Erase command doesn't work when cursor already on object.

Erase command doesn't work when cursor already on object.

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Erase command doesn't work when cursor already on object.

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I had a hard time explaining the issue in one simple sentence for the title, but here is what is happening: The erase command works fine normally, I will hit 'E', hit the spacebar, select my object, and right click to erase. The problem happens when my cursor is already on the object I want to erase, then I hit 'E', spacebar, left-click to select, right-click to erase, all without actually moving the cursor. The object does not erase. At first I thought I was just drafting too fast and creating issues for myself between keyboard, mouse, hand, etc., but after enough frustration I finally slowed way down and took a minute to find the source of it. Even if I do it slow as molasses, 'E' (wait two seconds), spacebar (wait two seconds), left-click (wait two seconds), right-click, object doesn't erase. If I leave my cursor in the same place, it can take five or more tries to get it to erase, but it will do it. That's the crazy thing is it doesn't happen every time. Only about 90% of the time. Very repeatable. After seeing this happen for myself and still not believing my eyes after doing it five more times, I went to my coworker's PC and the problem does not occur. It's not my PICKFIRST variable or my noun/verb selection as it still happens when those are changed.

For reference, I am working in a maximized viewport because that is how I usually do my plans, but the issue happens in both paperspace in and outside of a viewport, and in model space, and in every drawing, not just the project I am currently working on. It happens in our templates, and in a wblock I just made to make sure it wasn't something in our drawings (is this a pretty good method of testing??).  I just checked and I could not recreate the issue on my coworker's PC. We are both using AutoCAD 2017 on fairly similar systems. We probably have different profiles, and I did not try resetting my AutoCAD back to defaults yet. Maybe tonight, after hours. I assume a full reset would solve my issue, and my system would probably appreciate it... But maybe there's an easy fix that someone knows that could save me some frustration?  Thanks in advance.

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Patchy
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Could be the graphic card, config your graphic card first before restore to default because it won't improve that setting at all.

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chriscowgill7373
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is selection cycling turned on?  I've had that happen before, Autocad is starting to ask for what I want to do, but I'm already 2 steps ahead.  It is trying to bring up the selection menu when all I wanted to do was issue my command and get moving.


Christopher T. Cowgill, P.E.

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Civil 3D Certified Professional
Civil 3D 2024 on Windows 10

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@Patchy wrote:

Could be the graphic card, config your graphic card first before restore to default because it won't improve that setting at all.


What do you mean by configure my graphics card? I recently installed a quadro p600 and have all the correct drivers installed, have all the 3d options under GRAPHICSCONFIG turned off since I don't work in 3d but hardware acceleration is on, tried turning that off too and that didn't do anything either. 

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@chriscowgill7373 wrote:

is selection cycling turned on?  I've had that happen before, Autocad is starting to ask for what I want to do, but I'm already 2 steps ahead.  It is trying to bring up the selection menu when all I wanted to do was issue my command and get moving.


Selection cycling is turned off. It happens regardless of it being on or off. I had to check though, because I sometimes turn it on accidentally when I think I'm in chrome and hit CTRL-W to close a tab but I'm in AutoCAD and it turns on selection cycling.

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chriscowgill7373
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what about INPUTSEARCHOPTIONS that can make text input wonky.  I try to run with mine off, and have it supposedly set in a startup sequence to keep it off, but it keeps turning itself back on


Christopher T. Cowgill, P.E.

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Civil 3D 2024 on Windows 10

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@chriscowgill7373 wrote:

what about INPUTSEARCHOPTIONS that can make text input wonky.  I try to run with mine off, and have it supposedly set in a startup sequence to keep it off, but it keeps turning itself back on


It doesn't seem to make a difference, except that I couldn't live without autocomplete turned on, haha. Thanks anyway.

 

I need to clean up a few things on this PC anyway, so I think I will try and refresh the whole system tonight and reset AutoCAD back to stock. Hopefully that fixes it...

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Anonymous
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I never found out what was actually causing the problem, but a refresh of autocad fixed the issue.

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jayhar
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Try This Command "PICKFIRST" <1>

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