Layer Manager - window absent & freezes 3D

[JLWhite]

Pls help:
My layer manager window will not appear with either the button nor the short hand commands. At the prompt it totally freezes 3D until I "ESC" out of the command. Otherwise, 3D appears to be functioning properly. Pls help. Layer manager is vital to working 😞 ...thanks.

[Anonymous]

How long have you let it go?

Have you had two monitors connected recently, and now back to one?

wrote in message news:5898700@discussion.autodesk.com...
Pls help:
My layer manager window will not appear with either the button nor the short
hand commands. At the prompt it totally freezes 3D until I "ESC" out of the
command. Otherwise, 3D appears to be functioning properly. Pls help. Layer
manager is vital to working 😞 ...thanks.

[JLWhite]

Yes, I have two monitors and I have recently had a video card updated in my pc to help elevate my CAD crashing... I hope this helps?.... I really appreciate any help so that I can once again use my Layer Manager
-JLWhite

[NathanBee]

One trick that might work is extending your desktop over both monitors.
This option should be available to you in your desktop display properties.

If not, then it might be a matter of swapping which monitor is your primary one.

HTH

Nathan Bartholomew | CAD/Civil Designer | Tse Group Limited
WELLINGTON | AUCKLAND | NEW ZEALAND
A Downer EDI company.

Civil3D 2008 | SP2
Windows XP | SP2
Pentium 2.4GHz | 2GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 560 | 128MB

[acoursen]

..."to help elevate my CD crashing"...

Typo of the year nomination.

Andy

[Anonymous]

I don't think it's crashing, although it does appear to be. I think your
layer manager dialog is showing up off your screen.

Try Nathan's suggestion. If that doesn't do it, I'll have to do some
searching. I think I found a description of how to 'fix' it, but I honestly
have no recollection of what it was. (I seem to remember finding something
on the net.)

wrote in message news:5898779@discussion.autodesk.com...
Yes, I have two monitors and I have recently had a video card updated in my
pc to help elevate my CAD crashing... I hope this helps?.... I really
appreciate any help so that I can once again use my Layer Manager
-JLWhite

[Civil3DReminders_com]

Alt+SpaceBar, hit the M key, arrow right or left and the layer manager should snap to the mouse.

Christopher
http://civil-3d.blogspot.com/

[JLWhite]

Nathan!
You are AWESOME!!!

Your suggestion of switching the primary monitors around worked!!! I have the primary on the left and the secondary on the right! And now I have my Layer Manager back and working! Thank YOU!!!!

JLWhite!!!!

[Anonymous]

Excellent tip! Thanks, Christopher.

(I think I still owe you a drawing to play with, huh? Slope issue)

wrote in message news:5898952@discussion.autodesk.com...
Alt+SpaceBar, hit the M key, arrow right or left and the layer manager
should snap to the mouse.

Christopher
http://civil-3d.blogspot.com/