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To control the display of the Crosshair:

1. First, launch Chief Architect and choose open a New , blank plan
   
   
   
2. Select Edit> Preferences .
   
   
   
3. In the Preferences dialog, in the left side column, select the Edit heading.
   
   
   
4. Once the Edit heading is active:
   
    
   
   
   • Check Enable in Plan and Cross Sec­tion to use a cross hair cursor in floor plan, cross section, and elevation views. This option is checked by default.
     
     
   • Check Enable in Perspective Views to use a cross hair cursor in perspective camera views and overviews.
     
     
   • Click the color bar to open the Color Chooser dialog and specify the color of the cross hairs.
     
     
   • Cross hair size is specified as a percent­age of the width of the view window. Specify the Size (% of Window Width) as 100% to extend the cross hairs across the entire screen.
     
     
   • Set the Aperture Size, measured in pix­els. The aperture is the space where the cross hairs meet. A value of 0 makes the cross hairs meet at a point. Larger num­bers leave a gap in the center.
     
     
   • When Synchronize with Cursor is checked, the mouse pointer and cross hairs always move together on screen. If you feel that they do not keep up with your mouse movements, try unchecking this option.
     
     
     
5. Once you have made any desired changes to the display of the Cross Hair, click OK to apply and close the Preferences dialog.