Picking Cursor Feedback
- Last UpdatedMar 24, 2026
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When an entity that appears under the cursor in a graphics views can be picked, the cursor changes to indicate the type of the entity that will be picked if the left or Right Mouse button is clicked. This is particularly useful when pickable entities are close together. The cursors corresponding to the various entity types are shown below.
|
Type of pickable entity under cursor |
Cursor Image |
|---|---|
|
Nothing (background) |
|
|
View Tools (View Tools method only) |
|
|
Active Curve, Inactive Curve, Boundary Network Curve Segment |
|
|
Curve Data Point |
|
|
Curve Data Point Tangent Control |
|
|
Curve Control Point, Patch Control Point |
|
|
Curve Split Point |
|
|
Curve Split Point Region |
|
|
Arc Tool, Arc Tool Point |
|
|
Boundary Network Intersection Point |
|
|
Surface Patch |
|
|
Patch Tangency Control |
|
|
Intersection Edit Point |
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Table 4: 1. Cursor feedback indicating pickable entity type.