Issue changing property values

[sjwhelan]

Good evening,

I have started learning autocad as part of a distance-learning university course and I'm having an issue that I cannot solve or find any information about online, it would be great if anyone could offer any ideas.

When I need to change a value of a property by entering text, eg 'text height', the border of the box blinks and when I try to overwrite the default value it simply reverts back to default immediately. The same happens when I try to change a layer name. I click to highlight the default name and it immediately cancels the action, so I unable to change the text. In addition, when I hover over any menu item, the pop up box disappears instantly. 

I'm confident that it's not a user error, but I'm really struggling to get anywhere with tutorials because I am unable to perform simple tasks. Any help with this would be much appreciated.  I'm on Mac, and have tried the usual rebooting etc.

Simon.

[Patchy]

Ask this group:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-for-mac-forum/bd-p/520

[sjwhelan]

Thank you

[jayhar · Accepted solution]

1. Update AutoCAD to the latest version.
2. Ensure your Mac meets the system requirements.
3. Reset AutoCAD settings.
4. Check for third-party software conflicts.
5. Verify your keyboard input method.
6. Look for Mac-specific issues on Autodesk's website.
7. Contact Autodesk support if needed.
8. Test AutoCAD on another computer.
9. Reinstall AutoCAD as a last resort.

[ChicagoLooper]

Hi @sjwhelan 

Are you running AutoCAD?

Or are you using an AutoCAD viewer?

[sjwhelan]

Hi,

I confirm that I am running the latest version of AutoCAD (not viewer) and the latest version of MacOS, with no additional text correction or keyboard input software. I have reset the AutoCAD settings.

Since I installed the latest AutoCAD update, any new file I create behaves as expected, without issues. The old drawing files still have the problem. I have just accepted this now and redone my old drawings as means of practice.

For reference, here is a screen grab of the issue: https://youtu.be/_vz8JBB-tXE

Thanks.