Different Cursors

You can change the normal cursor into a coordinate axis cursor or a crosshair cursor both in a 2D drawing and a 3D model

You can change the appearance of the cursor quickly by using a keyboard command. You can change back to the normal cursor by pressing the same key again. You can also select the appearance of the cursor by changing the cursor settings, see General Drawing and Modeling Properties.

Key	Cursor
	Standard cursor.
K	Coordinate axis cursor.
Shift+H	Large crosshair the size of the whole window.

The appearance of the normal cursor depends on the current action.

1. The program is in the basic mode. You can select objects and perform functions on them. Select the function only after selecting the objects. The cursor will be either of the following:
   • Arrow : You can select an object inside the snap area of the cursor.
   • Plus cursor : There are no objects of the selected object types inside the snap area of the cursor, but you can select objects by defining a rectangular area.
2. You have selected an editing function, for example Change Wall. Select the object you want to edit next. The cursor will be either of the following:
   • Arrow : You can select an object inside the snap area of the cursor.
   • Plus cursor : There is no suitable object inside the snap area of the cursor.
3. You have selected a drawing function, for example Add Wall. The cursor is a plus cursor .

Note

• You can change the appearance of the coordinate axis cursor by adding the keyword set.axiscursor.wincursor= 0 in the ../user/SETUP file. After you have restarted Vertex, the cursor appears as follows:

  

General Drawing and Modeling Properties
Cursor When Selecting a Point
Select an Object with the Cursor
Setup File User/SETUP