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Selecting components, tables and texts issues

daniel_hernandezEGPKS — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 17:54:58 GMT

Hi community,

Somebody had have this issue with AutoCAD? (See image attached)

When I´m working and I try to select, tables, components, text and everithing looks like a dotted lines. I would like to know how I can to fix it.

Re: Selecting components, tables and texts issues

user181 — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 18:17:56 GMT

Maybe it is the variables SELECTIONEFFECT and PRESELECTIONEFFECT. Type them at command line and make sure they are set to 1

Re: Selecting components, tables and texts issues

daniel_hernandezEGPKS — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 19:37:49 GMT

Thanks for sharing, but I already check those commands and the issue was not solved. In fact when I try to trim as well just appears one dotted line, and before this worked as a rectangle form to trim.

Please see attached images.

Re: Selecting components, tables and texts issues

pendean — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 20:10:42 GMT

@daniel_hernandezEGPKS For dotted line issue, set your GFXDX12 to zero, restart AutoCAD, then try again.

For TRIM command not giving you window selection: are you just fighting the TRIMEXTENDMODE variable setting by chance?

Are you using a 3rd party add-on?

Accidentally trigger FENCE selection method?

Not sure how one is related to the other, why the change of question?

Re: Selecting components, tables and texts issues

paullimapa — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 20:08:23 GMT

Did you recently started experiencing this problem with an updated AutoCAD version?

Enter About command, do a screenshot and share that here.

It looks like your graphics driver is not compatible with AutoCAD.

Enter command GraphicsConfig, do a screenshot and share that here also.

Re: Selecting components, tables and texts issues

daniel_hernandezEGPKS — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 21:38:18 GMT

Hi Paul,

I appreciate much your support. Here the screnshots.

Re: Selecting components, tables and texts issues

paullimapa — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 21:43:18 GMT

Looks like you do have the latest updates of 2024LT installed.

But something is not right with your graphics.

Try at command prompt enter the following:

GFXDX12

(that is a zero) and then restart LT.

Now enter command GraphicsConfig and see if you have the option under 2d Display Settings to change to different modes like Advanced, Intermediate & Basic.

Re: Selecting components, tables and texts issues

daniel_hernandezEGPKS — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 21:55:02 GMT

Thanks a lot for sharing everyone!

The issue was solved with this porocess.

Re: Selecting components, tables and texts issues

paullimapa — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 21:56:49 GMT

glad to have helped...cheers!!!