Turning the Navv Cube off permanently

[Jamesy007]

I have recently been upgraded to AutoCAD 2011 and have noticed that the Navv Cube is on. I have found by typing in the command NAVVDUBEDISPLY and selecting 0 that this turns it off however it seems to be set to turn back on every existing drawing unless it has been switched off in that drawing and then saved. I didn't use AutoCAD 2010 but have been told that the Navv Cube was turned off unless you selected it to be on. Is there anyway to have toe 2010 option or is this another feature of AutoCAD that they don't want to have changed

[ReMark]

You're right. The setting is saved per drawing.

 

I too would like to turn it off permanently.

 

Perhaps a lisp routine that is run each time a drawing is opened would do the trick.

 

Update.

 

Here is a workaround. Set the system variable NAVVCUBEOPACITY to 0. The value is stored in the Registry, not in the drawing, so in effect, the ViewCube (a.k.a. - Navv Cube) is not displayed when switching from one drawing to another.

 

Stuff like this happens when you let programmers have free reign. I can't believe earlier Beta testers didn't jump all over this "feature" when 2011 was being tested.

[rkent]

I can't believe earlier Beta testers didn't jump all over this "feature" when 2011 was being tested.

 

You make the assumption that Autodesk listens to beta testers, and then does something about it. That has not been my experience.

[Jamesy007]

I tried using the NAVVCUBEOPACITY command and setting it to 0 however it only hides it in place and if you are drawing near the top right of the screen it will show again. Will look into lisp files and see if there is away around this problem

[Jamesy007]

Managed to solve the question and it is seems rather simple. Type in options and under the 3D modelling tab there is a check box that say 2D View Cube and UCS Icon on or off, just uncheck the on box

[gened]

To turn off the navbar for every drawing and session, open

the acad2011doc.lsp file, scroll to the end and add the following line:

 

(command "navbardisplay" 0)

 

Then in the Options dialog, System tab, under General Options check the Load acad.lsp with every drawing checkbox.

Edited December 16, 2010 by gened
was not familiar with "Title:" usage

[kalmdown]

You can turn them off permanently without LISP in the 3D Modeling tab of the Options dialog.

[gened]

Thanks kalmdown,

 

Your suggestion was the first thing I did but, for some reason on my system, although the view cube was turned off, the navigation bar

kept comming up. Since I added that simple line to the acad2011doc.lsp support file I haven't seen either of them. You can also use this line: (command "_.navbar" "off" ) in place of the one I posted previously. The acad2011doc.lsp file is located at - -

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2011\Support - - in Windows7.

[cmcdonald36]

You may also add (command "navvcube" "off") to the acaddoc.lsp support file. This will remove the annoying navvcube that pops up on you when you are drawing in the upper right corner of Autocad.

If you decide you need it on, just type "navvcube" in the command line then "on". It will turn off again once you close the drawing or open a new drawing however; but wasn't that the point?

Edited May 21, 2013 by SLW210
corrected LISP file name

[ptatohed]

You can also type "cube" at the command line (as opposed to "navvcube"). But, yeah, the best way to keep it off is what 007 said - Go to Options, 3D Modeling tab, uncheck the box(es).