Simple Cusor-Pointer Question

Could somebody tell me what the cursor / pointer which has a `scraper' shape
( Y ) next to it is please. It's do to with views I think as I was unable
to manipulate them.

 

you probably have turned on a filter. This filter will only allow you to select specific entities. Many AutoCAD users accidentally turn this on when hitting the E key to erase something. Hitting E turn on the edges filter (only allows you to select edges). basically you want to turn on the filters toolbar & clear all filters & you should be set to go.

Hope that helps
Steve Tietz
Could somebody tell me what the cursor / pointer which has a `scraper' shape
( Y ) next to it is please. It's do to with views I think as I was unable
to manipulate them.

 

I could not, for the life of me, think of a "scraper" cursor. But if you go
look at the edges filter cursor, it certainly does look like one.

WT

you probably have turned on a filter. This filter will only allow you to
select specific entities. Many AutoCAD users accidentally turn this on when
hitting the E key to erase something. Hitting E turn on the edges filter
(only allows you to select edges). basically you want to turn on the
filters toolbar & clear all filters & you should be set to go.

Hope that helps
Steve Tietz
Could somebody tell me what the cursor / pointer which has a `scraper' shape
( Y ) next to it is please. It's do to with views I think as I was unable
to manipulate them.

 

yeah if it wasn't for a inexperienced coworker asking me a similar question
I would probably not thought of that either. I think of it as a funnel.

Steve

 

Thanks for that, and yes I can see the pointer as a filter now, not a
scraper or a `Y' !

Cheers