Autocad Command Line Not Showing Options

Autocad needs to be reset to defaults see how to reset autocad to defaults.

Autocad command line not showing options. In the workspace contents pane select palettes then select command line. This can be happen in any version of autocad 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 or 2019. Object specific commands only appear in the contextual menu when the pickfirst variable is set to 1. The pickfirst variable controls whether or not a selected object can have a command executed on it.

In the input search options dialog box make sure search content at command line is selected. When right clicking an object in autocad the shortcut menu does not show the correct commands for the object. To insert a command from this list highlight it and then right click a contextual menu will appear select paste to command line from this menu. Under content type select the named objects that you want to make available for the command line search.

Sometimes we found that command line or bar box is missing from the autocad. To change the order of display click the arrow buttons. In the properties pane set show to yes and orientation to bottom. If the users can this problem again again.

Sometimes users accidentally turn off command line and then it becomes annoying to find no option for bringing it back. Users lost command line bar in autocad due to unlock location of toolbar. This video demonstrates how to make changes to the command line. Tutorial how turn the command line on.

On pressing the f2 key a pop up will appear above command line with a list of all recently used commands and inputs. On the command line in autocad type pickfirst and change the value. You can use ctrl 9 shortcut key combination to toggle the visibility of command line. 4k monitor differing display resolution.