HI,
I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY DRWGS., BEFORE WHEN I MOVED, ROTATE A DRWG. OR DIM, AUTOCAD ALAWAYS SHOWS A KIND OF TRACE OR SHADOW SHOWING ME WHERE THE DRAWING WILL BE LOCATED, AND NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE THIS FEATURE ANYMORE WHICH IS VERY HELPFUL, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE TO GUESS WHERE THE DRAWING WILL BE LOCATED IF FOR EXAMPLE I TRY TO ROTATE IT, COULD YOU PLEASE GIVE ME A LITTLE PUSH TO GET THIS BACK.
TXS

at such problems.....I guess u had turned off by mistake the 'snap' or 'osnap' tab or both. Else the 'otrack' tab also could hv been switched off by mistake.....these buttons will be found at the lower middle portion of ur Auto CAD windows......click on those buttons and u will find ur tracking positions precisely......any probs again ask me krish_architect2009-09-18 12:31:10

TXS FOR YOUR FEEDBACK, BUT THIS IS NO THE PROBLEM BASICALLY, BECAUSE THE OSNAP IS ON AND THE OTRACK IS ON AS WELL, THE THING IS EVERYTIME I MOVE OR ROTATE  THE DRWG. OR DIM, IT WILL REFLECT LIKE A TRANSPARENCY INDICATING ME WHERE I'M GOING AT THE TIME I'M MOVING OR ROTATING WITHOUT DELETE THE ORIGINAL DRAWING OR DIMENSION, THAT IS VERY CONVENIENCE BECAUSE IF I CHANGE MY MIND TO LOCATE THE DRAWING IN A DIFFERENT SPOT, THIS FEATURE WILL WORK PERFECT FOR ME. REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT IN THIS LITTLE PROBLEM.

I forgot to tell you, when you are dimensioning manually this feature will shows the dim. number before you press trhe last click to fix the dim.

TXS FOR YOUR FEEDBACK, BUT THIS IS NO THE PROBLEM BASICALLY, BECAUSE THE OSNAP IS ON AND THE OTRACK IS ON AS WELL, THE THING IS EVERYTIME I MOVE OR ROTATE  THE DRWG. OR DIM, IT WILL REFLECT LIKE A TRANSPARENCY INDICATING ME WHERE I'M GOING AT THE TIME I'M MOVING OR ROTATING WITHOUT DELETE THE ORIGINAL DRAWING OR DIMENSION, THAT IS VERY CONVENIENCE BECAUSE IF I CHANGE MY MIND TO LOCATE THE DRAWING IN A DIFFERENT SPOT, THIS FEATURE WILL WORK PERFECT FOR ME. REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT IN THIS LITTLE PROBLEM.

Sorry.....as I couldn't able to be on line for few days....okk yup...I hv under stood....I think the feature is known as...'Fast Silhouettes' and it has been turned off automatically as ur comp is unable to show such features (though I don't know ur comp config.) coz of graphic limitatins....if it permits the graphic req. then plz chk the following steps.....by the way in nxt reply can u tel me which version r u workin on? okk the steps are as followed......

1. In cad interface type 'Options'---press 'entr'

2. Select the 'Display' Tab.....

3. Go to the 'Display Performance' zone......

4. U will find an option.....'Draw Tue silhouettes for solids and surfaces' .......

5. Give a tick....

hope that will solve ur probs.....


if not....

plz...remind me again...no probs at all..........

No, that one is not the one unfortunately, I don't know what i did that feature just turn off and is not working anymore, i've been researching but nothing coming up, if you can give me a push with it i really appreciate, txs.

Hi Ferna,
Try turning on Polar instead of Ortho.
Hope that helps,
nameci

Sorry....as I could not do that.....is nameci's one is working... I don't know abt wht exactly it is solving.....besides if that works...its fine...then it will be the smallest solution u were lookin for...
otherwise we r trying to solve ur probs....stay tuned...

Hi everybody.
I think your problem will be fixed if you set DRAGMODE 2. You can set it 0, 1 and 2, as seen on AutoCAD Help.
Hope it works. Please, keep me informed

yup.....p3.1416l it workd ....thnx
i hv seen the tutorials but couldnt find that exact thing.....can u say....under what chapter/portion did u find it?

Hi krish_architect (by the way I'm an architect), you can find DRAGMODE under: Help->AutoCAD Command List->System Variables->D Sytem Variable.
In my case, I only must type DRAGMODE in the Index tab of AutoCAD Help and it shows me the description of this System Variable. I guess you should be able to do the same.
Besides, try typing _DRAGMODE on the command line and you'll see three options: On/Off/Auto which means the system variable DRAGMODE= 0/1/2. Basically, this means: No contour shown while drag/ Contour shown only if you type _dragmode before the next command/ Automatic, contour always shown.
This is the whole information provided by Autodesk. I hope u're done with it.

dear p3.14161,

what coincidence.....I hope u r practicing architect....but on my half its not really in that manner.....I am in final year of UG study....so as u know I'm going to be an architect......by the way...


I hv seen nd done the same as u written in the previous post....it worked....thnx a lot.....keep in touch....keep replying....my e-mail address is..
krishanu.architect@gmail.com u can send me e-mail ...


-Krish.....

hahahVERY GOOOOOOOOOOD!, IT IS, THE COMMAND WAS OFF AND UNDER 0 THAT'S WHY, PERFECT,  YOU MADE MY DAY TODAY.
TXS, REALLY GRATEFUL