Dynamic elements aren't showing when I edit block

[Anonymous]

This is really odd. Whenever I open a dynamic block, it takes me to the editor, but none of the actions or parameters are showing up. I am using ADT 2006, so I went to a AutoCAD 20006 station and opened it up and all the actions/parameters were there. Anyone have a clue as to why I can't see them on the ADT station?

[Anonymous]

Do you have SP1 installed on the ADT2006 station?
This was a known problem with Acad2K6 vs ADT2006.
SP1 should fix the problem.
JV Message was edited by: JohnVanderwelle

[Anonymous]

Yes, SP1 is installed on the ADT2006 station.

[Anonymous]

Do you have the "Shortcut Menus in Drawing Area" setting "checked" or is it clear ? (Go to Options dialog>User preferences)
Make sure you have it "checked".
This affects some of the options available in dblocks.
JV

[Anonymous]

maybe also check units on both machines fun things happen to DBs if you are running both imperial and metric

[Anonymous]

Grigs,
One strange thing I've noticed about working with dynamic blocks both at
home and at work (ADT2006 each installation) - and this also affects all the
Express Tool functions as well, the FIRST drawing I open, the aforementioned
items no worky. No visibility option grip, for instance. But if I just
close the drawing and re-open it everything is fine. I'd sure like to
figure out what's causing this, as it it quite annoying. I don't know if it
is an ADT thing, a 3rd party app thing, a CUI thing, my own customization
thing (<- suspicious, to be sure, but it's not been a problem before, to my
knowledge), or what exactly. It's just as if things don't initialize
correctly with the first drawing. I have no idea if that is what is
creating your difficulties.

Best regards,
David Kozina


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This is really odd. Whenever I open a dynamic block, it takes me to the
editor, but none of the actions or parameters are showing up. I am using
ADT 2006, so I went to a AutoCAD 20006 station and opened it up and all the
actions/parameters were there. Anyone have a clue as to why I can't see
them on the ADT station?

[Anonymous]

Yes, "Shortcut Menus in Drawing Area" is checked.

[Anonymous]

I have opened, closed and reopened many of the dynamic blocks I created (On the ADT2006 station) and none of them show any of the actions/parameters. I know they are still there, because when I insert them into another drawing, they work properly. I have no 3rd party apps running but I did create a custom pull-down menu. But all that menu does is call other loaded list routines. Maybe one of the loaded lisp routines is causing the issue. All I know is that it is frustrating. I can't edit any of the blocks I created earlier on my station.

When I open the previously created dynamic block, a dialog box pops up asking..." contains authoring elements. Open in Block Editor?" I answer 'Yes', the editor opens with the block, but no elements. Message was edited by: Grigs

[Anonymous]

Ok, this is odd. I actually had 2 custom pull down menus loaded. 1 I created and the other was from Simpson ties. I unloaded both, then reloaded one of the dynamic blocks and viola!! the elements show up. Weird. Thanks for all your help.