Line selector
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Topic: Line selector
Posted By: CopeCAD2
Subject: Line selector
Date Posted: 10.Jul.2012 at 17:48
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I have been working with AutoCAD LT 2013 as a trial edition and it didn't seem to be much different than 2012. Ever since I got the full license for it, wierd things have been changing. Most of them I'm fine with, they don't bother me all that much, but there is one thing that is highly annoying. Whenever I have two lines on top of each other and I go to select one of them, a dialog box appears with the different line selections to choose from. My job hardly ever requires many lines having to be on top of each other, so I'm usually just dealing with two lines overlapping. How do I get rid of this box? http://s195.photobucket.com/albums/z292/optimustang/?action=view¤t=lineselector-2.png ------------- "Experience is a cruel teacher, it gives the exam first and then the lesson" |
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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 10.Jul.2012 at 18:24
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It's either kill all messages or kill no messages. Which would you rather do?
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Posted By: bigalfry
Date Posted: 10.Jul.2012 at 18:32
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I know of this utility. I enable it sometimes when I have a lot of overlapping lines. I'm using Civil3D so it may be different for you but I'll describe how to turn it off anyway. Down at the bottom of your screen you will see a bunch of toggles for things like OSNAP, OTRACK, POLAR, ORTHO. There is one that is a little cross above two overlapping squares (one white, one green). Turn that off and you'll be good to go. Or you can just press Ctrl W, that will turn it off too.
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Posted By: CopeCAD2
Date Posted: 10.Jul.2012 at 18:33
THANKS! That did the trick.  ------------- "Experience is a cruel teacher, it gives the exam first and then the lesson" |
bigalfry wrote:Posted By: heinsite
Date Posted: 10.Jul.2012 at 20:04
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Honestly, I wouldn't recommend disabling that function. Your example shows two white lines, probably on the same layer, where one of them may be unnecessary. But in complicated drawings things aren't always going to be this simple. You will encounter many cases where an important line or polyline under that particular section will get modified because you weren't aware of it and disregarded it. The problems you're likely to face afterward will be frustrating and time consuming.
I find this notification of overlapping linework (sometimes includes text or other objects as well) very useful. Be very careful if you go this route.
Dave. ------------- Dave Hein, P.E. Hawaii District Engineer Kona International Airport AutoCAD Certified Professional Autodesk Expert Elite |
Posted By: CopeCAD2
Date Posted: 10.Jul.2012 at 20:24
Thank you, I will turn it on if necessary, but what I do is mainly sheet metal developments, so I draw most of it myself and just when it is needed. Most of the instances of this I have are because I want to delete a construction line. I do understand the potential importance of the tool, however I simply don't need it, the most I have to do is just send the drawing line to the back so I can select and delete the construction line. ------------- "Experience is a cruel teacher, it gives the exam first and then the lesson" |
Posted By: heinsite
Date Posted: 10.Jul.2012 at 22:34
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Whatever floats your boat I guess. But as John mentions above, turning things like this off is an 'all or nothing' option. You lose other equally important messages in the process, and may end up shooting your time clock in the foot.
Little messages like these have been included to help, not annoy you. If this one seems a waste then you might also be piqued by the symbol for an object that has had constraints applied to it. It looks very similar. Again, it's there to tell you what the anatomy of your drawing is. Both are intended to save you time.
In my experience it has always been best to try and learn a computer program, not fight it. Over the long haul it tends to be easier that way.
Dave. ------------- Dave Hein, P.E. Hawaii District Engineer Kona International Airport AutoCAD Certified Professional Autodesk Expert Elite |