Jason Smith Wrote:The reason I think rotate all over the place is because I find my view getting blocked by the navigation planes, curious if they could be made transparent to some degree or have an option for that.
You can hide/show the editing pin using the 'p' key.
Jason Smith Wrote:What are your thoughts on kinda going old school and simply just adding a drop down menu type system at the very top of the Parts/Color pallet space? and or maybe adding a toolbox row somewhere. I think a configurable toolbox row on the far right going top to bottom would be kinda cool and quick to access. So much of MLCad was toolboxed which made it powerful once it was personalized and learned. Finding suitable (free to use) icons to populate those tool selections may not be that easy.
The icon issue is indeed the main reason I'm trying to avoid a toolbar. But it's been pointed out to me by others, so I'm considering adding a (configurable) toolbar anyway. I'm playing with the idea to add a hotspot to the editing space much like the compass at the right bottom which will show a collection of buttons only when you enter that spot with the mouse. But the associated icons/pictures will be very primitive at first (like all the other 'artwork'
)Although I must admit your idea to use the bin space for a menu/toolbar is very tempting as well, especially because it's dead space anyway during menu browsing.
Jason Smith Wrote:I have really gotten used to using the Grid shortcut you added in the Axis control area and just love that. For things that we need to get to often I think that is an excellent area to add such shortcuts.
I was thinking to (at least) add a shortcut to the selection menu in the little coordinates panel using a tiny hot spot on it. But at the same time I already find that panel to be somewhat in the way a lot of the time (you can hide it though using 'i').