topic Re: Dynamic Input For Lines Starting with a Snap Not Working in AutoCAD Forum

Dynamic Input For Lines Starting with a Snap Not Working

Yehoshua.Shore — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:30:25 GMT

When trying to draw a line starting with a snap, I want to spcify a defined length of the line with dynamic input. However, when starting that line with a snap, the dynamic input feilds dont appear after selecting the first point. Tried changing DYNMODE to all values, and its not working.

Help would be apcirated,

Thanks!

- Yehoshua

Re: Dynamic Input For Lines Starting with a Snap Not Working

imadHabash — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:40:58 GMT

Hi,

I suggest to to try from DSETTINGS command >> Dynamic Input tab , any changes ?

Re: Dynamic Input For Lines Starting with a Snap Not Working

Yehoshua.Shore — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:55:10 GMT

Thanks. But nothing in those settings seems to help.

Re: Dynamic Input For Lines Starting with a Snap Not Working

Moshe-A — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:14:09 GMT

@Yehoshua.Shore Shalom,

Just did what you described and it works so maybe describe exactly what are you doing (which osnap?) and i'll test it again.

Moshe

Re: Dynamic Input For Lines Starting with a Snap Not Working

Yehoshua.Shore — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:53:32 GMT

The Autocad Licence I am usings is under my boss's name, and it wont allow me to upload a screen cast to my account. So heres a link to the screen cast which will illustrat the issue. https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/9b837879-c87f-498c-86ea-eb355d1208e0

Re: Dynamic Input For Lines Starting with a Snap Not Working

Moshe-A — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:55:46 GMT

@Yehoshua.Shore ,

watched the video but can not understand what are you tring to do? maybe you are tring something and call it direct input but it is not?

"direct input" means you type a distance (just a number) and AutoCAD place the point at that distance in the crosshair\rubberband angle, does this work for you?

Moshe

Re: Dynamic Input For Lines Starting with a Snap Not Working

imadHabash — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:23:31 GMT

I'm afraid that your objects has a Z axis value ( Elevation ) !! check this matter ?

Re: Dynamic Input For Lines Starting with a Snap Not Working

Yehoshua.Shore — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:42:54 GMT

That was it! Thank you so much @imadHabash!!

It's crazy how something can elude you and drive you crazy for hours, when the answer was so simple. Thank you, thank you. Have a great day.

Re: Dynamic Input For Lines Starting with a Snap Not Working

imadHabash — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:44:02 GMT

You're Welcome 🙂