topic Re: Identify Cursor Badge in AutoCAD Forum

Identify Cursor Badge

RocksterB — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 17:37:57 GMT

Can someone identify this cursor badge? It appears in just one of my files, in both modelspace and paperspace and in an active modelspace viewport. I don't what I did to turn this on? I'm working in AutoCAD 2015.

Re: Identify Cursor Badge

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 18:04:38 GMT

It looks like selection cycling is turned on. Does Ctrl + W turn it off?

Re: Identify Cursor Badge

wispoxy — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 18:11:06 GMT

I entered it into the google image data base and it linked the image to the following article.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2015/ENU/AutoCAD-Core/files/GUID-899E008D-B422-4DF2-AC8D-1A4F5701ED4E-htm.html

You're welcome.

Re: Identify Cursor Badge

RocksterB — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 18:23:07 GMT

wisp, I saw the same article, but this had nothing to do with constraints. None exist in the file.

tschau3, cycling was on so ctrl-w turned it off. At least now I know what it is. Thanks!

Re: Identify Cursor Badge

wispoxy — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 18:35:40 GMT

According to the Autodesk article as listed, that Ctrl+W icon isn't the same. Your post was asking about that icon and how to turn it off. What AutoCAD version are you using?

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2016/ENU/AutoCAD-Core/files/GUID-6BD7F1F7-477E-43C4-B6AE-680F5FE6CB0D-htm.html

Re: Identify Cursor Badge

wispoxy — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 18:53:25 GMT

AutoCAD 2013 or 2017. Windows 7 (64-bit)

How are some people having different cursor badges than me?

The images shows the cursor badge I get when turning on CTRL + W. Which looks nothing like the one of the head post.

Re: Identify Cursor Badge

RocksterB — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 20:08:56 GMT

I tried to recreate the problem, but now I don't see the badge next to the cursor at all, even if I do ctrl-w. I recovered a file from yesterday and still I don't see the cursor and badge issue when the file opens up. I did add a constraint part to the file and I see the cursor and badge when I hover over it. I can't recreate the problem. I'm using AutoCAD 2015, Win7, 64 bit.

Re: Identify Cursor Badge

RobDraw — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 20:48:11 GMT

With selection cycling on, the badge indicates that there is more than one object available for selection at the cursor location. If selection cycling is off or only one object available at the cursor location then no badge.

BTW, this is a handy feature, not a problem.

Re: Identify Cursor Badge

wispoxy — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 20:55:47 GMT

AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD 2017 cursor badges are different?

Re: Identify Cursor Badge

RobDraw — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 22:28:47 GMT

I thought the OPs was selection cycling but after further investigation it isn't. I think the OPs means that constraints have been applied.

Re: Identify Cursor Badge

wispoxy — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:16:10 GMT

@RobDraw and @RocksterB,

Ya, That cursor badge has nothing to do with Ctrl + W, and @RocksterB marked it as the solution.

Re: Identify Cursor Badge

RocksterB — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 13:10:28 GMT

I withdrew the solution as there must have been other reasons the badge disappeared. Unfortunately, I don't know why the cursor did this after issuing the ctrl-w. I can't recreate the problem, but the issue is resolved at the moment. It is strange that I had this badge problem modelspace and paperspace.

Re: Identify Cursor Badge

RobDraw — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 13:37:11 GMT

If you really want to track down the "problem", I would look into constraints and see if you can recreate it. If you don't use constraints, just look into how to turn them off, if they get turned on accidently again.

Re: Identify Cursor Badge

TheCADnoob — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 14:23:25 GMT

as previously mentioned that looks a lot like the constraints badge. If you just dont want to see the badges you can turn those off with the CURSORBADGE command. If you want to get rid of all constraints you can use the DELCONSTRAINT command.

Is the badge showing all the time or only when you are highlighting/selecting something?

Re: Identify Cursor Badge

RocksterB — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 15:23:45 GMT

It showed in the drawing session at the time. I have not seen the badge show up since then. When I highlight an item(s), the appropriate badge properly displays.

Re: Identify Cursor Badge

TheCADnoob — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 16:51:23 GMT

If it showed continually there might be something with your display set up. If the problem does not persist though I'm not sure i would worry about it much past this. If it shows up again i might look into updating or rolling back your display drivers and or changing some graphics configuration in CAD.