lonedevil Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Help please, I have got back to Autocad 2008 after few months in which I did not use it. I open the program and find I can't get the properties windows up anymore: neither from the icon menu nor through the mouse icon. How do I get it back? I need to constantly have it open to check objects proerties. thanks LoneDevil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrodz0321 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Help please, I have got back to Autocad 2008 after few months in which I did not use it. I open the program and find I can't get the properties windows up anymore: neither from the icon menu nor through the mouse icon. How do I get it back? I need to constantly have it open to check objects proerties. thanks LoneDevil type CH or CHANGE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonedevil Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 type CH or CHANGE Thanks, that makes me see the properties in the command line but how fdo I get the properties window back on my screen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB'27T Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Type in "PR" that should get it back on the screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpseifert Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Maybe it's off screen... try this Hit Ctrl+1 to open the window, then hit Shift+Spacebar+M, use the arrow keys to move it on screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonedevil Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 Nope it doesn't...reinstall maybe? I guess it's the only option now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpseifert Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I'd try a repair before reinstall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonedevil Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 Maybe it's off screen... try thisHit Ctrl+1 to open the window, then hit Shift+Spacebar+M, use the arrow keys to move it on screen. Nope I don't seem to get anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonedevil Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 ok thanks, I am going to try a repair first and then I will let you know. Thanks guys anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpseifert Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 My error... It's Alt+Spacebar+M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonedevil Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 I got it back after repairing AutoCad. Thank you to all of you. LD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ1669 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Alt + spacebar + m worked for me. I didn't know that shortcut existed. Thankyou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john smith Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 i'm using plant 3D. none of these things worked. nothing works. autodesk has failed to produce an adequate product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Well all products work on my end. What about vanilla acad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberAngel Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 17 hours ago, john smith said: none of these things worked. nothing works. autodesk has failed to produce an adequate product. I can understand your frustration. After 30 years, I am intimately familiar with the inadequacy of AutoCAD. Right now, for instance, I'm dealing with a plotter driver that crashes AutoCAD about half the time. I would suggest that first you learn everything you can about the user interface. There are shortcuts and customizations that will make your work easier. I can open the Properties window by selecting an object, right clicking, and picking Properties from the pop-up menu. The advice here from 2008 is still good, as far as I know. If you still have trouble, tell us as much as you can about your installation and what you've done so far to solve the issue. And welcome to the forum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, CyberAngel said: I am intimately familiar with the inadequacy of AutoCAD. Right now, for instance, I'm dealing with a plotter driver that crashes AutoCAD about half the time. Did AutoDesk write this plotter driver? If not I would not blame AutoDesk for this issue, to be fair. No software is perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Is it Properties or Quick Properties which has gone missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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