Hardney Posted January 24, 2006 Posted January 24, 2006 Hi, One of my co-worker has this problem with his cursor's crosshairs. When he moves his cursor the crosshairs are like blinking or sort of flashing. It's not that big of a problem but it's just getting anoying in a short while. Have any idea how to fix that problem? Thank You Quote
Dommy2Hotty Posted January 24, 2006 Posted January 24, 2006 Tool palettes with transparency turned on, I'm assuming... Quote
Hardney Posted January 24, 2006 Author Posted January 24, 2006 Hmm, not sure, because it hasn't to do with the menu palette, it is only the cursor that kind of appear and disapear when moving it... Quote
Hardney Posted January 24, 2006 Author Posted January 24, 2006 One of my other co-workers was just wondering if it could be caused by a Windows Update, because our computer technician just made one yesterday evening and those who had the update have this problem now. Could there be a link between the two things? Quote
Dommy2Hotty Posted January 24, 2006 Posted January 24, 2006 Couldn't confirm that. When I turn transparency on for the tool palettes, my video card (at home) can't handle it, so it makes the crosshair turn on and off as it's moved. That's my idea on what is causing it. Quote
Hardney Posted January 24, 2006 Author Posted January 24, 2006 So now I should turn it off with typing paletteopaque then 2 if I am not wrong. Could you confirm that to me, I'm just not familiar with that function and by the way if you don't mind, could you explain to me what the transparency function is used for? Thank You Quote
Funerall Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 A little late but I had the same issue on AutoCAD 2012. So here is what I did to solve the issue. I'm writing this, so if someone has the same issue this may guide to solve. Anyway here is my solution; If you have a blinking issue on AutoCAD, check Hardware Accelerator (HA) if it's turned on of off. When I turned HA my blinking issue is gone... Quote
SLW210 Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 A little late but I had the same issue on AutoCAD 2012. So here is what I did to solve the issue. I'm writing this, so if someone has the same issue this may guide to solve. Anyway here is my solution; If you have a blinking issue on AutoCAD, check Hardware Accelerator (HA) if it's turned on of off. When I turned HA my blinking issue is gone... That is not a solution, just a workaround. Did you turn Hardware acceleration ON or OFF? The solution is to get an up to date approved driver from Autodesk site or get a new certified graphics card. If you have an onboard graphics more RAM might help. What graphics card do you have? Quote
DANIEL Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 you need a better graphics card and or more RAM I can almost garantee you, as I have seen others experience this over the years with various versions of AutoCAD. Quote
Murph_map Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 When I was young and skinny and my cursor would blink I said it was firting with me, not that I'm old and fat it doesn't happen unless it's a bad video card (under powered). Quote
Funerall Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 That is not a solution, just a workaround. Did you turn Hardware acceleration ON or OFF? The solution is to get an up to date approved driver from Autodesk site or get a new certified graphics card. If you have an onboard graphics more RAM might help. What graphics card do you have? 1) I turned it on. Because of Heidi Driver issue (related with screen saver or something etc. - you can find it here) AutoCAD automatically switches to Software Mode. Then my cursor starts blinking. So after turning on Hardware Support it becomes normal. 2) I don't use any FirePro or Quadro graphics card. I have a Radeon HD 6790 (which is enough for me). And Autodesk doesn't have a driver update for my card. 3) I also have a triple channel 6GBs of RAM. (No need to say I use an x64 OS - Win7) 4)This is something that some people can miss and don't notice. So they can find a way to try solving their issues. 5) Many people have this issue, so here is how it occurs for some of them; a) They leave their PCs while their AutoCADs are still working. b) Windows loads screen saver due to inactivity. c) Again, due to inactivity Windows locks down session and brings "Logon" screen. d) After logging in Windows; AutoCAD gives an error message named "Heidi Module Load Error" and then automatically switches to Software Mode. e) Blinking issues may occur. 6) There is no solution for this issue (no driver update, no other things - Autodesk says this only happens on DX9 based systems which I don't have). By the way, this is not an issue (as Autodesk says). This is a self-protection of AutoCAD that prevents crashes etc. These are all I know about it. I wanted to share all I know so anyone who has this issue, may find a solution. Not to argue about it. Just to help as much as I can. Updating driver or using more RAM didn't solve my issue. That can be tried but doesn't work always. Thanks for your reply. I noticed I wrote "turned ....." but didn't write "on" or "off" (which should be "on"). Thanks again... Quote
SLW210 Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 Despite what Autodesk might say about self-protection etc., this does not happen to all users when the screen saver activates or inactivity, it is a bug, but more related to cards and drivers. I am well aware of the link you posted, I have posted in it also. If you will read the link you posted you will also see where Autodesk blamed it on Google Desktop at one time. You will also notice that most have turned OFF hardware acceleration to help. Seems odd that turning it on helped you, but if it helps it helps. The SOLUTION is simple, get an approved and certified Graphics Card and Driver, that is what FIXED my problem. Yes, I know everyone cannot get a new Graphics Card (my Quadro 600 was I CLEARLY stated that adding RAM would only improve onboard graphics cards performance. If you have an onboard graphics more RAM might help. My guess is it has something to do with the display driver. There are two Heidi display drivers: Heidi Software and Heidi OpenGL. Are you using a 3D graphics card utilizing OpenGL? What graphics card are you using? Do you have an AutoDesk Subscription? As Remark (the original) mentions this may be more related to OpenGL. I go through about once a month and make sure ALL of my drivers are up to date and the latest service packs/updates for AutoCAD and Windows. If you are stuck with your current graphics card then workarounds are your only choice. Turning off all the extras for Windows 7 might help you out, also. Turning off dynamic input in AutoCAD may also be of benifit. Quote
DANIEL Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 I suggest starting with turning off your automatic updates. Quote
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