Sbeth85 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Anyone ever seen something like this? It only happens in Paperspace when I'm trying to do something in a ViewPort that's in Model Space. Basically my cursor starts like streaking across the page... wherever I drag it it leaves a trail... doesn't let me select anything. Any clues how to stop this sporadic behavior? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbeth85 Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 I tried uploading a GIF (a video of what happened) but it doesn't seem to let me... how do I do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Uhm... weird. The usual suspects: Graphic drivers up to date? Service Pack up to date? Windows updates (.net for instance, don't laugh, it's happened to me) pending? Regen does anything? Is it the same in all drawings? Turn Hardware Acc on / off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkent Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 How long was AutoCAD open before that happened? My home laptop will do this if I have left AutoCAD open and closed the lid. The next day it may do that until I close and reopen ACAD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbeth85 Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 Tiger- good idea, I'll start updating everything... rkent- this is on my desktop at work, which I usually shut down and reboot each day. Guys, why won't the forum let me upload a GIF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Guys, why won't the forum let me upload a GIF? The file is too big? Or you have maxed out your uploading space? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbeth85 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 Hi Tiger- Please excuse my ignorance, but how can I check that my graphic drivers are up to date? I'm not sure which graphic card I even have... So too with Service Packs, etc? Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 (edited) Look at the image to see how to manually check for updates to the driver, even if you don't know anything about it. Just click on the Check for Updates button. You may also opt to click the Remind me when a new display driver is available option. My guess is that rebooting Autocad will likely solve your problem, like rkent suggested. This sometimes happens to me if Autocad is running out of memory. Edited February 9, 2014 by Dadgad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbeth85 Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 As a followup, I tried what Dadgad suggested and it didn't seem to work. I was in the middle of installing/updating drivers as Tiger suggested, however my boss then informed me that I shouldn't be messing around with the computer stuff and to leave it to the technician so that I wouldn't be held liable if I messed something up. So, even though I hate sitting on my thumbs, I let a technician remotely access my computer. I think he updated drivers and whatnot but I can't be sure. Anyways, it's been a day and the cursor hasn't reappeared yet, so I hope the problem's been solved. Thank you for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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