My over-riding wish for V11 is that someone audits all the tools ... you know, with a nice big ticky-box spreadsheet - checking for ...
1.) function ... does Tool X work in the most basic sense ... and do it's sub-options do so ? (ahem, silhouette curve tool)
2.) does it's use register as expected in the history tree and update as expected without generating an error ? (ahem, extend surface tool)
3.) does it allow for updating in the topbar AND in the Data window of the Inspector ? - and do they stay sync'd (ahem, thumbwheel radius tool)
4.) does Tool X play nicely in terms of associativity - or is this function the one that breaks your model's downstream updatability ? (ahem, split surface tool)
5.) does Tool X allow for ALL the appropriate and expected data input types - ie does it accept groups / multi-selections / smart polygons ? (ahem, surface loft tool)
6.) does Tool X have a well presented and useful Help document ? (ahem, Silhouette Curves tool, actually many of them !)
7.) are the tool prompts (as well as tool rules & limitations !!!) useful, correct, prescriptive and accessible ?
8.) is the icon suggesting the right action ? (Powerpack whilst incredibly useful ... is a mess)
9.) Is the tool and it's function elegant and consistent with others of it's ilk ?
10.) Is there useful human intelligible error feedback ? - Yes I see there is an error, but exactly where and what can I do about it ?
... Until somebody does this - properly - consistency and therefor ease of use will remain a distant pixely Oasis
Agree / disagree / please add !
Jol
Edited by user Friday, May 4, 2018 5:19:34 AM(UTC)
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