what is this icon?

[zabijecie]

Whenever i model in solidworks i sometimes come across this icon and i can no longer edit my sketches! i had to draw it in paint because print screen did not print my mouse!

This is very frustrating, i looked on solidworks tutorials and such but i cannot find what this means or how to get rid of it. I cannot move my sketch, or dimension it!

 

[Guru.hm]

Its selection filter icon.

Selection Filter
Selection Filters help select specific types of items in
the graphics area or drawing sheet. For example, choose
the filter for faces so only faces can be selected.

To toggle the display of the Selection Filter toolbar,
click Toggle Selection Filter Toolbar (Standard
toolbar), or press F5.

The first three buttons on the Selection Filter toolbar
allow you to specify the behavior of the Selection
Filter:

Toggle Selection Filters. Turns selected filters on or
off. You can also press F6.

Clear All Filters. Clears all selected filters.

Select All Filters. Selects all filters.

Invert Selection. All other items similar to the
selected items (faces, edges, vertices, for example) are
selected and the original selections are canceled.

The other buttons on the Selection Filter toolbar are
filters. Select the filters to match the items you want
to select in the graphics area.

Keyboard shortcuts are available for some filters:

Edges
E

Faces
X

Vertices
V


When a Selection Filter is active, the pointer changes
to , then, when the pointer is near a filtered item, the
pointer for that item is displayed; for example, a face .

 

[zabijecie]

Ahhhh okay thank you VERY much! this has become less of a frustration and more of a useful command!

again,

THANKS!