topic Re: Highlighted Block Image in AutoCAD Forum

Highlighted Block Image

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 06:41:52 GMT

Hi All

I using AutoCad 2013, and must have hit the wrong two keys by mistake.

Somehow, I've lost the highlighted image of a block before I insert it in the

drawing.

Any Ideas or Suggestions would be most helpful and appreciated.

Dave

Northern California

Re: Highlighted Block Image

Alfred.NESWADBA — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 06:51:39 GMT

Hi,

>> I've lost the highlighted image of a block before I insert it

Can you please show a screenshot?
I have no idea where you should see anything highlighted BEFORE you insert it.

Please describe the command you use and the step-by-step description of what you see and what you expect.

- alfred -

Re: Highlighted Block Image

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 08:20:20 GMT

Couldn't really get a screen shot but what I'm trying to get back is

a command the helps you place the block on your drawing. The block

(like a kitchen sink) picked from your block library, then the block is

highlighted -ghost image and then you can see where it is about to be

positioned. All I'm seeing is just a blank screen. hope that made better sense.

Like your Dog

Dave

Northern California

Re: Highlighted Block Image

Alfred.NESWADBA — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 08:48:40 GMT

Hi,

>> The block (like a kitchen sink) picked from your block library

How do you insert a block from your library into the current drawing? Using ...

Windows Explorer
Design Center
ToolPalette
Command _INSERT?

This might already help: make sure your system-variable DRAGMODE is set to "Auto"

- alfred -

Re: Highlighted Block Image

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 04:00:01 GMT

Thanks for your quick reply, I was out of the office today.

I use the insert command to place blocks and dragmode was in Auto.

Still no change

I appreciate all your input

Dave

Re: Highlighted Block Image

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 04:39:43 GMT

Hi again, I went on You_Tube and here is a screen shot of what I am experiencing when I try to insert a block

From the picture you can see the block on the right is about to be inserted (cursor is visible) In my case the cursor

is visible but the block is not

Thanks

Dave

Northern California

Re: Highlighted Block Image

Alfred.NESWADBA — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 05:51:36 GMT

Hi,

can you please

start a new drawing
in that drawing create a new block from just a few lines
then insert that block

Do you have here the same issue?

If yes ... please login with a different/new Windows user account and try the same again ... also no dragging visible?

- alfred -

Re: Highlighted Block Image

neaton — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 15:01:28 GMT

Changing DRAGMODE to Auto should bring back the preview. Type DRAGMODE at the command line and choose Auto from the three choices of On, Off or Auto.

Nancy

@Anonymous wrote:
Hi again, I went on You_Tube and here is a screen shot of what I am experiencing when I try to insert a block
From the picture you can see the block on the right is about to be inserted (cursor is visible) In my case the cursor
is visible but the block is not

Re: Highlighted Block Image

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Sep 2018 07:58:06 GMT

Ok That Worked just Great- New Drawing, New Block worked like it's suppose too.

Thanks. Any ideas on how to make it work on my present drawing?

Dragmode is still set to Auto

Re: Highlighted Block Image

Alfred.NESWADBA — Sun, 30 Sep 2018 08:55:20 GMT

Hi,

>> Any ideas on how to make it work on my present drawing?

May be the block is much to large or very very tiny while you insert it? Zoom in and out while you are in the insertion mode (while AutoCAD asks for an insertion point).

Other idea: the layers are off or frozen, layers of parts within the block or the current layer is off?

You might upload the drawing and let us know which block don't work well during insertion.

- alfred -

Re: Highlighted Block Image

Anonymous — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 03:20:30 GMT

Hi Alfred
First I'd like to express my gratitude to you, with all your helpful suggestionsI tried all the last ideas all with negative results. The image feature ininserting a block is nice to have but it's not critical in delaying anyon going projects, it's just nice to have.
The funny thing is, that when I started this present job, it worked perfectly as it was supposetoo but for unseen reason it just stopped working.
My first thought was, that I typed in a wrong two letter command that turned that feature off and that it was an easy fix by requesting the right two letter commands again to have itturned back on. apparently this is not the case.
I'm still happy to try any further ideas or suggestions

Takes for all your help
David Shepherd
Northern California #- Please type your reply above this line -##

Re: Highlighted Block Image

Anonymous — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 05:02:51 GMT

Thanks for replying my request for help.

Yes, that was one on the first thing I tried

and unfortunately, dragmode was set in auto

David Shepherd

Re: Highlighted Block Image

Alfred.NESWADBA — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 06:55:52 GMT

Hi,

>> I'm still happy to try any further ideas or suggestions

As all is working well with a new drawing it seems to depend on a specific dwg and settings in that dwg-file.

So can you please upload this drawing and let us know which block-name you'd like to insert?

- alfred -