Topic: Properties in the Ribbon

[Rob...]

This just bugs me. Everything visible is selected. Look at the properties section in the ribbon and the properties box. The ribbon says everything is ByLayer, the box says they vary. Is there a limit to the number of items that can be changed simultaneously with the ribbon?

[mjfarrell]

the ribbon is lying to you....


TRUST the PROPERTIES window

as in my current drawing even slecting 2(two) different items the ribbons' properties information gives up and shows nothing,
whereas the properties palette displays the correct information.

from that quick test I infer that TWO is the minimum maximum number of objects one can get accurate properties information from the ribbon for.

[Rob...]

I trust only "The Force".

[mjfarrell]

notice in attached image TWO items selected...and NO Ribbon panel...

note the properties shows correctly 2(two) items selected...

[Jeff_M]

Rob...a 5mb image file??? If you'd save it as a PNG or JPG instead of a BMP it would save a ton of bandwidth and storage space.....

[Rob...]

Rob...a 5mb image file??? If you'd save it as a PNG or JPG instead of a BMP it would save a ton of bandwidth and storage space.....

Fixed. Now, can someone answer the question?

[Jeff_M]

Have you applied any Service packs to Autocad? I just tested this in my fully updated (SP3.1) Civil3D 2010 and it acts as expected, so I would venture to say this is something that was found and fixed.

[Rob...]

Have you applied any Service packs to Autocad? I just tested this in my fully updated (SP3.1) Civil3D 2010 and it acts as expected, so I would venture to say this is something that was found and fixed.

I'm sure that IT has not updated to SP3.1 as we are not officially using 2010 on projects. I use it to process (dummy down) incoming files. The company I work for is making the transition to Revit and has, for some reason totally beyond my grasp, stopped unnecessary support for AutoCAD even though 99.9% of the people working on drawings still use AutoCAD. But, when I need support in Revit it's not available because there are more important things that need to be done. Sorry for the rant, it's been one of those days, but thanks for the responce.