Vectorworks viewport update#

the same problem all of the sudden started to happen. I went over to another workstation, opened my drawing on his computer and tried the editing the same text block. i tried it again, in a slightly different spot and 'voila' i got the mtext edit window! *pulls hair out* ok, i thought, maybe i just didn't click on the text and clicked in the space between the text? i tried it again but the same thing happened. i wonder why that one was able to be edited and the line just above it wouldn't? i escaped out of the command and tried to double-click edit the text block again, this time. here's the kicker, i tried clicking on a different block of text inside my viewport and it selected it! hmmm, i said. i scanned over any text settings that might have been different on mine vs. i went back to my machine and researched some more. i tried making a leader on someone else's autocad and set it inside their veiwport, then tried to doubleclick on it to edit it - the text selected and was able to be edited just fine. i did some more research on settings and such, i checked the CUI settings and i couldn't find anything that differed from any of the other users in our company. Ok, i have some updates but still haven't solved the issue of what's causing this. Thanks for the help michael, hope we can get a few more suggestions. Sorry I sounded wordey, I was just trying to include as much detail to help readers try to narrow down the options. I selected the viewport and set it to 'Send Under Objects' and selected the leader to put it underneath - no change.Īnd finally, I selected 'Bring Text and Dimensions to Front' and selected both text and dimensions - no change. I selected the leader+mtext and set it to 'Bring Above Objects' and selected the viewport as the object to put the leader on top of - no change. I selected the viewport and set it to 'Send to Back' - no change. I've went into DRAWORDER and selected the leader+mtext and set it to 'Bring to Front' - no change. on the other hand, I can run a dimension in the same viewport, double click on the text and it will bring up the Properties window like its supposed to. I can make something like a quick leader with some mtext inside the viewport, then try to double click on the text to edit it and get thrown over into MSPACE. text/mtext objects are set to archstyl.shx and labeled in the Dimstyle Control as 'DIM' Select View > Cancel All Viewport Updates.To no avail, i'm still having the problem.

Vectorworks viewport update#

To cancel the updates of all viewports, including those queued to update for background rendering: Īll viewports on all sheet layers are updated.Alternatively, select View > Update Selected Viewports.Īlternatively, right-click on the viewport and select Update from the context menu. Updating Selected Viewportsįrom the Object Info palette, click Update. Rendered viewport updates occur in the background for Renderworks render modes you can continue working in the file while the viewports are updating. If a sheet layer with an out-of-date viewport is printed, a message prompts you to either print the viewport as an out-of-date viewport or update the viewport on the sheet layer before printing. However, if changes require the viewport to be rendered again, the viewport will be displayed as an out-of-date viewport. Changes that affect the appearance of a viewport are automatically updated for a wireframe viewport.