Topic: Full Screen Cursor

[Bob Garner]

I used to use a full screen cursor because it helped me make alignment checks without "draggin' a line".  Then I switched to a small cursor because it was more entertaining to my cat when she lies on my desk and watches me cad at home. 

Just curious, how do you set your cursor?  And why?

Thx.


Bob G.

[mjfarrell]

I always suggest use of a small cursor so the user doesn't attempt to EYEBALL a line when they should use orthogonal lock or an osnap to draw they line accurately.

[M-dub]

Full screen...

Again, old habits, I guess.  See little use of the piddly little default thing.

[Kerry]

Small (about 20) , with the crosshairs color set to red and tinted X Y Z

[MP]

5, monochromatic.

[Dinosaur]

I hated the little one when they made it default in r14 and still have no use for it.  The first thing I do with a fresh install is make real full size cross hairs with a slightly warmer tint than the standard "9" and dump the scroll bars.  Sorry MJF but that is the one suggestion of yours that I actively ignore.  I guess it is just a carry over from my Etch A Sketch training.

[CAB]

pickbox 3
cursorsize 5

[Bryco]

PICKBOX <8>
CURSORSIZE <5>

[mjfarrell]

DinΨ!   I'm shocked!    

[Willie]

I started working with Caddie - Its a South African CAD package. It had a full screen crosshair cursor.  When I swithed over to Autocad, it was the first variable that I have ever set.

[Rob...]

Full screen, color 30.

In my early days I used to find it very distracting having those lines flying around the screen. When I got into drawing building systems for large commercial buildings, I saw almost everyone using full screen. It finally dawned on me that it made navigating around the plans much easier and like you, Bob, I use it for a quick alignment check. I set my grips small so I can easily check insertion and midpoint alignments, also.

[Luke]

cursor is set to 70 and pickbox is set to 3.

I like almost a full screen cursor for eyeballing things just as a double check.

Snaps are always set to center, endpoint, midpoint and occassionally quadrant.  I use point filters and tracking to make sure i'm actually aligned.  the eyeballing is only as a visual dbl check. 

[Willie]

CAD Monkey Check: Set the color of the cursor the same color as the background and see if he/she can figure it out.

[Greg B]

DataCAD cursor color changes with the active color.  This can suck with some of the darker colors and a lot of entities on a screen.  But you get used to it.

We can also switch between full screen and and adjustable small cursor by just hitting the + key.  I typically use a small one set to 20.

[Josh Nieman]

pickbox 4
cursorsize 5

I think it's default.

I also have the XYZ tinting turned on.  I do 3d from time to time, as well as mess with the current UCS often, so it helps a lot.

[Bealerusa]

CAD Monkey Check: Set the color of the cursor the same color as the background and see if he/she can figure it out.

...this works with text also...

[Bob Garner]

I'm surprised at all the individual cursor settings.  I'm going to start a dating service with compatibility based on your preferred cursor settings.

"Hi, sweety, I'm a color 30, pickbox 3.  What are you?"


Bob G.

[Bealerusa]

I'm surprised at all the individual cursor settings.  I'm going to start a dating service with compatibility based on your preferred cursor settings.

"Hi, sweety, I'm a color 30, pickbox 3.  What are you?"


Bob G.

SWM, 40, C=30:P=4, SEEKING SWF WITH SIMILAR PRESETS FOR OFFICE FUN.

[MP]

Hi, my name is Michael, my fillmode is set to true.

[Greg B]

Hi,

I have a Microstation.   

[CaddmannQ]

Full screen here. I don't "fake" alignments when using the cursor for drawing, but I do for some annotations and things I want to appear lined up on the plot but which actually don't need to be aligned precisely.

I do use it with the dynamic data display to get approximate distance measurements sometimes, then I actually type the exact distance I want.

This begs the question, "How often do you use the grid snap?"

I use mine rarely, for little I draw is so regular that it is a convenient strategy. Also, I hate changing the snap increment all the time, and when something is really regular I prefer to use ARRAY.

Also, what about the Dynamic Grid?

I seem to hate that thing. I want the grid set to my limits, and that is that. Am I missing out on something powerful there?

[Kerry]

..................
 I want the grid set to my limits, and that is that. Am I missing out on something powerful there?

[Bob Wahr]

I like full screen cursor mostly because that's the way I was raised.  I do use it for eyball aligning crap like leaders but mostly it just feels more comfortable to me.

Next question.

How many of you leave paperspace background color set to white?

Not I.  It goes black the first time I launch acad.

[SomeCallMeDave]

I like full screen cursor mostly because that's the way I was raised.  I do use it for eyball aligning crap like leaders but mostly it just feels more comfortable to me.

Next question.

How many of you leave paperspace background color set to white?

Not I.  It goes black the first time I launch acad.

Ditto on both.

Perhaps we had similar raisings.

[Bob Garner]

A little thread hijack here, but, hey, I started it.  The dating thing based on cursor settings is takin' off so I have to find a new gig.

Got It!  Ya know those new Tazer parties (used to be Tupperware parties), where they sell tazers to the ladies?  

Well!!  I propose to furnish the males that will volunteer to be the "targets" at such parties.  Come on, guys, look at the possibilities!  You will be at the complete mercy of ............  Well let me rephrase that.  This will be the opportunity to show your "stuff" to the fair sex.  Um, that aint workin' either.  O.K.  I'll throw in a mud-wrestling session with every lass that "tags" you?  (bob's company goes down in flames)

[Rob...]

Ya gotta love the humor on these.. let's say... light threads.

[Rob...]

.. or should I say, "LT threads"

[Bob Wahr]

I like full screen cursor mostly because that's the way I was raised.  I do use it for eyball aligning crap like leaders but mostly it just feels more comfortable to me.

Next question.

How many of you leave paperspace background color set to white?

Not I.  It goes black the first time I launch acad.

Ditto on both.

Perhaps we had similar raisings.

AutoCAD since the dawn of time, yep.  Either that or it's just proof that we are both men of impeccable style and taste.

[Bob Wahr]

Ya know those new Tazer parties

I read that as Tazer panties the first time.  Way the hell different sentence.

[Greg B]

DataCAD defaults Black...


I got used to white when I was using Softplan.  Really not that bad once you get used to it.

[Bob Wahr]

I use a white background in Word, but that doesn't have a hell of a lot to do with AutoCAD settings which, even though you're about to argue about, we both know is what this thread is about.

[CaddmannQ]

..................
 I want the grid set to my limits, and that is that. Am I missing out on something powerful there?

No, I know how to turn it on and off. What I was asking is: "Is there some really great reason to leave it on?"

[CaddmannQ]

Hmmm...
That quote function doesn't work for carp if the person your quoting didn't actually type something. 

[Bob Garner]

TAZER PANTIES!!

[MP]

mr ducks

[Biscuits]

mr knot

[deegeecees]

osar, cdedbd1's?

ProE 2000i defaults to blue if anyone cares.

[Josh Nieman]

Just for shiggles I set my cursor to full size and found that I like it a lot for 2d work and annotation.

In 3d it's hellaciously suckage, so I switch it back down to a smaller size, but I gave it an honest go with 3d, still.