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Properties Palette Missing

ad_crj_1234 — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:37:14 GMT

I have Civil 3D 2013 on Windows 7 64-bit.

My properties palette will just be missing sometimes when I start up the program. No way to get it back up. Tried everything I can think of. Can't figure out anything that could be causing it. Looked all over the internet. Can't find a solution that works other than doing a repair on the installation. Can't fix with CUI. Can't fix with commands that are supposed to bring it up. Can't find it on screen, off screen, or behind anything. It just will not come up.

Executing command shows "properties" and "properties close" in command line, but the palette does not appear anywhere!

This is very annoying to have to do a repair every time this randomly happens. Luckily the repair does not seem to affect my customizations (to toolbars, workspaces, etc.) even though the repair process states that all files will be restored to default state.

If someone else is experiencing this or has a solution that works, I would really appreciate hearing your response.

Re: Properties Palette Missing

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:57:12 GMT

It may be off your screen somewhere. It looks like ACAD saves the properties palette location in a file called Profile.aws. Mine is located here...

C:\Users\ (user profile) \AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\C3D 2013\enu\Support\Profiles\C3D_Imperial\Profile.aws

Check the left and top to see if it's off screen.

Re: Properties Palette Missing

AllenJessup — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:00:07 GMT

Is it possible that it disappears after using a Registry cleaner of after a virus scan that might scan the Registry? A damaged registry can cause this and it being fixed by a repair might point to that. A bad profile can also be the cause. Have you tried starting from a newly created profile?

Reviewing this thread might also give you some ideas. http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-2011/Properties-Panel-Missing/m-p/2826037/highlight/true#M8121

Allen

Re: Properties Palette Missing

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:03:06 GMT

Also, the left and top seems to be relative to the AutoCAD apllication window. I changed both to 0 and it opened at the top left of AutoCAD.

Re: Properties Palette Missing

ad_crj_1234 — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:52:28 GMT

Thank you for the replies.

For the reference of others who may be having the same problem, I will reply back when a solution is confirmed.

I thought it might be a registry issue, but problem is at this point, I cannot find anything on my system that should be messing with the registry.

Re: Properties Palette Missing

jcaughman — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:22:50 GMT

This worked! After spending hours trying to figure out where my 'missing' Properties Palette was, editing this file was the solution.

Thank you!!

Re: Properties Palette Missing

DOUGSLAGER3003 — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 19:45:43 GMT

My dialog box is gone and I've spent hours trying to find it as well. I did get into the profile.aws file but there seem to be dozens of floatinfo and docking codes. How do you know which one to change? Did you change it to zeroes or use some other number?

Re: Properties Palette Missing

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 12:59:27 GMT

It has probably shrunk in width and along the right side of the AutoCAD window. Hover your mouse to the right edge slowly until you get a 2-way arrow in place of the cursor. Stretch to the left (or right) to see if it shows up. Then drag it off the side to make it its own 'dialogue box' then dock it if you want W/ AutoHide.

Re: Properties Palette Missing

drafting242 — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 16:20:59 GMT

You may also try editing the palette in the CUI editor. Using the Properties palette as an example, follow these steps:

Enter CUI on the command line.
Select your workspace on the left.
Click the Customize Workspace button on the right.
Expand Palettes and select Properties.
Change the appearance settings to:
- Show: Yes
- Orientation: Floating
- Allow Docking: No
- Auto Hide: Off
Click the Done button and then click OK.

Re: Properties Palette Missing

shellygray1 — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 02:51:10 GMT

This fix worked for me -THANKS- that was driving me nuts...

Re: Properties Palette Missing

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 01:06:03 GMT

Same problem, same solution!!

Another issue some might encounter is accidentally closing the properties palate; which can be activated again by typing CH (short command for properties) or Properties.

Thanks for the help!

Re: Properties Palette Missing

troma — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 13:56:22 GMT

or Ctrl + 1

Re: Properties Palette Missing

octavio2 — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 16:29:01 GMT

Fixed (i.e., found) the dissapearing Layers Properties Manager alreadyl. It wa driving me nuts also, I think it is somnething new that has begun lately and that AutoCAD needs to resolve.

Re: Properties Palette Missing

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 17:23:19 GMT

Carmstrong,

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!! The solution for the original post helped me get it back, but then it would disappear as soon as I turned off auto-hide. If it wasn't for your suggestion of looking for and dragging the cursor from the edge, I'm sure I would have never fixed the issue and would have spent hours longer trying to figure it out.

Mark

Re: Properties Palette Missing

Anonymous — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 18:40:41 GMT

you saved my life 🙂 thank you rudo!

Re: Properties Palette Missing

Anonymous — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 17:55:09 GMT

Even though this is an older post, it saved my butt today, and so it was very valuable. Still. Thanks!

Re: Properties Palette Missing

shah — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 04:47:57 GMT

I was experiencing this problem and the CUI fix didn't help, so I went into settings and changed my screen resolution temporarily to much less than it is and the properties palette appeared... just a quicker way to find out if it's floating somewhere off-screen!

Re: Properties Palette Missing

Land_Planning — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 13:12:56 GMT

Thanks. This solution is the one that worked for me.

Re: Properties Palette Missing

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 16:03:34 GMT

Changing the display resolution as suggested worked for me, too.

Re: Properties Palette Missing

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 12:46:03 GMT

Of all the things I've read on this, yours was the one that helped me get the properties box back 🙂 thank you so much!