Can't see anything

[Anonymous]

I'm having what seems to be a graphics issue, and I'm hoping someone can help. I open AutoCAD or Revit and can't see anything except the dimensions. No lines, no grid, nothing. I'm not sure if it has to do with some kind of setting I'm missing. Any help would be much appreciated!

[ChicagoLooper]

Type XREF on command line, enter. In the xref manager, are there any dwgs shown in the File Refernces section? If there are, then you need to either reload or relink them. To reload, right click a dwg then select reload. To relink, go to bottom portion of xref palette, Details section. Scroll down to Saved Path, highlight it blue, then click on the ellipsis at the far right of the xref palette. Navigate to the appropriate dwg to relink. If you still cannot relink then you probably don't have access the xref's folder location.

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> I open AutoCAD or Revit and can't see anything except the dimensions

Some questions:

• just one drawing or also other ones
• can you draw a line and see the line in a new drawing?
• And what should exist in that drawing?
• Are you referring to layout or to modelspace?
• When you activate modelspace, then press <CTRL><A> .. what does the properties window report as selected objects?

If it's drawing dependent please show us the dwg-file.

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

I do have access to the xref. It's not a matter of linking an existing drawing, I need to draw new and can't even see a grid, nor any lines that I draw. This is also happening in Revit.

[Anonymous]

I can't even see a cursor to tell

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@Alfred.NESWADBA wrote:

Hi,

>> I open AutoCAD or Revit and can't see anything except the dimensions

Some questions:

• just one drawing or also other ones any and all drawings, new or existing
• can you draw a line and see the line in a new drawing? nothing, not even a cursor
• And what should exist in that drawing? just trying to draw a basic floor plan
• Are you referring to layout or to modelspace? both
• When you activate modelspace, then press <CTRL><A> .. what does the properties window report as selected objects? no selected objects

If it's drawing dependent please show us the dwg-file.

- alfred -

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[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> I can't even see a cursor to tell

I had more questions, independent of you can see the cursor or not.

It's easier to help if you answer questions.

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

• just one drawing or also other ones any and all drawings, new or existing
• can you draw a line and see the line in a new drawing? nothing, not even a cursor
• And what should exist in that drawing? just trying to draw a basic floor plan
• Are you referring to layout or to modelspace? both
• When you activate modelspace, then press <CTRL><A> .. what does the properties window report as selected objects? no selected objects

[Alfred.NESWADBA · Accepted solution]

Hi,

>> When you activate modelspace, then press <CTRL><A> .. what does the

>> properties window report as selected objects? no selected objects

Hopefully you tested this with a drawing you know that it has objects on modelspace (e.g. in one of the sample drawings shipped with AutoCAD). If so try these steps:

• start command _GRAPHICSCONFIG and turn off hardware acceleration.
• If that does not help, reset your AutoCAD settings to default (>>>click<<<)
• If that does not help too, run a clean uninstall and a new installation (>>>click<<<)

Good luck, - alfred -

[Anonymous]

the hardware acceleration did it, thanks a bunch!