Selecting Civil3D objects

[kentkuehn8519]

I’m using Civil3D 2012 and I have an issue that is driving me crazy. When I select any Civil3D obect (alignment, profile view, feature line, etc.) the crosshairs turn into my default Windows Pointer and the Civil3D window is inactive. I either have to click in the window to reactivate it, or hover my pointer over the Toolspace, then the crosshairs reappear. I haven’t had this problem in any previous version of Civil3D and it’s really bugging me. If anyone knows how to fix this I'd really appreciate it.

[Adriano_cad]

HI,

You need to check your video settings in the options of AutoCAD Civil 3D.

Check Manual Performance Tuning Dialog Box

[kentkuehn8519]

Thanks for the quick reply, but that wasn't it. My settings were exactly as those in your attachment. I don't suppose you have any other ideas?

[kentkuehn8519 · Accepted solution]

I finally figured out that it has to do with Quick Properties being enabled. This is a known problem in C3D 2012 and 2013. There is no planned fix until the release of C3D 2014. Thanks for doing nothing, Autodesk!

Here is a previous thread I found about this issue:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-Civil-3D/2013-Quick-Properties-and-extra-clicks/td-p/3537878/h...