Issue with selection

[BigGeeRam666]

I was using autocad 2010 to finish up a project for school, and was copy-and-pasting a lot, using the ctrl-shift-v keyboard shortcut. I must have mistyped the function, and hit another valid command. Now autocad won't let me select anything except object snap points (endpoints, midpoints, ect). In other words, I can't select a point out in space, save for initially opening the green/blue selection window (even then, I can't close it unless I've selected a snap point).

 

If anyone knows what I might have done to trigger this, and how to fix it, I'd be eternally grateful. I'll probably end up copy-and-pasting the whole drawing into a new window to keep working, but I'd love to know what I did so it doesn't happen again. Thanks!

[lpseifert]

Long shot...

Try setting Pickadd=1

[Cad64]

These keyboard commands work differently. Make sure you're using the correct ones for what you're trying to do.

 

Ctrl+Shift+C = Copy with base point

Ctrl+Shift+V = Paste as Block

 

Ctrl+C = Copy

Ctrl+V = Paste

 

Ctrl+Shift+C requires you to specify a base point before selecting the object you want to copy. So you have to pick a snap point first. If you don't want to do that, then just use Ctrl+C.

[BigGeeRam666]

Thanks for the feedback, though I was intentionally pasting as a block (putting in a window x30 on this house).

 

As for setting Pickadd = 1, when I copied my drawing over to a new window of Autocad, I closed the one that was giving me problems. Upon opening it again, it works just fine. I guess all I can do is hope I don't accidentally hit...whatever it was I hit the first time...again.

 

Thanks again for the help!

[lpseifert]

There's a button in Properties that toggles Pickadd, maybe you hit it by accident.