Permanently disable cursor box
Permanently disable cursor box
(OP)
It is becoming painfully obvious that the people who write this infernal software don't use it.
When in sketch there is a useless and very annoying box that floats on the cursor, how can this useless and annoying box be permanently disabled.
Hitting F3 is not acceptable, it is ridiculous to think that every time you want the box gone you have to hit yet another button (as if we don't already have to hit enough buttons to get even the simplest task completed)





RE: Permanently disable cursor box
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
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To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Permanently disable cursor box
Totally ridiculous that you have to see this distraction follow the cursor everywhere covering up what you are trying to work on.
For the people that like the functionality, fine. For those who don't it is actually quite stupid that there is no way to permanently turn it off.
RE: Permanently disable cursor box
You can try using profile and hit the F3 key once and your annoyance will stay off through the entire process of placing lines and arcs until you middle click (mouse button 2 or MB2). I understand where you're coming from and am aware that this doesn't work on every curve command in Sketcher. I've been of your opinion about different things over the years, but the best results I ever got were from the ER process. Sure, it takes time, but if you're as passionate about your opinion as it reads, then you'll try to see it through.
Sounds like you've used other softwares over the years and while you might not have had a complaint about any of them, I could probably sit down and quickly find just as many stupid and ridiculous things that they do or don't do - it's the nature of software sometimes. Be glad that Siemens at least attempts to listen to their customers and doesn't just throw something at you with very little user input.
Tim Flater
NX Designer
NX 8.0.3.4
Win7 Pro x64 SP1
Intel Xeon 2.53 GHz 6GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 2GB
RE: Permanently disable cursor box
True, there are plenty of annoyances that can be found with any cad system, however, in my travels, I have found almost all could be dealt with at the user level, and none have been as egregious as this.
I will take the advice of more the experienced users and use F3 or learn to live with this dialouge box I will heretofore refer to as my nemesis.
As far as the siemens programmers go, if they can't handle criticism then they will not grow and learn. I stand by my orginal statement that if they had to use what they create there would be myriad changes to the functionality.
Appreciate all the input, I will incorporate it into my now daily routine.
RE: Permanently disable cursor box
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.