Properties bar

Chad Wade
Chad Wade
in 3D Modeling
I open the properties dialogue in, yet it doesn't show up. maybe its off in space somewhere. Any thoughts to get it back? 

Comments

  • Robt Deans
    Robt Deans
    Maybe change your monitor resolution so you can find it and re-dock it?
    (I've had similar problems with other proggies in the past)
  • Chad Wade
    Chad Wade
    Robt: thanks for the thought, no good though. I still cannot find the bar. Its open, but no where to be found. Its tough because I don't know how to change things any other way.

    If anyone has any thoughts, let me know.
  • Greg Skelhorn
    Greg Skelhorn
    The easiest way I know of to reset the position of the various panels and dialogs is to create a new profile using the Bricscad User Profile Manager.

    OR:

    The properties panel position and floating / docked state appear to be stored in your user profile. At least for v12.2.8 it is saved in the registry at:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Bricsys\Bricscad\V12\en_US\Profiles\[Your Profile Name Here]\Toolbars\PROPERTIES

    You can change the position of the panel by changing the first two values. I just tried "show floating 0 0 240 500" and the panel appears at the top left of the screen.

    If you are not comfortable editing the registry (or don't know what it is) I would suggest:
    • use the Bricscad User Profile Manager to export your user profile to a file
    • open the file in a text editor (i.e.: Notepad, not a word processor)
    • search for PROPERTIES under the Toolbars section
    • change the values
    • save the file
    • use the Bricscad User Profile Manager (with Bricscad not currently running) to import the file as a new profile or delete the existing one if you want to keep the same name.
  • Jason Bourhill
    Jason Bourhill
    @ Chad,

    per Gregs post I would try creating a new profile to see whether it resolves your issue. This is quite easy to do, have some information here on how to do this:
    http://www.cadconcepts.co.nz/creating-a-new-user-profile/

    Floating windows can be a real pain in Windows, its not just a Bricscad thing. Most commonly it is struck by laptop users who have a dual monitor set-up. Some windows, such as the Drawing Explorer can be retrieved by pressing Alt + SpaceBar + M on the keyboard, then use the keyboard arrow keys to retrieve. Unfortunately this technique won't work for the Property Bar.


    Regards,

    Jason Bourhill

    CAD Concepts


  • Mark Jorgensen
    Mark Jorgensen


    If you are not comfortable editing the registry (or don't know what it is) I would suggest:
    • use the Bricscad User Profile Manager to export your user profile to a file
    • open the file in a text editor (i.e.: Notepad, not a word processor)
    • search for PROPERTIES under the Toolbars section
    • change the values
    • save the file
    • use the Bricscad User Profile Manager (with Bricscad not currently running) to import the file as a new profile or delete the existing one if you want to keep the same name.

    this saved my hiney, thank you Greg
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