Hi Christian,
Yeah, thanks, but you are missing my point.
For the sake of comparison, I've attached another file that has the same exercise, but for Ss5. Please watch for AccuSnap behavior for the comparison.
Please also try this test: Open both of these files in Ss5 and Ss6 respectively. Confirm that "Keypoint" is your active tentative. Pick one of the Duct tools, but don't actually use it (this step just tells AecoSim that we have Duct intentions versus Plumbing). Pick the "Smart Line" tool. Don't actually draw a line, but fly-over the VAV and the Square-Round Transition with SmartLine active in both Ss5 and Ss6 and observe the AccuSnap behavior/results.
In Ss5, you'll notice that only two snap points will be presented by the VAV and Transition; These are the Mech Keypoints. All other geometric snap points are conveniently filtered out (unless you select a tentative other than Keypoint). This Mechanical Keypoint restriction is very good. It lends efficiency, accuracy and confidence to mechanical modeling.
In Ss6, you'll notice that every single snap point contained within the geometry of the component will be presented by the VAV and Transition. The Mech Keypoints are in there too, but they're buried by all the other snap points. (Even in your video, this can be seen happening). Having no Mechanical Keypoint restriction is very bad. It is anti-productive because you're forced to double check connectivity constantly; CONSTANTLY.
I guess I can see from your perspective that this issue may be a very minor thing. But man, this is my bread and butter. I do this day in, day out. This is a huge deal, and a large step backward for AecoSim Mechanical. I honestly can't believe that this snap issue from Ss5 to Ss6 was intentional; It has to be something that programing overlooked before Ss6 was released. -Anyway, I'm spending a lot of time/effort on composing these posts and exercises, so if you could please, please read all of this very carefully. I need to get this issue clarified and compiled into a fix asap.
Sincerely,
Jeff Dentler
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