Properties tool bar missing

[Andy 100]

Can anyone help? I'm using autocad 2009 and I had a properties tool bar to the side of my screen that has gone missing. If I go into the menu and click on properties nothing happens. Thanks.

[stevsmith]

have you tried reloading the workspace?

switch it over to 3d then back to 2d

[Andy 100]

Just tried but no change.

[The Buzzard]

Type _properties at the command prompt see what happens.

[stevsmith]

hang on!

 

Do you have any locks on,

eg windows, toolbars etc.

if not you may have dragged the proporties panel under another ribbon panel.

 

I hope this makes sense

[stevsmith]

hope this explains it better

[The Buzzard]

Hey Andy!

 

Did you disappear too?

[Andy 100]

Nothing happens if I type properites and the command line.

The tool bar was a large bar it had loads of bits on it so if I wanted to change text size, colour or change any part of the drawing I just used that.

[The Buzzard]

As Steve mentioned, It could be behind something. I see no reason for it to not respond to the command on the prompt.

[Andy 100]

Thanks guys I will try and upload the tool bar thing from my laptop so you can see what i'm missing.

[Car5858]

Thanks guys I will try and upload the tool bar thing from my laptop so you can see what i'm missing.

 

I have also had this problem. It resulted in the properites window being streched and the auto hide feature enabled.

 

I ended up repairing the installation at the Add/Remove programs options of my XP system.

 

Once the program was restored to system defaults I opened the properties dialog box and docked it on the left side of the screen.

I have not had another problem with it so far.

 

Carl