Topic: Issue with new installation (point where ever i click)

[Zykl0]

Hey all

After a new Autocad 2012 installation i have this ugly and annoying feature on (see attachment).
I cannot tell what is it. where ever i click inside a command or when no command active i get those point all over the model and the only way to get rid of them is by zooming or panning.

Any idea how to get things back to normal?

[Keith™]

uh .. blipmode - OFF

you are welcome

[Serge J. Gianolla]

You been around for a while Keith haven't you?   
Was, at time; a nice and handy feature to have.

Zykl0, T'es pas un vieux de la vieille, je crois.  Redraw does it too BTW.

[Keith™]

I've only been around since R10 DOS .. running on a 286 processor from a floppy drive with a mere 2 megs of ram.

[Serge J. Gianolla]

I've only been around since R10 DOS .. running on a 286 processor from a floppy drive with a mere 2 megs of ram.

You sir, are pulling my leg, non!  :kewl:
I started on 2.17 and am pretty sure you are more ancient than me     
How's things Keith?

[SDETERS]

What was the orignal thought behind Blip mode? 

[Keith™]

I've only been around since R10 DOS .. running on a 286 processor from a floppy drive with a mere 2 megs of ram.

You sir, are pulling my leg, non!  :kewl:
I started on 2.17 and am pretty sure you are more ancient than me     
How's things Keith?

Well, I fired up AutoCAD today for the first time in about a year to do some drawings. I still have the ability to use the keyboard and mouse efficiently, but I no longer have the installation setup to my preferences.

Just so you know, I started working with AutoCAD when I was 28 .. I am 47 now ... so 19 years at the helm.

[mjfarrell]

Me thinks the origin of BLIPMODE was simply a way to give users some feedback, that a tablet pick had been accepted by the software. (Yes I said tablet, as at the time mice were vermin, not input devices)
depuis ACAD 2.x

[Keith™]

I used a tablet until Ac2K and I still have two of the beasts sitting on a shelf in my office.

[deegeecees]

I remember working with a guy that actually LIKED blipmode=On... He wasn't very good at CAD'ing.

[Matt__W]

I remember working with a guy that actually LIKED blipmode=On... He wasn't very good at CAD'ing.

Same here.  Mighta been the same jamoke.

[deegeecees]

I remember working with a guy that actually LIKED blipmode=On... He wasn't very good at CAD'ing.

Same here.  Mighta been the same jamoke.

Dude liked to run alot, and went by the name of Matt?

[Serge J. Gianolla]

I've only been around since R10 DOS .. running on a 286 processor from a floppy drive with a mere 2 megs of ram.

You sir, are pulling my leg, non!  :kewl:
I started on 2.17 and am pretty sure you are more ancient than me     
How's things Keith?

Just so you know, I started working with AutoCAD when I was 28 .. I am 47 now ... so 19 years at the helm.

Apologies Keith  Cinquante neuf in few days 

[Keith™]

so I am just a youngster from your perspective

[Jeff_M]

There was a time, way back when, that you almost HAD to have BLIPMODE on, else you would have no idea where you'd picked. There was a significant delay in the response between a click of the puck and reaction on the screen.  I know I used it until c.R9, and it actually took some time to get used to not having those blips all over the place and hitting R to redraw the screen to remove them. Ah, the good ole days.