Undo and Redo in SW
Undo and Redo in SW
(OP)
Greetings,
I'm a full week in with Solidworks 2013. My take thus far is that it is over engineered and lacking sensibility.
So far I've spent a week trying to lay out a 3 page drawing specifically because of the Undo / Redo functions. Once in a while,
the Undo feature works and lets me go backwards. Most of the time, it just doesn't work. AT ALL. I've lost days because of this.
Is this a bug? How can I set the undo parameters? If SW is deciding what constitutes an important change to record/ignore, what are they?
The only wacky solution I see is to save drawings every minute or two as different names, each in a state of imperfection.
I am failing to understand the benefit of this multi-thousand dollar program that has overlooked and obscured the most basic feature
included in the cheapest of softwares.
Any help appreciated.
Thx
I'm a full week in with Solidworks 2013. My take thus far is that it is over engineered and lacking sensibility.
So far I've spent a week trying to lay out a 3 page drawing specifically because of the Undo / Redo functions. Once in a while,
the Undo feature works and lets me go backwards. Most of the time, it just doesn't work. AT ALL. I've lost days because of this.
Is this a bug? How can I set the undo parameters? If SW is deciding what constitutes an important change to record/ignore, what are they?
The only wacky solution I see is to save drawings every minute or two as different names, each in a state of imperfection.
I am failing to understand the benefit of this multi-thousand dollar program that has overlooked and obscured the most basic feature
included in the cheapest of softwares.
Any help appreciated.
Thx






RE: Undo and Redo in SW
Jeff Mirisola, CSWE
My Blog
RE: Undo and Redo in SW
You are suggesting CTRL+Z or undo requires training? And that revision and/or changes are mistakes? Okay.....
My question restated: "Is this a bug? How can I set the undo parameters? If SW is deciding what constitutes an important change to record/ignore, what are they?"
RE: Undo and Redo in SW
Chris, CSWA
SolidWorks 14
SolidWorks Legion
RE: Undo and Redo in SW
BIG TIP: Learning it yourself is the best way I know to learn it wrong, and then have to "unlearn" stuff later.
RE: Undo and Redo in SW
I'm not making any model changes or rebuilding/auto rebuilding, just cosmetic layout changes in the drawing. Views, Sections, Details, moving sheets around, etc.
I haven't found anything to explain exactly how to modify what SW saves or caches yet. As a SW owner ($$$), the frustration is with divining whether it is a procedural limitation or a setting.
Thank you again
RE: Undo and Redo in SW
It's not like ACAD where you can undo to the beginning.
I suggest a good training class.
Check out SW videos on YouTube.
Chris, CSWA
SolidWorks 14
SolidWorks Legion
RE: Undo and Redo in SW
Unfortunately for you SW doesn't have a consistent undo function, but ask yourself why do you need to undo things? Can you just edit it instead? Or move it? I got used to not having an Undo function and I don't miss it at all.
Patrick
RE: Undo and Redo in SW