Edit Panel

The settings on the Edit panel of the Preferences dialog control the appearance of the cursor and selection behavior of edit handles.

Classroom Design Project Training Video: Cursor Behaviors and Crosshair Choices

Use a cursor with Cross Hairs in different view types and control its appearance.

Check Enable in Plan and Cross Section to use a cross hair cursor in floor plan, cross section, and elevation views. This option is checked by default.

Check Enable in Perspective Views to use a cross hair cursor in perspective camera views and overviews.

Click the color bar to open the Color Chooser dialog and specify the color of the cross hairs.

Cross hair size is specified as a percentage of window width. Specify Size (% of Window Width) as 100% to extend the cross hairs across the entire screen.

Set the Aperture Size, measured in pixels. The aperture is the space where the cross hairs meet. A value of 0 makes the cross hairs meet at a point. Larger numbers leave a gap in the center.

Specify the desired Selection settings, which affect how objects are selected and their appearance.

Enter an Edit Handle Size in pixels. The edit handles are twice this number of pixels plus one. For example, the default value is 3, which results in a handle that is 7 x 7 pixels (3 x 2=6, and 6 + 1=7). A value of 1 results in a handle that is 3 x 3 pixels. The allowed range is from 1 to 10. Increasing the handle size may make selecting objects easier.

Enter a value, in pixels, for Edit Handle Tolerance to specify how far close to an edit handle you must click in order to select it.

Check (S)tart and (E)nd Indicators to display an S and an E at the start and end points of selected line- and arc-based objects and on the selected edge of a polyline-based objects. See "Selected Edge".

Specify program behavior when using Marquee Select. See "Marquee Select".