Resolved Dragging Objects issue

macca
macca
edited 12:19PM in 2D Drafting

Hi there,

I have contacted the Support but not got an answer so I thought I'd share my thoughts here (can't be the only one with this problem, I hope).

I used to be able to click objects, lines, plines, blocks, etc. and hold the left mouse button down on them and then move them around. This does not work anymore, I am honestly not entirely sure with which version this came up but I have the feeling that since the last 2 or 3 updates this has not been working anymore. Tried a bunch of variables / parameter changes like "dragmode", "pickadd" but changing any of them has done bugger all. Anyone else experiencing this issue? Anyone got a solution?

All the best, Max

Comments

  • zoomer
    zoomer

    I think that only works in Vectorworks (and AFAIR Microstation ?)

    Are you sure that dragging an object had ever worked in Bricscad ? I can not remember.

    The closest workaround for me is a "long" click when selecting to open the Manipulator. But of course that is not the same, not as comfortable or fast as just dragging.

  • Virgil
    Virgil

    Hello.

    There was a new system variable introduced, DROPGEOMMODE.
    By default, it is set to 0, which means that dragging entities is suppressed.

    The solution is to set DROPGEOMMODE = 1.
    Then, after clicking an entity to display its grips, dragging is available.

  • zoomer
    zoomer

    Thank you very much @Virgil,

    that great new feature went under my radar. But it works !

  • macca
    macca

    @virgil that is quite interesting, thanks. Sadly it does nothing on my configuration. the lates V26 seems generally to be running not nearly as smoothly as previus version. Have you experienced anything like that? Had more crashes and stuff too. Still on the hunt to fix my problem, will update it here if I figure it out

  • Tom Foster
    Tom Foster

    macca/Max, do you mean dragging it without having to first grab its (centre or equiv) grip?

  • macca
    macca
    https://forum.bricsys.com/discussion/comment/59210#Comment_59210

    I need to add to this. I just created a new user profile and checked the changed the Dropgeomode to 1. So that probably was the issue but my user profile also having other underlying issues. But thank you very much, seems to have been it.

    If anyone else stumbles across this issue, try "DROPGEOMODE = 1" if that does not work, open the "PROFILEMANAGER" create a new Profile and then try the prior again. Cheers.

  • macca
    macca
    https://forum.bricsys.com/discussion/comment/59211#Comment_59211

    Yeah basically. By clicking and holding part of the object. But zoomer Variable is what was blocking it more or less. I also needed a new Userprofile in Bricscad, so there must have been another underlying issue. Don't understand why you would block such a feature behind a variable in an update when it was not before xD