can't select text or object? what happen?

[tinkerbell]

hi all..

i had troublewith this drawing i had..

i need to delete this text...

e problem is i cant even click on it..

i tried to click on other objects or text... well everything is ok.. except for this text & a few object..

so i tried to off all layers except "defpoints". e good thing is.. the text is still there.. so i tried to click on it.. using alot of ways.. still.. i failed!

ok so i also tried to explode.. well its just not working...

i try to delete other objects in other layers all went fine... except for this "text" in defpoints layer...

 

things i've tried..

- delete all layer then purge n delete the text >>> NOT WORKING

- note: it isnt locked or freezed!!

 

help!!

[Cad64]

Is Layer 0 Frozen? If so, Thaw it and then you will be able to select the text.

[tinkerbell]

Is Layer 0 Frozen? If so, Thaw it and then you will be able to select the text.

 

I've unfreeze dat too...

still unable to work...

[Cad64]

Post the drawing here.

[Tiger]

Try to select the text via the QSELECT feature (object: Text, Properties: Layer, Value: Defpoints) and see if that works,

[tinkerbell]

cad64 - i dun hv any idea why im not able to upload any dwg!!

tiger - thnx!! deleted it peacefully!!

[Cad64]

Well, I'm glad to hear you got the text deleted, but I would still like to know why you could not select it?

Oh well, problem solved. On to the next.

[Tiger]

Well, I'm glad to hear you got the text deleted, but I would still like to know why you could not select it?

Oh well, problem solved. On to the next.

 

I have run into this on a number of occasions, usually Viewports that can't be selected manually but QSelect works. I have never been able to figure out why. When I run into this problem again, I'll email you the file

 

Tinker - could just be that your file is too big.

[ganno]

Thank you so much you don't understand how long i have been looking for this solution. You are a LEGEND!!!!

[Shaly]

Hi, I also wanted to ask about this topic since it is related to my current issue. Why can't I click and edit the text? I tried everything that I could such as using the DBLCKEDIT & PICKFIRST commands. I just can use the QSELECT to delete the text, but not to click or edit it. Can you help me ?

[SLW210]

Post the .dwg.

[Shaly]

Hope that you can help me. Thank you so much!

 

FELDA KT NEW DC SLD 1 33KW.dwg

[SLW210]

Which text are you unable to edit?

 

A lot of the "text" in that drawing is geometry, you need to run PDFSHXTEXT to hopefully make it text.

 

The actual mtext edits just fine for me.

 

 

[Shaly]

 

All of the text in this box and also in the title block.

[BIGAL]

Works for me. DBL click etc.

[SLW210]

You need to go through all sysvars related to text/mtext and double check what editor you have set as well. Start with MTEXTTOOLBAR setting, I believe it defaults to using the ribbon to edit text.

 

https://cadprotips.com/2017/10/08/multiline-text-and-system-variables-in-autocad/

 

Could be some issue with your AutoCAD install and/or profile or even a bug with AutoCAD 2025, but run through all the related sysvars first.

[Shaly]

I will try to do so. Will update you the outcome later. Thank you!!