topic Re: OLE Object Selectability in AutoCAD Forum

OLE Object Selectability

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 17:22:55 GMT

I have a drawing created in 2004LT that has an embedded OLE object (jpg image). I need this image to not be selectable. In 2004 this was easy by right clicking the object and telling it to be unselectable. I cannot figure out where this functionality is located in 2015. Help please!

Re: OLE Object Selectability

leothebuilder — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 17:42:38 GMT

Try setting OLEFRAME to 2 and see if it is selectable

Re: OLE Object Selectability

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 17:45:00 GMT

Setting OLEFRAME = 2 still allows the object to be selectable.

Re: OLE Object Selectability

leothebuilder — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 17:50:58 GMT

Sorry, I missread your post.

I don't believe there is or was a control that could make an object unselectable.

(imagine if you made it unselectable, you could never make it selectable again)

I would suggest placing the OLE object on it's own unique layer, and locking the layer.

Re: OLE Object Selectability

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 18:30:48 GMT

Will this setting work for your situation? IMAGEFRAME=0

Re: OLE Object Selectability

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 18:36:04 GMT

Thanks for the suggestion, but I tried this and the image still gets in the way when editing items that are drawn on top of the image. I think I will just have to use 2004LT to edit these drawings and forget using 2015...This was an easy thing when I used 2004LT.

Re: OLE Object Selectability

pendean — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 20:29:33 GMT

FRAME command controls all frames: but since nothing changed between 2014 and 2015 AFAIK with OLE images (we use them regularly here), what's the fix that works in 2014 that you cannot get to work in 2015?

Re: OLE Object Selectability

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 20:31:13 GMT

I wasn't referring to 2014, I was referring to 2004...yes, I was using 2004 until recently...old dog and new tricks...

Re: OLE Object Selectability

leothebuilder — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 20:33:59 GMT

Even in 2004 there was no such command to make something "unselectable".

Place on unique layer and lock the layer.

Re: OLE Object Selectability

Patchy — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 13:32:28 GMT

That was a command for LT, make ole unselectable by right mouse click (That's what it shows all over the net)

For full version, use OLEFRAME set it to Zero, you can click the ole, it highlights but no grips so you cannot do anything with it.

Re: OLE Object Selectability

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 14:07:52 GMT

This works! Thank you so much!