Grips won't stretch/snap

cuba_pete · 发表于 2022-7-7 16:37:52

I have been using for about two years now, but have never been to a course/class (unless you count AutoCAD for Dummies), so my language may not be *correct*.

Simple problem: When I select a line, normally three grips appear; the ends and the middle. Normally, when I want to stretch (resize) a line I click one end and simply drag it to the desired location. Often it *snaps* to another nearby grip point, the middle selected grip, a line that it crosses, etc. If I zoom in I normally can put the grip any where I want to. It has worked fine up until this morning. Last night when I closed the program it worked perfectly...first thing this morning it doesn't work at all. Restarting the program and the computer had no effect.

The grip will only snap to the other origin (making it zero length) and other random points nearby. I cannot make it a random length...it must snap to those other points, and it *will not* snap to the middle point of the line, which I do all of the time.

Did I accidentally hit a CTRL+ or ALT+ key-stroke which has changed the abilities to snap?

Please, any assistance greatly appreciated.

JD Mather · 发表于 2022-7-7 16:44:13

What osnap settings do you have active?

Do F3 or F9 get the desired behavior?

cuba_pete · 发表于 2022-7-7 16:49:27

I have never really changed any of the default properties for AutoCAD, so *osnap* is new to me. I think it's easier if I just post the image:

JD Mather · 发表于 2022-7-7 16:50:35

All looks well there. (except I would turn on Modpoint and maybe Tangent)
Post the dwg (just need a rectangle, line and circle).

JD Mather · 发表于 2022-7-7 16:56:34

This doesn't sound like good technique, you should be using osnaps to locate geometry.
What are your F3 and F9 settings?
(I would do F3 on and F9 off).

cuba_pete · 发表于 2022-7-7 16:58:36

Next post...but here is something really weird...when I posted and went back to CAD, it was working as normal!!! Then it stopped working when moving from one line to another. It keeps changing functionality while I am working...

I am sure my technique is waaaaay off...I have not been instructed or mentored in any way, shape, or form.

JD Mather · 发表于 2022-7-7 17:02:59

Attach file here so that someone can see what you are working with.
Might need more of an explanation after seeing the file.

cuba_pete · 发表于 2022-7-7 17:09:43

The dwg I am working from was an existing one that I am making simple changes to.

6213537_E12 New Power Drawing.dwg

JD Mather · 发表于 2022-7-7 17:13:55

Well looking at all that I'm not sure where or what to try to reproduce your problem - I guess I was hoping you could delete most of it and just show a couple of pieces of geometry that exhibit the behavior.

....I can't help but make a couple of comments about the content.
I realize you got this from someone else, but I can't imagine doing that work without blocks (particularly blocks with attributes). Just those symbols for the windings.... ....shudder...
I would also have my border on correct sheet size in paperspace layout....

cuba_pete · 发表于 2022-7-7 17:15:25

Oh...sorry about that. I'll attach a simple dwg with specifics. It's doing it again...making me crazy.

I hate to admit it, but I made those transformers myself. I haven't graduated to blocks yet, but lurking around on the cad forums I figured there was a way to group all of those objects into one. I have a few years of experience in Photoshop but haven't found a cross-skills matrix to apply what I know there in AutoCAD. Your CADspeak in-and-of itself is confusing to me as well. I just don't have a grasp on the lingo yet.

Anyway, I am trying to change the length of the line between the objects labeled MTS1A and MTS1B. I cross select the line and three grips appear. I grab the right grip and try to drop it just to the left at it will not stick. The info text states "specify stretch point or" and then changes to "endpoint", I click and the line stays the original length. The line won't snap to the box around MTS1B either. I haven't had this problem until today and cannot figure out what I may have done to the program.

When it changes how it works from one gesture to the next...well...that's just weird.

CADTutor help1.dwg

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