topic Re: Crosshairs Badge - 2015 Service Pack in AutoCAD Forum

Crosshairs Badge - 2015 Service Pack

MarkFitz — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 18:35:47 GMT

Hi again guys,

Another "quick" one. I'm trying to get rid of the cursor badge, and everything I read says to download service pack 1 for 2015. I'm running 2016, do I still need 2015 service pack 1? Or something else?

Many thanks,

Mark

Re: Crosshairs Badge - 2015 Service Pack

imadHabash — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 18:47:07 GMT

Turn it off by CURSORBADGE system variable to 1 and after installing SP. service packs because this variable is available only after you install AutoCAD 2015 Service Pack.

Re: Crosshairs Badge - 2015 Service Pack

MarkFitz — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 18:47:25 GMT

OK, but WHICH service pack?

Is 2015 SP the right one to use for 2016 program?

Re: Crosshairs Badge - 2015 Service Pack

imadHabash — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 18:49:44 GMT

go back for my first post and follow link.every Version has his own service pack.

good luck

Re: Crosshairs Badge - 2015 Service Pack

MarkFitz — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 18:53:16 GMT

Thanks.

My apologies, when your first message came through it didn't specify what the link was, it just said link.

Re: Crosshairs Badge - 2015 Service Pack

imadHabash — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 18:55:29 GMT

service pack is needed ONLY for AutoCAD2015 but for the latest versions it's applied for it .

Re: Crosshairs Badge - 2015 Service Pack

MarkFitz — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 19:02:05 GMT

So I need 2016 SP?

Re: Crosshairs Badge - 2015 Service Pack

imadHabash — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 19:05:06 GMT

as i mention it previously there is NO need for the latest version because it's built in.

Command: CURSORBADGE

Enter new value for CURSORBADGE <2>:

Hope it's help

Re: Crosshairs Badge - 2015 Service Pack

MarkFitz — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 19:08:25 GMT

Nope, no good. Both 1 & 2 look and perform exactly the same, the cursorbadge does not turn off.

Re: Crosshairs Badge - 2015 Service Pack

imadHabash — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 19:24:40 GMT

let's make sure that's we're talking about the same issue :

- after you download AutoCAD 2015 SP2 .... you have to restart AutoCAD.

- what happened when you type CURSORBADGE ?

- would you please show us the image of your cursor as an image?

When the CURSORBADGE system variable is set to 1, cursor badges used in AREA, COPY, DIST, ERASE, ID, LIST, MASSPROP, MEASUREGEOM, MOVE, ROTATE, SCALE, TRIM, and ZOOM commands are turned off.

Waiting......

Re: Crosshairs Badge - 2015 Service Pack

john.vellek — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 19:15:36 GMT

Hi Mark,

It is generally a good idea to apply the hotfixes and service packs that apply to your specific release version. Downloads are available here.

CURSORBADGE is a system variable that you can adjust. Here is an AKN Article that describes how it can be used.

Can you describe what you are seeing or not seeing so I can assist you further?

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

Re: Crosshairs Badge - 2015 Service Pack

MarkFitz — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 19:29:58 GMT

Here's the error msg I get when I try to install/use the SP, and it's SP 1, not 2 that I'm told to download/install. Also, I have NOT restarted ACAD yet, didn't know I was supposed to.

Re: Crosshairs Badge - 2015 Service Pack

imadHabash — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 19:33:34 GMT

Would you get back for all previous posts and read them carefully then get back if your issue not solve .

Re: Crosshairs Badge - 2015 Service Pack

john.vellek — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 19:35:10 GMT

Mark,

Please do a re-boot and then go to the download link I sent you earlier. From there make sure that you specify your product version (2016) to see the downloads that only apply to your product. Please let me know if you continue to see errors when trying to install the service packs.

Re: Crosshairs Badge - 2015 Service Pack

MarkFitz — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 14:04:28 GMT

My apologies for my tardiness in replying Gents, a bit hectic last week, I was out ill this week, and yesterday was playing catch-up from the time I'd missed.

I did have the IT guy load the 2016 service pack, and I thought we rebooted the computer after that, I'll do it again right now just to make sure, and be back in 5...

Re: Crosshairs Badge - 2015 Service Pack

MarkFitz — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 14:33:45 GMT

We've installed, and I rebooted, but I'm still not seeing any difference.

Allow me to explain. The tag that is attached to the cursor, says typical things like... When I press "E" for erase, the tag says "Select objects:" But it stays, causing a barrier so I can't see what's behind the phrase to select. This may or may not be the cursor badge.

If this IS the cursor badge, then whether I select 1 or 2, there appears to be no difference for me.

The annoying part of this feature is that when I type in my commands, the command appears in the command window (command box), but sub commands appear next to the cursor, not in the command window, so part of the time I'm confused about where I'm at in the command, and end up having to do the command over.

What I want, is to remove this dialogue box from the cursor altogether, so the cursor is just a cursor, no tags, no dialogue box, just the crosshairs and pick box, and that's all.

Does this clarify anything?

Again, my thanks and apologies to you good folk

Mark

Re: Crosshairs Badge - 2015 Service Pack

john.vellek — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 15:08:56 GMT

Hi Mark,

Set DYNMODE =0 and see if that fixes the issue for you.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

Re: Crosshairs Badge - 2015 Service Pack

MarkFitz — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 17:08:45 GMT

John, I love you!

In a humbling, professional, I-was-pulling-my-hair-out-from-frustration-and-you-gave-me-the-answer kind of way, of course...

Upon re-reading through the whole conversation, it dawned on me that I may have inadvertently misled or miscommunicated the beginning of a different path, and by doing so, you guys were eager to help, I had just pointed everyone in the wrong direction. My apologies for that.

Thanks guys!

Mark