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2012: Hidden Grips in Shaded Mode


Randolph

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Hi there,

 

I'm working with 2012 for the first time. I'm modeling a rough mass model of a building made of boxes for walls, floor and so on.

 

As I'm used to, when in Visual Style 'Wireframe' I click on a box and get to see 4 quadradric and 4 triangular grips on the base of the box plus 1 on top to change the height. This is as it always was.

 

NOW if I change to Visual Style 'Realistic', the grips on the back side are hidden behind the box as well as behind other boxes. Only the grips in front will be visible. No way to get a grip on a box on a side where it touches another. :(

 

Even more puzzling is the behaviour of the grips in Visual Style 'X-Ray': the grips will show, but cannot be touched. Instead, an object in front might be selected.

 

What can I do to make the grips work the old fashioned way - that is that they will be visible and 'manipulateable' on selected objects in all shade modes? :unsure:

Screenshot Grips.jpg

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Have you tried turning on your selection cycling? CTRL W or activate the ICON below your commandline dialog box. You may then be able to pick through those solids, of through the X-RAY visual style, which I think is a very cool visual style. I would probably just use 2D wireframe visual style myself.

You can tweak your edge display in the visual style manager if you want to lose that 'I have been masterfully drawn with a crayon look'. :wink:

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Hi Dadgad, sorry, that was not the solution.

 

C'mon folks, no-one else an idea?

 

This is what it should look like (screenshot from ACAD 2009): above

And this is what it actually looks like (screenshot 2012): below

screenshot 2009.jpg

screenshot 2012.jpg

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SEANT, I love you!

You made my day!

 

I remember you helping me a lot already ...

How come you know things like these?

 

Do you also know where this variable is set in the UI?

I did not find it in the options window so far ...

 

Remark ... you know, I had that idea before.

But with hundreds of boxes, it's helpful to work in shaded mode.

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Do you also know where this variable is set in the UI?

I did not find it in the options window so far ...

 

On the 3D Modeling workspace, Home, Selection (to the right side).

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I remember you helping me a lot already ...

How come you know things like these?

Nice save there SEANT! :beer:

Do you also know where this variable is set in the UI?

I did not find it in the options window so far ...

 

When you find yourself with a little free time on your hands it is interesting to go SYSVDLG> and browse through the myriad system variables in the program. Take your time and read a bit and you will certainly learn a great deal, and probably change a few settings along the way. You might want to take a few notes of variables which you are changing, in case you later wish that you hadn't.

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. . . .

You made my day!

 

I'm glad I could help.

 

. . . .

How come you know things like these?

. . . .

 

AutoCAD and I grew up together. :)

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