Cursor, marker, tracking line
When picking locations, Rhino's drawing cursor consists of two parts:
Cursor |
The cursor is always black and white.
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Marker |
The marker takes on the color of the current layer.
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If you are in a situation where the cursor is moving away from a specified point, such as when using elevator mode, a tracking line will appear.

Cursor (1), marker (2), tracking line (3).
If an object snap is on, the marker will snap to the snap point.