Object Snaps on 3D solids

[bruce.servary]

I have come across a problem in Autocad 2007 that I did not have in 2006. I want to move a 3D object such as a cube to another point on the same cube. For example, I want to move the cube half its length along the x-axis. I execute the move command and select the cube. I then choose the corner of the cube as my base point. Object snaps works fine to this point. I then would like to move the cube along the x-axis to the midpoint of the cube's edge along that axis. Here the object snaps will not work anywhere on the cube. Even if I type in mid and try to select the midpoint of one of the edges, the object snap still does not appear. This happens on both my laptop and desktop PCs. I have upgraded the video card to one approved by Autodesk on my desktop, but that has made no difference. I am hoping that it is only a system variable that has a different default value than that used in Autocad 2006.

Does anyone have any clues? I have DRAGMODE set to on, otherwise the cube moves without leaving a placeholder of its original position (as it used to in 2006).

[arshiel88]

And also grips editing of solids, Osnaps within the object being modified is disabled until I turned dragmode to off. Im afraid its the only solution.
Its not an issue about your video card, I think its an issue about AutoCAD 2007's new/upgraded modeling engine.

[bruce.servary]

Even when I turn DRAGMODE off, the problem still occurs for me. Perhaps it's another system variable I need to edit.

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

Until someone comes up with a setting / system variable to revert the behaviour back to AutoCAD 2006 or below, the following should work...


Command: _.Move

Select objects: 1 found

Select objects:

Specify base point or [Displacement] <Displacement>: _Fro
Base point: _End
of <Offset>: _Mid
of Specify second point or <use first point as displacement>: [ Enter ]Have a good one, Mike

[bruce.servary]

Thanks, Mike. Typing in the commands and object snaps works for a solid I create in Autocad 2007. But it does not work on a solid I created in Autocad 2006. Hopefully, that setting / system variable you mention is being worked on or is on the list for future updates.

Everyone...thanks for the replies, I appreciate it.