can't select multiple items

[alec]

Suddenly I can only select one item at a time. If I move onto another item, the first one de-selects. I haven't knowingly made any changes. Any ideas what has happened and how to put it right? I can select multiple items via 'click and drag', but only within one drag - another drag then de-selects the first drag again.

Cheers,

Alec

[lpseifert]

A search would have led you to Pickadd=1

[todouble22]

perhaps this.. 0

Turns off PICKADD. The objects and subobjects most recently selected become the selection set. Previously selected objects and subobjects are removed from the selection set. Add more objects or subobjects to the selection set by pressing SHIFT while selecting.

1

Turns on PICKADD. Each object and subobject selected, either individually or by windowing, is added to the current selection set. To remove objects or subobjects from the set, press SHIFT while selecting.

[alec]

Sorted - many thanks. Confused as to why the settings changed themselves from 1 to 0 though........

HYN,

Alec

[Arizona]

Certain commands temporarrly change setting in order to function, then upon exiting the command, it sets them back to their original state. Many 3rd party softwares do this. If you cancel out of the command before it completes, the changed settings do not get set back.

Happens all the time. We've all experienced it.

 

Filedia is the most common one. (file dialog box)

[ScribbleJ]

Filedia!

 

Grrrrrr

[krautfed]

Certain commands temporarrly change setting in order to function, then upon exiting the command, it sets them back to their original state. Many 3rd party softwares do this. If you cancel out of the command before it completes, the changed settings do not get set back.

Happens all the time. We've all experienced it.

 

Filedia is the most common one. (file dialog box)

 

Thank you for posting this. I've always wondered why our departments CAD machines started changing the PICKADD automatically. However, we don't use a 3rd party or vertical program. This only started in ACAD 2008 and above.

[Arizona]

You're welcome.

Do you use any home made Lisp routines? They usually don't have the high quality error handelers the programs internal commands do.

 

Hitting Escape in the middle of a command, even regular autocad commands, is usually the reason this happens.

[krautfed]

Hitting Escape in the middle of a command, even regular autocad commands, is usually the reason this happens.

 

This is most likely the cause. We don't run any LISPs on the majority of our machines. This is sad, but our department only runs 3rd Party/LISPs/etc on one workstation, then send it out to the other's for final editing.

 

I'm a notorious ESCAPEr

[FlapJacket]

Thank you sooooo much. PICKADD = 1 was the fix.

[moonh]

Excellent Post, Thanks. It just saved me from having a major migraine.