Adjust pickbox size, similar to AutoCad?
Adjust pickbox size, similar to AutoCad?
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Is there a way to shrink the selection area of the cursor?
With AutoCad I shrunk the pickbox size allowing more specific entity selection using the cursor.
In Solidworks, it takes a lot of scrolling in and out to select entities within busy sections of drawings and sketches. I'd like to have better control with less zooming, yet not have to set and reset filters frequently.
Thanks,
Bob
With AutoCad I shrunk the pickbox size allowing more specific entity selection using the cursor.
In Solidworks, it takes a lot of scrolling in and out to select entities within busy sections of drawings and sketches. I'd like to have better control with less zooming, yet not have to set and reset filters frequently.
Thanks,
Bob






RE: Adjust pickbox size, similar to AutoCad?
Flores
SW06 SP4.1
RE: Adjust pickbox size, similar to AutoCad?
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
RE: Adjust pickbox size, similar to AutoCad?
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smcadman and ctopher, you made your point. I won't mention the other software again, lest I be chided for ever having used it. I've been using Solidworks since before joining this group in 2003 but still have about 10,000 legacy drawings. I appreciate Solidworks. I just wanted to know if there's a Solidworks feature available. I wasn't trying to find an excuse to avoid using the software. BTW, you CAN draw in 3D in AutoCad AND change the pickbox size.
RE: Adjust pickbox size, similar to AutoCad?
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
RE: Adjust pickbox size, similar to AutoCad?
I find the zoom function to be faster than using the filters. In fact I have not used a selection filter in years.
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RE: Adjust pickbox size, similar to AutoCad?
I don't use filters much either. Seems a bit bulky for day to day use for me.
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I have even gone so far to say that some thing SW added in 2006, Mechanical Desktop 6 was doing 6 years ago, but we don't want to start any flame-wars (too late).
Flores
SW06 SP4.1
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All I noticed worthy of starting "flame wars" from your last post was SW 2006, MD 6, and 6 years ago...Da Vinci Code? Subliminal Messaging? Conspiracy?
RE: Adjust pickbox size, similar to AutoCad?
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
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Hardie "Crashj" Johnson
SW 2005 SP 4.0 (reluctant to change)
Nvidia Quadro FX 1000
AMD Athalon 1.8 GHz 2 Gig RAM
RE: Adjust pickbox size, similar to AutoCad?
Instead of L-clicking, R-click and use "Select Other"
This basically draws a ray from the surface of your screen clear through the part, orthogonal to your monitor. Everything touching that ray will come up in a dialogue box and you can pick from those choices. No filters required.