daxxie Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Hello This might sound like a stupid question but when i add a visual style to a shape or object it asks for, Command: Specify opposite corner: i cannot move the viewcube and i cannot edit this object, what step am i skipping or am i just being silly. please help me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I wasn't aware that a visual style could be object specific. I always assumed the visual style applied to all objects in the drawing. What command are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daxxie Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 if i just change visual styles in the menu it asks me to specify opposite corner, even if i highlight then change the visual it does it. im kind of a noob at all this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I'm not at my CAD computer at the moment but I don't ever recall being asked to pick/specify any corners. I make my visual style changes right from the Ribbon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daxxie Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 On tutorials they just whack on a style with ease but when i follow what they do it wont let me select anything, ive tried picking edges and corners on different shapes but it just wont select or acknowledge my clicks :[ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Maybe you should set your visual style via the Ribbon. You are in a 3D workspace and working on a 3D drawing right? Check your Help file. Press the F1 key and search on the words "visual styles". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daxxie Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 ive been using that to find tools etc and thats a brilliant tool, but i just cannot seem to click on anything to do with the drawing, im able to draw new shapes and lines etc but i cant reshape or move as it just asks for me to specify a corner, but surely its an object not a surface so no need to specify a corner. could it be something to do with layers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Try working with me here. Are you in a 3D or 2D workspace? Are you in model space at the moment or in a layout with a viewport? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daxxie Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 just opened up cad, new file 3d and im not using viewports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Please confirm...are you in a 3D workspace with all the available 3D related panels and tabs at the top of your screen. Yes? No? I have no clue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daxxie Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 yes yes i am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 yes yes i am Thank you. What are you drawing? Is it a machine part, a house, a ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daxxie Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 sorry but i dont know what you mean by command, i just go to draw,3d modeling then box then go to visual styles and then pick shaded thats when it asks for me to specify Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Command? I mentioned nothing about command. I asked WHAT ARE YOU DRAWING? You're making this way more difficult than it needs to be. Don't try changing visual styles if you haven't drawn anything yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daxxie Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 i just made a simple box to test out the different visual styles and then encountered this problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nestly Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 I don't understand what you're describing. Changing visual styles shouldn't involve picking any points. visual styles demo http://screencast.com/t/j2GZF1R5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daxxie Posted February 27, 2011 Author Share Posted February 27, 2011 i've watched that video and that is exactly what i do but then it asks me to specify a corner which locks up the shape, i have to work in 2D wireframe which is hard to follow sometimes. im using cad for mac would any feature in this differ from windows version as ive literally followed every tutorial for it but they all seem to be windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nestly Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Oh, I didn't realize you were using AutoCAD for Mac. Yes, that's a whole different product with a different interface. I'd still be surprised if changing visual styles is supposed to require picking objects, but I really don't know enough about the Mac version to say for sure, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 17 posts into the problem and NOW he says he's using AutoCAD for Mac. Might as well be talking apples and oranges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triptych Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Hi folks, as this is my first post I'd just like to say thanks for all the great help and guidance that you have shared. I'm fairly new to AutoCAD having recently moved from another program and this forum has been a huge help to me. I seem to having the same problem as the OP and must be overlooking something simple. Im sure there are others out there that have encounterd this and can help. Windows, AutoCAD 2011. 1. Start Acad, New, acadiso3d.dwt 2. Draw a cube. 3. Hover mouse over cube, edges highlight and viewcube functions as it should. OSX. AutoCAD 2011. 1. Start Acad, New, acadiso3d.dwt 2. Draw a cube. 3. Hover mouse over cube, edges don't highlight and viewcube won't function as it should. Its only when I switch to a wireframe visualstyle, then the cube's edges and the viewcube come back to life. Has anyone else had this issue and solved it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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