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Tool function cleanup


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As VectorWorks adds more and more tools it appears to be the case that the interface is clogging up with duplicate tools or tools that have very similar functionality.

Eg. trim on the toolbar, trim in the menus - they are not the same but could be. This is one of many.

I'd like to see a ground up revamp to weed out these tools and merge them into one multifunctional tool, or just dump them altogether!

Flexibility is great but it also makes for cluttered interfaces!

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As VectorWorks adds more and more tools it appears to be the case that the interface is clogging up with duplicate tools or tools that have very similar functionality.

Eg. trim on the toolbar, trim in the menus - they are not the same but could be. This is one of many.

I'd like to see a ground up revamp to weed out these tools and merge them into one multifunctional tool, or just dump them altogether!

Flexibility is great but it also makes for cluttered interfaces!

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I wasn't suggesting getting rid of tools as such, just getting rid of duplication - as Jonathan says. The other gripe is that many tools do not do what you would think they do - ege - 3D reshape works on some objects but not others.

I'd like to see less confusion in the bog standard application. Workspace editing is a solution but not I think for those firms with multiple seats using team design where users often switch around. In situations like these a good basic interface is what is needed.

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Originally posted by KQ:

... Workspace editing is a solution but not I think for those firms with multiple seats using team design where users often switch around. In situations like these a good basic interface is what is needed.

Each user can have his or her own custom workspace file, and switch to it just by pulling down File > Workspaces and choosing it from the list.

If the company wants to force everyone to use one standard workspace, be it "good" and "basic" or complicated and onerous, the CAD Nazi can create that.

The default workspace has a lot in it because any tool or command omitted from it might never be discovered by beginning users.

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