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    • Rich O BrienR Offline
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      Windows > Preferences > Drawing > Display Crosshairs

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        glro
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        @rich o brien said:

        Windows > Preferences > Drawing > Display Crosshairs

        yes it helps, thank you

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          glro
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          @rich o brien said:

          Windows > Preferences > Drawing > Display Crosshairs

          it helps but it is not sufficient to know the positiv direction of the axis

          i found this: typing

          result = Sketchup.send_action "selectAxisTool;"
          

          in the ruby console brings 3 colored arrows with a direction on each

          then the positiv directions are obvious

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          • KrisidiousK Offline
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            Upgrade to 2013 and you'll have a colored axis for your rotate view tool.

            for some reason the screenshot won't grab the cursor. so here it's something like this.

            Untitled-1.jpg

            By: Kristoff Rand
            Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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              glro
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              @krisidious said:

              Upgrade to 2013 and you'll have a colored axis for your rotate view tool.

              for some reason the screenshot won't grab the cursor. so here it's something like this.

              [attachment=0:1mw5ie7a]<!-- ia0 -->Untitled-1.jpg<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:1mw5ie7a]

              big improvement... thank you for the information
              it will help to rotate
              and what about the cursor for translation? is it in color also?

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              • Dave RD Offline
                Dave R
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                Kristoff, you mean the Orbit tool, don't you? That's what shows in your screen shot.

                The Move tool itself doesn't show any direction reference. Once you start moving the object you get the trailing line in the color of the axis to which the move is parallel just like always. The protractor of the Rotate tool changes color based on axis just as it always has, too.

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                • KrisidiousK Offline
                  Krisidious
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                  @dave r said:

                  Kristoff, you mean the Orbit tool, don't you? That's what shows in your screen shot.

                  The Move tool itself doesn't show any direction reference. Once you start moving the object you get the trailing line in the color of the axis to which the move is parallel just like always. The protractor of the Rotate tool changes color based on axis just as it always has, too.

                  Indeed... Orbit. But that's what the center mouse button is right? an orbit?

                  By: Kristoff Rand
                  Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                  • Dave RD Offline
                    Dave R
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                    Yes. And the cursor converts to that tool but it isn't rotating the model. 😉

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                    • KrisidiousK Offline
                      Krisidious
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                      That's why I said rotate view. 😉

                      By: Kristoff Rand
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                      • Dave RD Offline
                        Dave R
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                        Hopefully the OP doesn't confuse Orbit and Rotate. 😉

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                        • KrisidiousK Offline
                          Krisidious
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                          using the actual name of tools is highly over rated...

                          By: Kristoff Rand
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                          • Dave RD Offline
                            Dave R
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                            @krisidious said:

                            using the actual name of tools is highly over rated...

                            😆 My wife thinks so, too.

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                              Did you just call me a girl?

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                              • Dave RD Offline
                                Dave R
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                                Not at all. Between us we are making sure this thread has been well and truly hijacked, though.

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                                  glro
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                                  @dave r said:

                                  Not at all. Between us we are making sure this thread has been well and truly hijacked, though.

                                  concerning global axis...

                                  blue axis is not a problem

                                  i have seen a plugin that changes the cursor using a bmp file; i don't remember the name;

                                  it could be a solution, since a flat cursor could show red and green directions

                                  how to change the cursor using a bmp or jpg file?

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