Can someone explain what I am doing wrong here, if anything?
In most CAD systems, when you pull in an external component, you bring it in with a pre-set origin point. That allows you to place it in one smooth operation. But when I do it in SU, I get this:
There is nothing a long way off to the bottom right which seems to be the “handle” SU is using.
OK, so it isn’t a huge task to drop the component randomly and then use Move tool, but I suspect it isn’t meant to work like this. Operator error probably, but how?
There might be a Mac specific bug in how the insertion point is used. Some years ago the insertion point feature was removed and components were supposed to only use the local axes as insertion point. I’m investigating further.
I have been unable to reproduce the issue on my Mac (2019 16" MBP, macOS 11.4, SU 21.1.278). The insertion point attaches to the lower left corner of the door when I place an instance. I wonder if it is related to how the component got into the model. I opened the downloaded component skp file in an empty model, then deleted the instance leaving the definition in the components window. Then I tried inserting new instances and all was well. I did notice that in the attributes for the DC, the Opening_W is the only dimension that doesn’t have cm specified. I wonder if that can mess things up under some circumstances, as I think that means it will be taken as inches?
I attach the blank template with the component inserted. CE 2021.skp (177.2 KB)
And here is what happened when I inserted it. As you can see, the "handle is accompanied by a plus sign and the name of the component. It always seems to be to the bottom right of the component.
I’ll see if that makes any difference but I think this occurs with all components, not just DCs.
However, Lining_T and Offset are not formulae and yet have no cm definition. If I try to add it, it gets highlighted in red.
The fact that it has always been like this for me (as far as I remember) and yet @ene_su cannot reproduce it on a Mac may suggest that it is template related. When I say always, I mean across every version of SU I have had and across at least three different Macs.
So I have just tried it with the shipped SU Architectural template. If I use the Component Browser, there is no difference. If I use Import, it works as it should.
Just thinking loud…
The insertion point looks good, “only” the mouse pointer get an offset from it. It’s like the window you’re moving from is in part on another monitor (with other resolutions) and the cursor get its positon from that one… or according diferent resolution…
Or an other instance window of SU is opened and somehow the mouse bonded to that…
Do you have two monitors?, if yes can you try to disconnect and see…
I know it’s unusual on a Mac, but have you restarted lately …?
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