Vagulus Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 I have set my drawing background colour to a pale beige because it's easy on the eyes. Unfortunately, when I am using Isometric Snap the pickbox in the pointer is all but invisible (being white). I have searched the Drawing Window Colors dialog without success. Can someone tell me how to set the pickbox colour? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 I thought that the pickbox was the same colour as the crosshairs. Have you tried altering the pointer colour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Try setting it to 7. I am guessing that eldon is probably correct, he usually is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagulus Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 I thought that the pickbox was the same colour as the crosshairs. Have you tried altering the pointer colour? Sorry about the quality of this graphic but it gives you some idea of how difficult it is to see. This is the cross-hair-and-pickbox in AutoCAD 2014 when in Isometric Snap mode. The coloured crosshairs are hard enough to see, the white pickbox virtually impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 I must confess that I have never seen multi coloured cross-hairs - perhaps my version is not quite of the latest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Not tested fully but this should help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Set your crosshairs to color: black and your pickbox will be more visible than it is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Tested and confirmed using AutoCAD 2013. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagulus Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 Bingo! I changed both 3D Parallel projection and 3D perspective projection crosshairs to BLUE. I have a blue pickbox! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagulus Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 I must confess that I have never seen multi coloured cross-hairs - perhaps my version is not quite of the latest Try AutoCAD 2014. This is the student version - FREE - so you can have a look at what has changed in eleven years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 I am heartened that you eventually took the advice that I gave in the first response to your thread. Have you tried altering the pointer (cross hair) colour? Try the student version Perhaps it is not I who needs the Educational version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Glad it worked. I wasn't sure if isometric snap was considered 3D by AutoCAD since you are actually drawing in 2D but the multi colored crosshairs were a clue as the default for 3D is to have that on and 2D it is off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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