topic Re: Can't select measure field with "Tab" button when stretching arc in AutoCAD Forum

Can't select measure field with "Tab" button when stretching arc

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 14:30:49 GMT

Can't select/change measure fields with "Tab" button when editing (Stretching) arcs. I selected arc, started stretching, measurement fields appeared, but when I press "Tab" screen is just blinking instead of selecting field.

Everything is well with other objects.

Re: Can't select measure field with "Tab" button when stretching arc

tcorey — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 18:49:50 GMT

You didn't mention your version of AutoCAD. It works for me in 2017.

You do have Dynamic Input enabled, right? You're trying to Tab between the Length and Angle of the stretch command?

Have you tried using the grips to stretch? This allows you to Ctrl to switch from Stretch to Length, which is maybe what you're looking for. ??

Re: Can't select measure field with "Tab" button when stretching arc

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 19:20:40 GMT

AutoCAD 2016
Tried on new plot file - same problem (with or without dynamic input - tried, it doesn't helps)
I am trying to enter any of those field at least, so there is still too far to problem of switching between the length and angle 😞
I am using exactly grips. And when I press CTRL it just switching between Stretch and Radius, not the length and angle.

Re: Can't select measure field with "Tab" button when stretching arc

john.vellek — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 22:28:30 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

I don't have this problem in AutoCAD 2016. I have attached my variable settings so you can compare with yours. Please take a look and let me know if this helps. I would especially like to know if your DYNMODE and DynPrompt and DYNDIGRIP settings match.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post fully solves your issue or answers your question.

Re: Can't select measure field with "Tab" button when stretching arc

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 07:46:21 GMT

Oh, I made a mistake, my Autocad is 2017.
Imported your svf, relaunched Autocad - doesn't help. Compared my svf to yours - all 3 variables match.
Maybe I misunderstood Autocad technique... So there is a question I need to ask at first: can I switch between measurements shown on screenshot? or are they unchangeable?

I can capture video if you want.

Re: Can't select measure field with "Tab" button when stretching arc

pendean — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 12:25:08 GMT

I can't do what you want either with ARCs in R2016 or R2017 or LT2016 or LT2017 or ACA2016 or ACA2017. Everyone should post videos so we all can see what everyone is doing, I'm not sure everyone is talking about the same thing perhaps.

Re: Can't select measure field with "Tab" button when stretching arc

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 15:21:06 GMT

here is the video http://autode.sk/29UfZg8

Re: Can't select measure field with "Tab" button when stretching arc

pendean — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 15:31:12 GMT

Thanks: so I can confirm that you and I have the exact same problem/limitation. For me it's across three variants of AutoCAD and two versions of each.

Let's see if the others with the "works for me" comments can show us what they are doing to get it to work.

Re: Can't select measure field with "Tab" button when stretching arc

john.vellek — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 17:06:38 GMT

Hi Kyogre,

This is the behavior I get when changing the arc by grips. If I am misunderstanding your question I apologize.

Re: Can't select measure field with "Tab" button when stretching arc

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 17:17:27 GMT

as I said earlier: if you press CTRL you will just switch between Stretch and Radius, not the length and angle fields (you can notice it on your video).
And right grip of arc (as you showed on 17 sec) isn't solution.

Re: Can't select measure field with "Tab" button when stretching arc

pendean — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 17:18:12 GMT

That does not happen here at all.

Re: Can't select measure field with "Tab" button when stretching arc

john.vellek — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 15:51:31 GMT

HI @Anonymous, I believe that my video in post 9 shows the as-designed functionality of grip editing the arc. Perhaps you could try using a parametric constraint to set you angle after you adjust length.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post fully solves your issue or answers your question.