Please see a revised proposal for the ribbon based on your feedback and ignore the one in this post.
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Hello, we are considering consolidating some tools. We have 4 Extrude tools, 4 revolve tools, 4 sweep tools, 2 helical tools, and 2 loft tools - the thinking is that's a bit unnecessary. Consolidating the functionality of those 4/4/4/2/2 tools into a single dialog a piece is a way to get more room on the ribbon to play with while also increasing usability and discoverability of several tools and their options.
What we're considering for the ribbon/menu/toolbars
What we're considering for dialog consolidation:
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Hello, we are considering consolidating some tools. We have 4 Extrude tools, 4 revolve tools, 4 sweep tools, 2 helical tools, and 2 loft tools - the thinking is that's a bit unnecessary. Consolidating the functionality of those 4/4/4/2/2 tools into a single dialog a piece is a way to get more room on the ribbon to play with while also increasing usability and discoverability of several tools and their options.
What we're considering for the ribbon/menu/toolbars
- Consolidate the extrude/revolve/loft/sweep/helical tools into 1 dialog per tool
- Make a more logical layout, as shown
- Make some common tools (like Mirror Feature, Insert Plane etc) use big icons from the space savings
What we're considering for dialog consolidation:
- Treat thin walls as options instead of separate tools
- Treat Boss / Cut as options, instead of separate tools
- If we have time, redo some dialogs to look nicer in v23, if not then in v24
- Enter the Extrude Tool
- Select "Remove"
- Use the tool as normal.
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