Little funnel looking dealie.... 1

[MMike1]

Ok...forgive me...I'm new...

It's happened a few times now. I'm not sure what I do to make this happen, but all of a sudden, there's what looks like a little funnel attached to my arrow pointer. And then I lose some functionality. The only way I am able to get rid of it is to shut solidworks down completely and reopen my model.

And for some reason, when I type "Funnel looking dealie that screws me up", in Solidworks Help, it yields nothing!

What am I doing to make this happen, and how do I turn it off??

Thanks!

 

[MadMango]

It's sounds like a video card issue. What are your computer specs?

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[Theophilus]

That's a selection filter. Hit F6 to turn it off.

Type "selection filter" in the Help files to see how this can actually be a useful thing.


Jeff Mowry

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Reality is no respecter of good intentions.

 

[Trogdor0]

That icon shows that you have activated the filter option. I used to accidently do this on occassion as well. If you goto the funnel icon and a lightning bolt under it you can turn on and off your filters. Or you can goto View - Toolbars - Selection Filter.

 

[MMike1]

Ahhh....F6.... thenk yo...

 

[MMike1]

Ahaa....Trogdor... excellent handle... STRONG BAD RULES!

 

[Theophilus]

TROGDOOOOR!!


Jeff Mowry

http://www.industrialdesignhaus.com

Reality is no respecter of good intentions.

 

[SBaugh]

Keyboard commands can activate your Selection filter without tunring the Selection filter Toolbar on. So which out what keyboard strokes you make.

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Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies

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[MElam]

If you set a filter in one mode, say assembly, and then switch to a part or drawing - the filter is still set even though the toolbar may not be on.

 

[Theophilus]

F6--off and on. (I never use it.)


Jeff Mowry

http://www.industrialdesignhaus.com

Reality is no respecter of good intentions.