Just an idea for the gripper tool

And there is a beta in the pipeline :-)

As far as I know you can only use the scaleing technique tool on the gripper. Which with a bit of maths is okay but old style and more complicated.

I'm just wondering if others would find it useful to be able to put a plus or minus dimension into a sizing box?
So say I have a size some where in my drawing, say 369mm and I want it to be 400mm I select the whole lot, ( models and curves) pull the translate square on the gripper and type in (31mm divided by 2 = (15.5) or straight out 31mm, It depends on how you want to think about it or set up the interface.
The size of the whole of the selected items would rescale and the line would be 400mm.
For me it would be a big improvement to the gripper.


I know you can use the translate tool to do the same thing but its not ............ "The gripper".

:-)

Thanks
Mark

Edited by user Sunday, October 28, 2018 7:06:35 PM(UTC)  | Reason: clarification

Hi jlm
See, Its always good to get other peoples point of view.

"I always find it awkward to move the gripper, then type a value, then enter."

I don't mind that aspect of the gripper, (mouse in right hand, type value with left hand, then enter)
Out of curiosity, how would you simplify that process?

I haven't used other drawing programs, so how do the more expensive programs handle the big files? More efficient core program engines or more expensive Computers or both?

Recently I was talking to a project manager that works for one of the large construction companies and he was asserting that the software they use (didn't know what brand) but for a 40 plus story building he could zoom in on every detail, service ducts, wiring, aircon, hydraulics, paneling, metal, concrete, every floor from basement parking to the top floor penthouse and above that the floor with the water tanks, to external cladding, lift wells, everything down to the last detail, supposedly a full 3d model of the actual building.
It sounded amazing, but it must run on one hell of a computer.
(Probably or perhaps a more specialized program and not as flexible as punchcad products)

If you were to 3d a whole 10 room house with studs,trusses, roof, wiring, water pipes ect in viacad or shark it would start to lock up after about the 2nd room on my computer. Ha Ha (I tried it once)
:-)

You can insert a nudge value in the options if that's helps?