topic Re: Command line makes drawing flickering and won't allow to click anywhere on page in AutoCAD Forum

Command line makes drawing flickering and won't allow to click anywhere on page

SIMON.CORRIVEAU — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:28:58 GMT

Everytime i turn on my command bar, the drawing gets really lagging and I can't click anywhere.

Looks like the command bar is responding to every movement as a function making it impossible to work unless it is turned off.

Any points on how to fix the command bar?

In the video I attached my computer mouse is moving the whole time but the cursor won't follow rapidly the mouse movement.

Re: Command line makes drawing flickering and won't allow to click anywhere on page

imadHabash — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:47:34 GMT

Hi,

would you please drag the command window to dock and resize it, then see if any changes ? >> Click <<

Re: Command line makes drawing flickering and won't allow to click anywhere on page

SIMON.CORRIVEAU — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:00:39 GMT

Hi,

No changes, Autocad 2017 is only functionning properly when command bar is turned off

Re: Command line makes drawing flickering and won't allow to click anywhere on page

ian.mag — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:43:42 GMT

@SIMON.CORRIVEAU wrote:
Hi,

No changes, Autocad 2017 is only functionning properly when command bar is turned off

Hey @SIMON.CORRIVEAU

Is it just one drawing or the behavior is universal to all the drawings you work on?

Re: Command line makes drawing flickering and won't allow to click anywhere on page

pendean — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 14:16:28 GMT

So... R2017 is not new, so what is all of a sudden different that you are having this issue?
Or have you just been quietly suffering for 4+years now?

Post screenshots of your ABOUT and GRAPHICSCONFIG commands pop-ups please.

Re: Command line makes drawing flickering and won't allow to click anywhere on page

SIMON.CORRIVEAU — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 14:34:14 GMT

Re: Command line makes drawing flickering and won't allow to click anywhere on page

SIMON.CORRIVEAU — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 14:36:06 GMT

This is a universal problem and it seems to affect my Autocad 2016 as well.

New behavior from last week.

I'm not sure what you want me to post for the ''about''

Re: Command line makes drawing flickering and won't allow to click anywhere on page

pendean — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 14:40:41 GMT

ABOUT command in R2017 brings up a pop-up: post that screenshot.

>>>...New behavior from last week....<<<
In GraphicsConfig command, turn off hardware acceleration in 2017 (and 2016) and see if this new sudden problem goes away: you had a conflicting update installed that does not play well with your old software. You face a huge challenge now to finding out what it is and removing it.

Re: Command line makes drawing flickering and won't allow to click anywhere on page

SIMON.CORRIVEAU — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:35:04 GMT

I reinstalled it and the problem stopped yesterday. Opened a drawing today and it started doing it again, it seems that as soon as i turn on the command line "Ctrl+9'' i'm automatically locked in the command bar (can't click anywhere else on the drawing or any commands on the dock).

Re: Command line makes drawing flickering and won't allow to click anywhere on page

gharrison_15 — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:55:42 GMT

did this problem ever get fixed I have this issue in ACAD 2025