Pick Points Artifact

[magnusonzach]

This is really silly, but I can't remember the command to turn on/off the little Pick Point artifact. It's one of those annoying commands that you turn on when a co-worker leaves their computer unlocked

It's a little cross-hair or dot or something that shows where you picked last. I got a profile from a co-worker who likes this, but I find it annoying.

Any help?

Thanks.

[tedg]

This is really silly, but I can't remember the command to turn on/off the little Pick Point artifact. It's one of those annoying commands that you turn on when a co-worker leaves their computer unlocked

It's a little cross-hair or dot or something that shows where you picked last. I got a profile from a co-worker who likes this, but I find it annoying.

Any help?

Thanks.

Do you mean blipmode?
What AutoCAD are you using? I'm in 2012 and it doesnt work anymore (that I'm aware of).

[tedg]

Yup, I looked in to it, BLIPMODE was removed in 2012, bummer.
I actually have a lisp routine that uses this variable.

[dgorsman]

Gotta be careful with using some of those discontinued system variables in a read/operate/restore cycle. The read operation may pick up the default value, rather than failing to notice its deprecated, and restore that default value instead. With BLIPMODE you could actually end up "restoring it" and turning it on when the intention is to leave it off.

[tedg]

Gotta be careful with using some of those discontinued system variables in a read/operate/restore cycle. The read operation may pick up the default value, rather than failing to notice its deprecated, and restore that default value instead. With BLIPMODE you could actually end up "restoring it" and turning it on when the intention is to leave it off.

My particular lisp is for drawing splines, not like the OOTB splines, but smooth polylines that can have a width on the fly.

You pick the path free hand (using blips) and then it places the polyline and smooths it.
And when finished, it turns blipmode off.

It's an old one I've had since R12, don't use it much any more.
It still sort of works (no blips) so you don't see your path.

[magnusonzach]

yep... BLIPMODE, that was it. I am on 2012, but my co-worker is on 2011, and it seems to carry over with a restore cycle like dgorsman said.

Thanks!

[jpaulsen]

To execute .BLIPMODE in 2012 type a period before the command.

[tedg]

To execute .BLIPMODE in 2012 type a period before the command.

Sweet!
Thanks, I should have tried that but I figured if it was removed, that wouldn't work either.

I did try -blipmode, _blipmode.. everything but the "native" AutoCAD command!