Topic: Fuzzy Dots

[ChrisCarlson]

I can't figure out where these dots are coming from

Noticed them similar to this;


I regenerated the screen;


System Specs:
ACAD 2014
Xeon W3520
8GB Ram
NVidia K2000D Video Card

[Krushert]

Is that part of the Orion's Belt? 

Maybe Points??  Anything show up on the properties pallette

[mjfarrell]

looks like some sort of linetype
your graphic isn't very clear, you just made me clean my monitor

what does your ribbon change to when you select it

[alanjt]

LIST them.

[ChrisCarlson]

Not an object, just a bunch of "dots" which get closer and more frequent in numbers the closer you zoom in.


Also receiving FATAL ERROR's now  :realmad:

[alanjt]

Doesn't look like blipmode markers.

purge all
purge regapps
audit

[mjfarrell]

one cool April Fools prank

suggest wblock out only what you can select and abandon that file

[ChrisCarlson]

When I attempt to select them



Notta...





  :realmad:  go away dots

[mjfarrell]

send me copy of that file swampname@earthlink DOT net

[ronjonp]

See if this fixes it (vlr-remove-all).

[snownut2]

My eye doc told me if I ever see that to call him immediately.....

[CAB]

Could this be an April Fool's Joke? 

[Kerry]

Could this be an April Fool's Joke? 

I thought so ... but wasn't sure if the OP was the perpetrator or the victim.

[mjfarrell]

one cool April Fools prank

Already called it

[CAB]

Michael,
I was referring to the post not the drawing.
Without a DWG to prove they really exist who can say. 

[ChrisCarlson]

It's not located within a DWG, the effect happens across multiple files. If I close and re-open AutoCAD the dots disappear only to reappear a little later.

 

[ronjonp]

It's not located within a DWG, the effect happens across multiple files. If I close and re-open AutoCAD the dots disappear only to reappear a little later.

http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=46670.msg516977#msg516977

[ChrisCarlson]

It's not located within a DWG, the effect happens across multiple files. If I close and re-open AutoCAD the dots disappear only to reappear a little later.

http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=46670.0

You linked my thread?

[ronjonp]

It's not located within a DWG, the effect happens across multiple files. If I close and re-open AutoCAD the dots disappear only to reappear a little later.

http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=46670.0

You linked my thread?

Oops .. http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=46670.msg516977#msg516977

[ChrisCarlson]

Will attempt when they appear again

[ronjonp]

If they don't appear again, I bet there is some code somewhere that starts something like this... 

Code: [Select]

(defun aprilfools (/ d)
  (setq d (rtos (fix (getvar 'cdate)) 2 0))
  (if (and (eq "0401" (strcat (substr d 5 2) (substr d 7 2)))
   (wcmatch (strcase (getenv "username")) "YOU")
      )
    (function to make user go crazy)
  )
)

[ChrisCarlson]

If they don't appear again, I bet there is some code somewhere that starts something like this... 

Code: [Select]

(defun aprilfools (/ d)
  (setq d (rtos (fix (getvar 'cdate)) 2 0))
  (if (and (eq "0401" (strcat (substr d 5 2) (substr d 7 2)))
   (wcmatch (strcase (getenv "username")) "YOU")
      )
    (function to make user go crazy)
  )
)

No, but I'm so adding that in for random days

(alert "JUST IN-CASE YOU WERE CURIOUS, TODAY IS FRIDAY THE 12th")

[tedg]

Did this ever get resolved?
Tried to follow along.. looks like it "could be a prank"?
Not sure if it was confirmed.
 
If it wasn't a prank,
From the OP screen shots it appears to be a funky line type (dots) issue, Ltscale, etc.
Maybe even a DGN line type?
 
Just a thought.
 

[ChrisCarlson]

Just waiting for them to appear again  :pissed:


Deduced the following so far;

Not a prank
Not object based eg; not lines, points, blipmodes, defpoints, 0 length lines, plines, circles, etc

[Biscuits]

Possible graphics card issues?

[cadtag]

never ever recall seeing these artifacts before, but yesterday a similar series of dots began appearing.  not repeatable, or at any rate I did not notice any particular oddities that triggered them.  Definitely a graphic artifact and not  in the DWG, possible memory or video memory related.

[LE3]

we have seen those (or similar ones) when there are nested blocks that have invisible strings, that are not purged and difficult to track.

Also when you have (in my case) open several applications i.e. connected to a vpn and have some visual studio solutions open and included also several autocad drawings. I have seen even VS turned some areas in black.... so one have to close and reopen (to refresh the cache).

One thing that might help is to turn the hardware acceleration=off.