topic Re: Block Reference window on mouse pick in AutoCAD Forum

Block Reference window on mouse pick

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 14:34:20 GMT

Hi,

I have one colleague of 20 that has the ability in AutoCAD 2014 to pick once on a title block and have a dialog window appear with all of all the tags to modify. All I have ever seen on a single pick are the grips. He gets the grips and the dialog window which also allows him to modify all of the tags without scrolling. It's so much nicer that having to EATTEDIT and have to scroll. Does anyone have a clue where this option comes from?

Attached is what he's loading. Toolbox 01-02 is our inhouse .lsps.

Thanks in advance,

Mike

Re: Block Reference window on mouse pick

chriscowgill7373 — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 15:05:18 GMT

It sounds like he is using QUICKPROPERTIES. Is it possible for you to provide a screenshot of the dialog window he sees on his machine?

Re: Block Reference window on mouse pick

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 15:32:44 GMT

You the MAN!!!!!

So I had to Google quick properties to find out the details. Right away I caught the problem. Most screen shot programs use Ctrl-Shift P to do a screen shot of a region. Yesterday I was trying to show this colleague how to do that instead of ctrl - print screen to get a detailed picture to print. His setting in GreenShot were ctrl-alt-P for region. So when I hit Ctrl-shift-P - it turned his QPMode off........

Now... What's so crazy is about a year ago I made a post complaining about the dynamic window for eattedit not opening enough based off how many tags were in the block - so we didn't have to scroll. In other words - when I drag the window to open the box up - why doesn't it remember that size. No one had an answer other than "deal with it." So you helped me twice here. I'd Donate if there was a button. I will send it in the form of prayer. Thank You so much!

Re: Block Reference window on mouse pick

chriscowgill7373 — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 16:05:51 GMT

If by any chance you are using a windows operating system with the Snipping Tool, it works really well for screenshots. You can set it up so it has as much as a 5 second delay between when you hit new, and when it freezes everything for selection of your window. I use this all the time for flyout screenshots.

Re: Block Reference window on mouse pick

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 16:25:39 GMT

Comau only has Greenshot as an "IT Approved" add-on.

Was going to buy ya a Coke, but I'm driving all the way over there!!!! I owe ya one if ya ever get this way. New Holland! not John Deere!!!!! LOL

Thanks again!