful (because it can add to how much you can see at once) and trying to separate the tasks and model tabs, one to each side of the screen
- I'd like to try and group icons and only leave the most used tool icons visible, others would be in a dropdown menu, like they are in fusion 360 to minimize how much space it takes
- Use google drive as backup storage and add 'versioning'. This could be done using a simple JSON file for each .FCStd file or one per project in a similar format to this:
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{
"filepath": "cad/projects/buggy/",
"files": [
{
"file": "chassis-v1.FCStd",
"comment": "Added bolt holes.",
"date": "11.10.2020 14:59"
},
{
"file": "chassis-v2.FCStd",
"comment": "Changed the length of the chassis.",
"date": "11.10.2020 15:22"
},
{
"file": "chassis-v3.FCStd",
"comment": "Added chamfer to holes.",
"date": "11.10.2020 15:34"
}
]
}
I like your UI design but making a dropdown menu vertically scrollable doesn't allow for a fast tool select (needing to scroll and find the tool because there's quite the number of tools for part design for instance). Also I don't know if you noticed this but with your UI the combo view often unpins and hides itself when you use the software.
(I am very Fusion biased, sorry.)