Could we please have clear naming?

[Kevin McAllister]

This is going to seem trivial, but I think it needs addressing - could we have clear naming when adding or replacing tools? From my experience so far having both Create Seating Layout and Create Seating Section is super confusing and my experience is limited to one forum post. I can't imagine trying to teach it in a class or what happens in language localized versions. The same is true of the stair tools.

 

Landru Design is a good example of clear naming. Each new version of a tool is numbered e.g.. Softgoods was the first release, Softgoods 2 is the updated release.

 

Thanks,

 

Kevin

 

[C. Andrew Dunning]

3 hours ago, Kevin McAllister said:

This is going to seem trivial, but I think it needs addressing - could we have clear naming when adding or replacing tools?

 

Landru Design is a good example of clear naming...

 

Kevin -

 

Thanks for the props!

 

I think your point/question is valid.  I actually got thrown by the seating tools' naming similarity early-on.  One challenge I've found is that, when the version number becomes tied to the PIO name, users would have to re-insert PIO instances in already-existing models in order to use the replacement version.  This is why, for example, the Audio ToolSet 2 tools are still called AudioBox 2, AudioArray 2, and AudioBumper 2 - though the build for each is shown as 3.0.

 

[Andy Broomell]

"Create Seating Section" was confusing to me - I thought it was going to somehow cut a section view of an audience or something. "Section" has a very specific meaning in the drafting world.