topic Re: Parameter manager dialog won't display in block editor in Civil 3D Forum

Parameter manager dialog won't display in block editor

jnjhuz — Tue, 09 May 2017 20:51:07 GMT

My parameter manager dialog box won't display when I'm in block editor. I have 2 monitors and haven't changed my resolution. When I leave the block editor and type "Parameter" on the command line the parameter manager dialog comes up. If I type that on the command line while in the block editor my screen blinks like something happened but I don't see it.

Re: Parameter manager dialog won't display in block editor

tcorey — Wed, 10 May 2017 15:57:36 GMT

It works for me if I edit a block, but not if I am creating a new block.

Re: Parameter manager dialog won't display in block editor

tcorey — Wed, 10 May 2017 16:04:07 GMT

That's weird. The first time I tried to call it up, in a new block within Block Editor, the parameters manager would just flicker the screen. I got out of BE, called up parameters from the command line, closed it, edited an existing block, parameters manager displays. Get out, go back in, even with a new block and the manager displays.

Closed and re-opened AutoCAD and now the manager works every time. It's odd.

Re: Parameter manager dialog won't display in block editor

jnjhuz — Wed, 10 May 2017 16:13:59 GMT

I was trying to follow a tutorial from Autodesk University. In the link
below it shows Tracy Chadwick creating dynamic blocks. At 47 minutes into
the video he brings up the parameters manager from within the block editor.

http://au.autodesk.com/au-online/classes-on-demand/class-catalog/classes/yea
r-2016/autocad/gen20626#chapter=0

Re: Parameter manager dialog won't display in block editor

jnjhuz — Wed, 10 May 2017 16:32:00 GMT

That is odd.

I still haven't got my parameters manager to open in my block editor.

Re: Parameter manager dialog won't display in block editor

BlackBox_ — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 18:46:18 GMT

@jnjhuz wrote:
That is odd.

I still haven't got my parameters manager to open in my block editor.

I'm having the same issue with Civil 3D 2018... Parameters Manager will not display in Block Editor.

Shows just fine when BE is closed, I've added it to a workspace, etc. and nothing displays it while in BE.

Re: Parameter manager dialog won't display in block editor

cwr-pae — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 19:24:49 GMT

What happens if you call up the parameter manager in model space, dock/anchor on the side and then open block editor?

Re: Parameter manager dialog won't display in block editor

BlackBox_ — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 20:15:05 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

What happens if you call up the parameter manager in model space, dock/anchor on the side and then open block editor?

It is immediately disabled when BE opens, still shows as being anchored, and does nothing. Only when anchored does it still display entering BE.

Hovering, nor left clicking it does anything... Right click only yields the option to toggle 'Icons only' or 'Text only'...The former causes the PM palette to completely disappear (just leaves a space where anchored), but is apparently still there, as a subsequent right click allows me to toggle it back to the latter thereby restoring the PM palette (which still does nothing).

Okay - As soon as I typed that out, and started to manually resize my non-maximized application window, in order to start recording a short video clip, the PM palette appeared, but was docked at top between ribbon and menu bar. Maximizing shows it as being 1-3? pixels tall. Reducing the window again it takes up enough screen that I was able to drag it out into the editor (floating).

I'm unable to repeat this in Civil 3D 2016 - I can clearly see 1-3? pixels being toggled on/off just under File Tabs. Since we cannot get to CUI Editor in BE, and PM palette does show correctly outside of BE, this is just frustrating. Haha

Cheers

Re: Parameter manager dialog won't display in block editor

cwr-pae — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 20:52:59 GMT

Suspected that, some how it has been moved out of the sub program window, not sure how to get it back, but will think on it.

Re: Parameter manager dialog won't display in block editor

andrewpuller3811 — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 02:06:36 GMT

I just tried it with Civil 3d 2017 and had odd results.

Starting a new block, when I run the parameters command, from within the block editor, with no parameters in the block, the ribbon moved down a couple of pixels but nothing else happened.

When I clicked on the parameters manager button, to turn the parameters manager off, the ribbon moved back up to its original location.

I added in a visibility parameter into the block and then ran the parameters command.

This time the parameters manager appeared but was docked in line with the ribbon (which probably explains the movement of the ribbon).

