Hi,
 
Lesson learned--never let people mess with your UI.
 
I keep trying to load a UI that I've had for years but it doesnt seem to mend any of my problems--- one big pain in the butt being:
 
When i try to erase
cross selection window>e>space
it wont let me
i can only erase whith e>space>cross selection window>space
 
a selection box pops up every time i hover over lines that are in my aperture box asking which i want to select
 
cross selection windows are acting strange--- essentially selections are off. I've reset the UI, reset the profiles, tried (but failed) to import a profile i set up on another computer... nada
 
i'm all about speed and keyboard commands when i draft--so this is KILLING me.
 
and ideas would be AMAZING!
Thank you!!!fiors2010-11-23 05:21:31

I think this is one of the system variable problem.Try to type PICKFIRST then enter. If you see the value currently 0, change it to 1. I suggest you to backup all system variables and restore it later when you have problem. http://cad-notes.com/2010/09/backup-and-restore-autocad-system-variables/This is a common problem, I don't know how, but mostly caused by some poor written routines.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!
any other helpful hidden commands you recommend?
 
Thanks again!
Sophia

The variable editor is quite usefull but not undocumented/hidden - it is documented in the Help and available in AutoCAD menu/ribbon. See http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/tips.asp?t=undocumented for a number of undocumented or underdocumented command and options in AutoCAD.