The trim tool is a very good tool I like it. It works better than Autocad as far as I'm concerned. But when trimming/erasing a whole entity I keep getting the dialogue box that warns me I am going to delete the whole object. I wish there was a check box that said don't warn me in the future. That would save me a lot of clicking.

A deselect wish. When in the text mode and I need to exit the text mode one hit on the Esc key and the I am out of the text mode perfect. Another hit on the Esc key and the text is deselected. It doesn't get better than that. Keep it that way. My wish is that all the tools worked that way. After hitting the Esc key twice it would be nice to be in the you guessed it select mode automatically.:)
Regards,
Chuck

Hi,

A question if I may,

If you are actually deleting a full object why would you use trim?

The popup warning is there to ensure that the user knows that the outcome of a trim, which may be an intention to only trim a section, would in fact delete the object itself.

- Steve

>>I wish there was a check box that said don't warn me in the future.
>>That would save me a lot of clicking.

Great idea. I run across that all the time as well. Added to the enhancement database.


Tim

Since posting the thread I have noticed to my surprise that short cut keys are like hitting the Icons. If you are in circle mode and hit L for the line mode ( I Programed Las a short cut for line tool, the circle mode is exited and the circle just drawn, if that be the case, is deselected and at once and your in the line mode. I am actually doing more with less clicks than I would have used in autocad and that's good. So what I have done is programed a bunch of short cut keys from the File/shortcuts from the menu bar. Now comes the trim tool. I was asked why I would want to erase whole entities from the trim tool. That's because it's like having an erase/trim tool all in one.
Now here is a useful trick that is working for me especially for the trim tool because it is a tool that does not deselect the selected entities when it starts. Program the select all tool with the A key and deselect all with the N key, the N is for nothing selected in my mind. How to program that? From main menu click File/short cuts../ Pick the edit from the dialog box and you'll see these particular tools that can be assigned shortcut keys.
Now if an object is selected and then the trim tool is started you can't window selected objects. No problem hit the N key and then A key. The N deselects all and the A selects all and your ready to trim erase anything on the screen without leaving the trim mode.