Drawing lines - line missing

[CKNidge]

Hi,

heres a thing that has just started. Whren i draw i line, i cannot see the line until i have completed it. When i click the first point, i have a clear screen. The line only appears after i have clicked the second point.

Has anyone else had this before? other people in my team dont have this issue.

thanks

nigel

[Charles_Shade]

Are you all using the same Background color?

[pendean]

Is your UCS rotate?

This happens in all files, including if you start a NEW file?

[CKNidge]

Hi Charles

yes we are. Oddly enough, if i draw a circle, arc or rectangle in the same layer, i can see them as they are drawn. Its only the straight lines that i cannot see.

Cheers

Nigel

[CKNidge]

Hi Dean,

i dont have the 'rotate. option in my UCS as far as i can see. It is set to World

thanks

Nigel

[Charles_Shade]

I think the Temporary line that is the PLINE is the same color as your background but I do not know which one to change under Options, Display tab.

If I draw a Line or Pline the temporary line is not of the same layer color as the color of the layer that the entity is being drawn on until I end the command with that second click. (read that sentence three times. I know I did)

Circles on the other hand do draw as the layer color it is being drawn on, I mean the actual circle. Within, the Radius has a linear line that is being drawn that is not of the same layer color. Do you see this radius line as well when drawing a circle?

[CKNidge]

Hi Charles,

i havent changed my background colour for at least 12 months but ive only had this problem really for the last 2 weeks. I have just changed by background colour to mustard. the temporary line is very light grey. Its nearly impossible to see it. i get the same line when i draw an arc. The arc itself is visible but the temporary line is very light grey. Same with splines.

thanks

Nigel

[CKNidge · Accepted solution]

FIXED!

Options / Display tab

colors

2D model space

Dynamic dimension lines

Color

i changed it to black ( it was grey ) and now its all fine. question is though, what changed it in the first place?

Cheers

Nigel

[pendean]

Thanks for the follow-up: please check your own reply above as the solution so others can find it.

[Charles_Shade]

Nice to know which cryptic one it is.