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Line not highlighting when selected

Jaeppers — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:12:16 GMT

Usually when I select an existing line on CAD its fully blue and today I highlight it and it only shows the two end and middle points of the line.

In the photo one line is joined and other is a new line. Usually all lines are fully blue and now when I draw a new one its not.

If anyone can help I would be very appreciative.

Re: Line not highlighting when selected

Patchy — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:24:18 GMT

Let's see your .dwg

Re: Line not highlighting when selected

Jaeppers — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:30:40 GMT

See attached.

Re: Line not highlighting when selected

Jaeppers — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:33:06 GMT

I hit the wrong reply button but the file is the message board

Re: Line not highlighting when selected

Patchy — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:36:45 GMT

It shows ok for me, try your graphic acceleration.

Enter the 3DCONFIG command and click the Hardware Configuration button. Enter the OPTIONS command or choose it from the Application menu to open the Options dialog box. On the System tab, click the Graphics Performance button. Then click the Hardware Acceleration button to turn it off or on.

Re: Line not highlighting when selected

Jaeppers — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:42:11 GMT

So I turned it off and now if i select the line its still not highlighted and now its dashed.

Re: Line not highlighting when selected

Patchy — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:44:45 GMT

and your HIGHLIGHT is set to 1?

Re: Line not highlighting when selected

Jaeppers — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:46:56 GMT

Yes it is

Re: Line not highlighting when selected

Jaeppers — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:48:23 GMT

Before the line problem it was working fine and then I accidently clicked into 3-D mode and then the line problem started after I clicked out of it

Re: Line not highlighting when selected

Patchy — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:48:57 GMT

is it SELECTIONPREVIEW you're using?

Re: Line not highlighting when selected

Jaeppers — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:50:40 GMT

Selection preview is set at 3.

Re: Line not highlighting when selected

Jaeppers — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:08:17 GMT

Also when I select any text that I have it highlights red. Not sure if that can be fixed or not.

Re: Line not highlighting when selected

Patchy — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:14:35 GMT

Probably has to do with graphic card driver needs update.

Someone here will have a link to it.

Re: Line not highlighting when selected

Jaeppers — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:16:06 GMT

I figured out the color thing but the lines are still having the same problem

Re: Line not highlighting when selected

Patchy — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:22:56 GMT

Let's try:

UCS, World then Plan.

Re: Line not highlighting when selected

Jaeppers — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:30:56 GMT

How do I do that?

Re: Line not highlighting when selected

pendean — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:32:54 GMT

@Jaeppers

Your "line" is a PLINE, like the other: do you just need to EXPLODE it?

What is your ABOUT command pop-up list as your exact AutoCAD year and variant?
Your WindowsOS version is...?

Can you also show us the GRAPHICSCONFIG command pop-up too please?

Re: Line not highlighting when selected

Jaeppers — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:38:37 GMT

The about command comes up as CAD 2022 with Land/FX.

Windows is the most updated version I think

Re: Line not highlighting when selected

Patchy — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:39:44 GMT

I missed the reply about to 3d then back to 2d.

The command:

UCS

W (for World)

then

Plan

Re: Line not highlighting when selected

Jaeppers — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:43:10 GMT

All it did was zoom me out of model space