Veiwport Styles - Viewport Upgrades?

[Matt Overton]

How far is the Veiwports Style work going?

Will it for instance do a bit of tidy up on how viewports are organised on the Object Info Palette so that the style information saved is also better organised?

Will Viewports get upgraded to true navigation objects finally adding an Active Class and Layer so people know were they should be drawing when they use a veiwport to navigate?

 

[Matt Overton]

Will Viewport styles even make it to VW2024?

It hasn't even made it past "Active Research" since the roadmap was first released.

[Tom Klaber]

There is no sense of when the last time there has been an update.  We need a change log on the site.  I am very much hoping that it is woefully out of date. 

[Tom Klaber]

Also - it is absolutely insane that this has not been implemented. I requested this 8 - EIGHT - years ago! Its been requested many a time since.  I would love a technical explanation on why this has been so difficult to implement. We have styles for the Chair and Table tool for goodness sake... 

 

@JuanP Is there any reason technical or political on why that this seemingly simple feature request has been sidelined for the better part of a decade?

 

It will be one of those features that we maybe finally will get - but nobody will be excited because it will be soooooo long coming.  Better late than never is still late. 

 

 

[JuanP]

@Tom Klaber I don't know the reasons. However, I'm checking with the Roadmap team, and I'll report back.

[JuanP]

@Tom KlaberUpdate: The development team has started with Viewport styles, and It will move from “Active Research” to “In Development” with the next update of the Public Roadmap - Thanks

[Tom Klaber]

@JuanPThanks for the update.

[Matt Overton]

On 8/27/2022 at 4:57 AM, JuanP said:

@Tom KlaberUpdate: The development team has started with Viewport styles, and It will move from “Active Research” to “In Development” with the next update of the Public Roadmap - Thanks

Thanks for the update but that just doesn't seem promising for even 2024 edition inclusion. 

 

[Tom Klaber]

On 8/30/2022 at 2:28 AM, Matt Overton said:

Thanks for the update but that just doesn't seem promising for even 2024 edition inclusion. 

 

With the new subscription model - they might be moving away from yearly releases.  Maybe it will be pushed out as part of 2023 SP.2.

[Matt Overton]

On 9/8/2022 at 2:43 AM, Tom Klaber said:

With the new subscription model - they might be moving away from yearly releases.  Maybe it will be pushed out as part of 2023 SP.2.

Oh we can dream but hope only leads to heartache.