Command bar won't stay put

[Anonymous]

I'm using Civil 3D 2017 on a windows 10 os.  I have multiple monitors and like to put the command bar on a monitor separate from the drawing area.  I've saved the work space and profile, my profile is current, yet the command bar won't stay where I put it.  Is there a fix for this?

[louisa_holland]

Hmmm...that's a weird one.

Any chance that your Civil 3D shortcut is calling a script on loading? A script might be overriding the changes you made in the previous session.

Another thought is how AutoCAD is exiting. Those dialog box positions don't get stored in your registry unless AutoCAD exits normally. If you set everything up and then crash, your changes won't stick.

Let me know if this helps!

Thanks,

[wardka]

You can leave the autocad text window open [F2] and that will always show you your commands

[Anonymous]

This is what is in the target of my desktop icon that I start the program with.
"C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2017\acad.exe" /ld "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2017\\AecBase.dbx" /p "<>" /product "C3D" /language "en-US" 
I have exited the program many times normally.  That not being a crash.
Thank you Jon Svaleson

[Mike_Hurtado]

What happens if your set the system variable WSAUTOSAVE to 1? This automatically saves any workspace changes and may help keep your command line in the right location.

[Anonymous]

The wsautosave setting to 1 unfortunately did not work either.  I tried it several times.  I also changed the target in the properties of my desktop icon so it did not include any profiles.

Old path "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2017\acad.exe" /ld "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2017\\AecBase.dbx" /p "<<C3D_Imperial>>" /product "C3D" /language "en-US"

New path  "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2017\acad.exe" /ld "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2017\\AecBase.dbx"

That did not work either.

Thank you for your suggestions tho.  Are there anymore?  I did not have this problem with the 2014 version.

[rl_jackson]

Just taking a stab here, but I had an issue with 2016 and the command bar not staying docked in the bottom (default) position. When I changed STARTUP to 0, docked it in the location I wanted it to be in closed C3D and reopened it retained the changes.

[andrewpuller3811]

We are having the issue here of the command line not staying docked and a work around I have implemented is to have the following in the acad.lsp file.

(command "workspace" "" "")

The above will reload the current workspace on autocad startup which puts the command line (and other pallets) in the location they were saved last in the workspace.

[Anonymous]

So I just noticed that my command bar was staying where I put it.  The only thing I changed recently was the location of Palletes and changed them to AutoHide. I have my palletes and command bar on a separate screen.  I didn't change any other settings.  I guess we'll see if the location stays put.  Thanks for all the replies!!

[agentornge75]

This worked for me.

Open CAD.  Set  your command bar to where you want it to forever be. Change the WSAUTOSAVE to 1.

Type in CUI.  In the left pane, under workspaces, select the workspace that you use.  in the right pane, expand the 'palettes' group.  click on 'command bar'. in the properties window below, change each item under appearance to 'do not change'. apply your changes.  Back on the left pane, hit the save icon. Hit OK.  

Close CAD. Reopen.  hopefully your command bar stops being a d*ck.

[CADmgrMike]

We're having the same issue here with 2019. I can dock the command line, save the workspace, close C3d, and when I reopen, the command line is undocked again. I've tried everything I can think of.

I looked at the CUI file, made sure the setting was to "allow docking".

I thought maybe our acaddoc.lsp file was interferring. Removed that.

Rebuilt my profile.

Still won't dock.

[Anonymous]

I had the same problem.  Make command bar where yoy want it then changed "Lockui" to 15.  It stays where I put it. Now if I want to make any changes to the tool bars you will   have to switch "lockui" back 0. Make your changes and then switch back to 0.

Dave Z.

[CADmgrMike]

Done that multiple times. Still won't stick.

As soon as I close C3D and reopen, command line is right back in the same position.

I've also got a partial cuix loading that I keep unloading and it keeps coming back.

Probably part of the same issue.

[Anonymous]

After you moved the command line window and then changed the "lockui" to 15, did you save the settings to your "workplace".

Double check and see if the workplace settings are set to save your changes when you exit.

[CADmgrMike]

Yep. I've ran every scenario I can think of.

The only thing I haven't done is deleted my Temp folder and restarted.

Guess I'll try that.

[DOUGSLAGER3003]

This certainly sounded like it would work. But it didn't. My command line keeps changing back to the single-line floating box rather than the 3-4 lines that I need at the bottom. I did not run into this problem until C3d2020.

[Anonymous]

Try changing the "uilock" to 15 after you reset the command line position. Reset to zero to move things again. This works for me in 2018

[Anonymous]

Oppppps that should be "lockui", not uilock

[tcorey]

Move the Command window. Save the Workspace.

In the shortcut that calls Civil 3D, add /w "yourworkspacename" to the Target line. 

[CADmgrMike]

@Anonymous , tried that. As soon as I open C3D back up, command line is undocked, but now it is locked.