Cursor moving in a grid pattern

[Anonymous]

Can someone please help me with this problem?

As I move my cursor around my drawing, rather than moving smoothly, it jumps in 1/2" increments (architectural). This means I am unable to place it over certain objects that aren't located on one of those spots on the 1/2" grid. If I zoom in pretty close on an object and move my cursor, it jumps right out of my screen.

Help please!

[cadffm]

Then, it isn't a real snap.

Check it with your own eyes (in front of the pc or by remote session).

1. Check: SNAP setting (SNAPMODE=0)

2. Check: Is it a real regular visible or invisible "grid", or is it just a random jumping/lagging cursor?

Share a screencast..

[virginia.fry.design]

Thanks for input. Both the grid and grid snap are off. I also turn off Osnap. It's like an invisible grid as you put it. 

It just started happening recently. I suspected maybe I got a setting switched from a client's file or something. What I just realized is dynamic input was causing it. When it's on I don't really notice somehow. Im wondering if something with my grapahics card settings etc changed without me relaizing because I've been using the same version on the same computer for over a year and never had the problem until recently. Coincidentally perhaps, but right after I installed Revit Lt. 

Thanks again!

[pendean]

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@virginia.fry.design wrote:

What I just realized is dynamic input was causing it.....

Coincidentally perhaps, but right after I installed Revit Lt. 

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While anything is possible, some of us in our offices have REVIT LT and AutoCADLT installed and none of us are seeing this issue. We are running 2022s/2023s versions across the board.

[virginia.fry.design]

"some of us in our offices have REVIT LT and AutoCADLT installed and none of us are seeing this issue." Thanks, that is good to know. 

It sounds like the only way a Revit LT install could possibly cause this is if it asked to update my graphics card driver and I just impatiently clicked "yes" and didn't realize it. Not being much into hardware and drivers etc I'm not sure that is even a thing anymore. It seems ages since I have had a driver issue with anything except a printer, which....yeah....we've all been there at some point since Windows has been around.

I am going to put this one down to what my little brother the mechanic calls "operator head space and timing." I really think it was me simply not realizing dynamic input was on. When that is off everything seems OK.

[ganatbasa73]

Hi there,

I'm working on a 2D project where I want to use an image as a reference in the background.

Is there some way to move an image all the way into the background, behind the grid? Or maybe some way to always show the grid if that isn't possible https://getappvalley.com/?

The only way I've found so far is to switch to a 3D visual style, but that's not exactly ideal.

[Anonymous]

Three ways:

Go to:

1: View / Visual Styles / Wireframe will show the grid on top of image.
2: View / Visual Styles / 2D Wirefame will show the image on top of grid.
3: Draw your own grid using lines and the array command on a unique layer, and then using move to back or front to control it.

[BhaskarMurari]

Also please check if you set  SNAPBASE to 0, 0 or not?

Most of the cases changing the snapbase to 0,0 has resolved the issues. Kindly check.

[coreyksmith]

YIKES this entire thread is filled with bad information.
CORRECT SOLUTION:
1. Enter osnap settings, go to the snap and grid tab, change snap x and y spacing to 1/64" precision. 
2. As others mentioned, F8 turns ortho on/off, F9 turns snaps on/off. 

[coreyksmith]

You're annoyed a drafting application can be set to constrain perpendicularly at different precisions, and hoping Adobe of all companies absorbs Autodesk? ...you are just wrong about everything lol  

The solution no one mentioned on this thread is to adjust the snap precision settings, under the snap and grid tab in the osnap menu.   

[emmamcgill97]

I found out this function is triggered with F9 key after you have selected a modify tool, i.e. "move" 

you can switch it off by pressing any modify tool + F9 🙂 

[BReichardt5SMC4]

If anyone is experiencing this now and your O-SNAP is off try SNAPMODE set it to 0

[land-architect]

I so not have snap or grid turned on. it is one drawing. I unloaded the survey still 'snaps' in paper space... ugh

[land-architect]

no snap on-no grid on Still acts like it

It's one file- I unloaded the xrefs- still a problem.

[h_s_walker]

@land-architect Can you post your drawing?

[pendean]

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@land-architect wrote:

no snap on-no grid on Still acts like it

It's one file- I unloaded the xrefs- still a problem.

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Restart your PC after you save the file with the xrefs unloaded then try again: if it's still an issue, you are going to have to share that one odd DWG file here for others to explore.

[land-architect]

Unlaoding seemed to work- on further research I am guessing the survey in 3d is causing the problem. As usual I do not have a ton of time to figure these things out and meed deadlines. So I will have to load and unload as I work.........

[RSomppi]

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@coreyksmith wrote:

YIKES this entire thread is filled with bad information.
CORRECT SOLUTION:
1. Enter osnap settings, go to the snap and grid tab, change snap x and y spacing to 1/64" precision. 
2. As others mentioned, F8 turns ortho on/off, F9 turns snaps on/off. 

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That was already mentioned along with the other bad information. This only makes the grid snap small enough to be undetectable. The "CORRECT SOLUTION" for most is turn off grid snap. Others have performance issues and will need a different approach.