I was then able to undock the parameters manager and have it floating on the screen.

I then turned the parameters manager off then back on and the parameters manager palette reappeared where it was last placed.

I went out of the block editor and then went back into the block editor and when I turned the parameters manager back on it reappeared where it was last placed.

After closing Civil 3d and reopening it, I go into the block editor and run the parameters command, without any parameters in the drawing, and the parameters manager appeared in the location I last placed it.

Seems that having undocked it from the ribbon, the parameters manager palette is behaving as expected on my machine.

Re: Parameter manager dialog won't display in block editor

robw — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 19:34:18 GMT

Hi, I had the exact same issue as andrewpuller3811 .

I got around it by, inside the block editor, right-clicking in a blank space on the ribbon and selecting 'Undock'. The ribbon then popped up as a floating palette somewhere else on screen, AND, the Parameters Manager appeared where the ribbon had been. So I moveed the PM down as a floating palette and put the ribbon back in its rightful place.

Job done.

Just something else to try.

Good luck.

Re: Parameter manager dialog won't display in block editor

Colin-Pearson — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 19:15:53 GMT

same exact thing happened to me just now... I kept seeing the screen flicker when I clicked the Parameter Manager icon, or typed PARAMETERS in the cmd line ... found a couple-pixel-tall space that appeared to be shoving the ribbon downwards, resized that and there is was. It was open, but hiding. Glad that's over!!!

Re: Parameter manager dialog won't display in block editor

kostial.mk — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 08:00:37 GMT

Hi,

thank you for this thread, i had the same problem. Though I saw the 3 pixels, even with ribbon undocked, i couldn't click on the PM (thus couldn't move or stretch it). In my case the commands CLEANSCREENON and CLEANSCREENOFF were what did the job. After that the parameters manager showed up right there with considerable greater height which allowed me to click it.

I just wanted to post it in case someone has similar problem.

Have a nice day!

Re: Parameter manager dialog won't display in block editor

tcorey — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 13:55:50 GMT

That's a gem. Thanks.

Re: Parameter manager dialog won't display in block editor

jonathanonofrio — Wed, 05 May 2021 00:11:54 GMT

Hi, I'm using 2021 AutoCAD. I had this issue and couldn't get it to work. randomly clicked 'Constraint status' from the Manage panel on the Block Editor contextual tab of the ribbon. that did the trick for some reason (I'm still learning, so maybe it's obvious, but not to me)

Re: Parameter manager dialog won't display in block editor

jnjhuz — Wed, 05 May 2021 00:25:42 GMT

OK. Thanks. Good to know.

Re: Parameter manager dialog won't display in block editor

KirkWM — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:21:55 GMT

Still an issue in 2022 and the CLEARSCREENON then CLEARSCREENOFF then running the command PARAMETERS brought it up. Wow thanks!

Re: Parameter manager dialog won't display in block editor

jo_de_leeuw — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 13:24:58 GMT

Browse to the profile.aws file. The default location is in the following folder:
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD 20xx\Rxx.x\enu\Support\Profiles\Unnamed Profile\<profile>.aws
Open the .aws file in Notepad.
search for <AcParameterManagerPaletteSet name="BLOCK">
change the following values (on my pc:) <DockInfo Left="0" Top="28" Width="1920" Height="0"
to these values: <DockInfo Left="4200" Top="28" Width="1920" Height="800"
open AutoCAD & go to blockeditor

hope this works for you!

Re: Parameter manager dialog won't display in block editor

jdbreazeale — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 23:05:06 GMT

This worked! I have been pulling my hair out scouring the Registry for the Parameters palette and it isn't even there. Thanks so much for posting!

Re: Parameter manager dialog won't display in block editor

t_franks_australia — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 05:50:12 GMT

I just had this issue in AutoCAD LT 2023, however believe it is a glitch across software and versions.

Inside the Block editor my Parameters Manager was docked at the very top inside (above/before?) the main ribbon.

The only way I worked this out was to variously open and close the block editor, with a minimised, maximised window, and moving the application windoe between my 3 screes.

I was basically hiding, and the application window needed to be massaged in order for it to appear.

Hope this helps!!