Selecting objects

[patricia.mclish677508]

I have just started using 2016 LT (was using 2013 LT), and am puzzled by the appearance of selected objects. Instead of the longstanding dotted line appearance, selected objects are highlighted. However, the highlighting is not very bold, and I'm sometimes not sure of what has actually been selected. Why has this changed, and is there a setting to change it back to the old style of dotted line selection?

[jaberwok]

In full acad it's under Options>Selection>Preview>Visual Effect Settings>Line highlighting.
HTH.

[remi678731]

Hi, I am using Civil3d 2016 and have been very disappointed that the dash line has been removed so I checked you path hooping I had missed something I don't have the >line highlighting HTH in my options dialog is this just under Civil3D or am I still missing something here

[Opie]

Hi, I am using Civil3d 2016 and have been very disappointed that the dash line has been removed so I checked you path hooping I had missed something I don't have the >line highlighting HTH in my options dialog is this just under Civil3D or am I still missing something here

I'm not sure when it was removed, but it is not available in 2015 either.

[jaberwok]

I'm not sure when it was removed, but it is not available in 2015 either.

It must have been removed in 2014 or 2015 then.

[remi678731]

Hi I for one would really like to see it put back in

[Ed Jobe]

The PREVIEWEFFECT system variable was removed in 2015. Its not just missing from the Options dialog.

[rkmcswain]

Set SELECTIONEFFECT to 0 or turn off hardware acceleration.

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[remi678731]

Hi that still only gives the highlight thicken, not the dash option, before selecting, the dash option is help for match properties on hatches or selecting hatches when you don't want anything else Id'ing line is bunch of lines. The highlight thicken just blurs everything and overpowers the view