Manual point creation

[drericka]

When Creating points manually, next to the center of the crosshairs is a small box that displays the description I'm typing in, or the previous description, and the elevation I'm assigning.  That box has disappeared.  How do I get it back?

[wfberry]

Try the F12 key on your keyboard.

Bill

[drericka]

When do I hit it?  I tried before and during, and nothing happened.

[wfberry]

The F12 key is what I use to switch from data entry at the cursor to data entry at the command line.

Frankly I despise the data entry at my cursor.

Bill

[drericka]

I get neither.  I only see what I entered after the point is created.  What happened and how do I get it back?

[user181]

Hi @drericka,   Try setting your DYNMODE variable to 3. 

[drericka]

It magically returned on its own.  Thanks for the suggestions.

[user181]

You can also turn the setting on and off with DSETTINGS command and on the Dynamic Input tab select the Enable Dimension Input where possible box.

[rl_jackson]

I believe this is a bug and it been around for a few releases. It will also appear when you use the alignment or parcel tools