Re: "apparent relation" - do we need it?

To put a finer point on it, is it SW that can't make the relation
solver work or the software that SW licenses that cannot do it? Can
other CAD software that licenses the same technology do the things we
are talking about here? One thing we like to forget is that SW and many
others license much of the functionality they present to the user. Just
look at the Help/About menu pick to see what this is.


matt wrote:
I agree that this sounds cool on paper, to have real control in
situations where you need it. On the other hand is the reality that SW
can't make the existing relation solver work, so the only thing this
would do would add another layer of frustration to what should be simple
compared to the rest of the software - solving sketch constraints. I've
argued that this is the most problematic part of the software. There are
so many simple sketch relations which simply don't work or don't update
or are handled badly, and this is the stuff that every body uses,
regardless what you make, you use sketches.

Even though I like the idea, I hope they don't try to do it any time soon.

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