Jenno Posted July 9, 2009 Posted July 9, 2009 morning all when my curser travels over the drawings I have everything becomes highlighted, can we switch this feature off? it is realy annoying Jenno Quote
stevsmith Posted July 9, 2009 Posted July 9, 2009 The item you are rolling over may have been inserted as a block. (basically a block is a group of lines that have been grouped together). Type explode into the command and select the object then right click. ps. How new to AutoCAD are you? Just asking because you posted about the rotate command as well. You tube has some pretty good introduction tutorials. Also, hitting F1 in AutoCAD will bring up the help mnu which, although is basic. Is a good starter for 6. Quote
NBC Posted July 9, 2009 Posted July 9, 2009 You would need to set the system variable SELECTIONPREVIEW to a value of your choice. A value of 0 would turn it off completely. A value of 1 would turn it on, but only when no commands are active. A value of 2 would turn it on, but only when a command asks for objects to be selected. A value of 3 would turn it on completely. Quote
Tankman Posted July 9, 2009 Posted July 9, 2009 I didn't like the highlighting either. http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=30009&highlight=highlighting Quote
Jenno Posted July 9, 2009 Author Posted July 9, 2009 The item you are rolling over may have been inserted as a block. (basically a block is a group of lines that have been grouped together). Type explode into the command and select the object then right click. ps. How new to AutoCAD are you? Just asking because you posted about the rotate command as well. You tube has some pretty good introduction tutorials. Also, hitting F1 in AutoCAD will bring up the help mnu which, although is basic. Is a good starter for 6. hi steve, relating to how new am I to AutoCAD, well brand spanking straight of the box new. Just started a new job and there are a whole bunch of drawings loaded now on my pc, I did stress in the interview that AutoCAD was a weak spot, but I did not tell them that I have never worked with it before. All I have to do is open an exsisting dwg, navigate, find measurements for co workers, close and re-open another dwg. I must admit what I don't like is that you have to press the scroll wheel in order to navigate the dwg. is there an ideal mouse on the market for navigating a dwg? thanks for your help so far steve. Quote
ReMark Posted July 9, 2009 Posted July 9, 2009 You can navigate your drawing with your mouse. Rolling the scroll wheel zooms the drawing in and out. Pressing and holding the scroll wheel allows you to pan. Maybe you should have mentioned that small detail (never worked with "it" before) in your interview? Quote
Jenno Posted July 9, 2009 Author Posted July 9, 2009 You can navigate your drawing with your mouse. Rolling the scroll wheel zooms the drawing in and out. Pressing and holding the scroll wheel allows you to pan. Maybe you should have mentioned that small detail (never worked with "it" before) in your interview? thanks for the remark, remark. this small detail is quite simple enough. the thing is at some stage in your life there is always a first time for everything. sofar in my working carear I have been too busy on the tools to have the time to sit down and learn AutoCAD, and to be honest I have never needed it. now I am on the other side of the fence in a position where I use AutoCAD every day. so now it's time to learn. "it's never to late" Jenno Quote
ReMark Posted July 9, 2009 Posted July 9, 2009 Well good luck in your new position. If you have any further questions don't hesitate to post them in the proper forum. Are we good to go with navigating within a drawing? Quote
Jenno Posted July 9, 2009 Author Posted July 9, 2009 Well good luck in your new position. If you have any further questions don't hesitate to post them in the proper forum. Are we good to go with navigating within a drawing? you can start with stop taking the **** for a start my friend. i'll have a good grip on AutoCAD pretty soon, don't you worry! Quote
bonehead411 Posted July 9, 2009 Posted July 9, 2009 ReMark means no harm Jenno, don't misunderstand him. Chances are, if you post any other questions, he will be first there to help you out, and will likely move heaven and earth to do so. And get yourself a mouse with a side button on it. I have mine set to pan, rather than use the awkward scroll wheel. Never looked back. Quote
stevsmith Posted July 9, 2009 Posted July 9, 2009 you can start with stop taking the **** for a start my friend. i'll have a good grip on AutoCAD pretty soon, don't you worry! Are you Scottish? Quote
Jenno Posted July 9, 2009 Author Posted July 9, 2009 ReMark means no harm Jenno, don't misunderstand him. Chances are, if you post any other questions, he will be first there to help you out, and will likely move heaven and earth to do so. And get yourself a mouse with a side button on it. I have mine set to pan, rather than use the awkward scroll wheel. Never looked back. thanks for the tip with the mouse, have switched to pan myself now, much better. Quote
gsksun4 Posted July 9, 2009 Posted July 9, 2009 Jenno, I've been using AutoCad for over 20 years now and still find I have questions. This usually happens when you jump 3 Releases at once. While the people here are all very helpful and well informed, ReMark is one of the best and will always be right there to help you out. If you don't believe me, scroll down to several "gsksun4" threads where he has saved my skin and my wallet by not having to take a 5 day cad update class. These folks are the best, so enjoy the ride they provide. Glenn Quote
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