Now while I didn't get a lot of time to sit in on many break-out sessions, the few that I did, I found very informing. Since returning a few weeks ago, one trick I picked up I have been using almost nonstop. For those that have grown accustom to the shortcut bars, and context pop-up menus, you have no doubt wondered what sort of logic the software uses in determining just how long (and sometimes where) that little menu of gold appears!
Well for me the context pop-up is the most frustrating. It never seems to stay on the screen long enough! So after getting in the habit of trying to race Solidworks to see if I could click my desired relation quicker than it could take the menu away, I have now settled down into doing things the way someone intended, but forgot to explain in the help files. At Solidworks world I sat in on a session given by Joe Rowsey titled "Shortcuts and customization with the new Solidworks 2008 interface". He showed everyone that when you miss that quick little pop-up, all you need to do is put your cursor back in the area of your selections, and then press the control button, and our little friend will once again make an appearance!
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