jmac Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 I've been using AutoCad for quite awhile now. This has happened to me before in the past but I have always just reinstalled AutoCAD again. I know .. stupid but it was just faster to do than to look for an answer. My problem is that when I select a line or any object, the line type and layer properties of that object is not showing in the properties toolbar at the top of the screen. It shows in the pop up tabbed properties window. I must've accidentally pressed something, it was fine yesterday. It really bothers me not to see what layer I'm on or even see the properties of the selected objects. Please advise. Thanks in advance!reinstalled AutoCAD again. I know stupid but it was just faster to do that than to find an answer. My problem is that when I select a line or any object, the line type and layer properties of that object is not showing in the properties toolbar. It shows in the properties tabbed window?? I must've accidentally pressed something? It just really bothers me not see what layer I'm on or even see the layer of the selected objects. Please advise. Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire_col Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 That usually happens when you've selected objects that are on multiple layers. Is this happening when you select a single line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmac Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 yes on a single line. I know if you select a bunch of object the line is blank but the problem is that it doesn't change at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBC Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Check that the variable PICKFIRST is set to 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmac Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 Sorry I should be more specific. If I select a line from another layer, that layer should show in the toolbar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmac Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 BEAUTIFUL!!!! Love you guys!! I wonder how I changed that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 (edited) Next time come here to search for an answer before doing something as drastic as reinstalling the program. That should only be done as a last resort if all else fails. And take a look at the variables below, and commit them to memory, as they are the biggest culprits responsible for many Autocad issues. PICKFIRST = 1 FILEDIA = 1 Edited December 6, 2010 by Cad64 Added variables to post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CADJockeyEIT Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 My problem is that the toolbar only displays the current layer and the layer of the selected object (if one is selected). Usually you can hit the pull-down to do the majority of your layer management without opening the layer manager. My pull-down will not display the other layers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkent Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Next time come here to search for an answer before doing something as drastic as reinstalling the program. That should only be done as a last resort if all else fails. And take a look at the variables in my signature below, and commit them to memory, as they are the biggest culprits responsible for many Autocad issues. Cad64, The variables below your signature are not showing, just thought you would want to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkent Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 My problem is that the toolbar only displays the current layer and the layer of the selected object (if one is selected). Usually you can hit the pull-down to do the majority of your layer management without opening the layer manager. My pull-down will not display the other layers. In the layer properties manager make sure that you have not selected a filter on the left that you didn't intend to pick, or maybe the invert filter at the lower left is checked. Either uncheck the invert filter or select All in the upper left for the filters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Cad64, The variables below your signature are not showing, just thought you would want to know. Thanks, but I removed those a long time ago. This is an old thread. I have added them to my post in case anyone else decides to dredge up this old thread again. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CADJockeyEIT Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 In the layer properties manager make sure that you have not selected a filter on the left that you didn't intend to pick, or maybe the invert filter at the lower left is checked. Either uncheck the invert filter or select All in the upper left for the filters. Thanks. Stupid invert filter box was checked. I can't believe I missed it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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