Moving Objects

[RadicaLEdwarD]

I am not sure if this question has been answered before, and if it was sorry for the repeat. I use Autodesk Land Desktop and I move objects around quite a bit. Nothing annoys me more than when the object I am moving jumps an inch down and to the left the first time i move the object. So then I have to select it and move it to where I really want it. Why does it do this and is there any way to fix it? Thanks!

 

[borgunit]

Are your osnaps or sanp on? Those can cause it to go to snap positions or "grab" an object as a position. Make sure they are off unless you want them on. F3 OSNAP, F9 SNAP

"Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects." — Will Rogers

 

[LHA]

Under Tools, Options User Preferences, Priority for Coordinate Data Entry:

You've probably got "Running Object Snap" selected. This specifies that running object snaps override coordinate entry at all times. Or under the OSNAPCOORD command, 0 is selected.

Select "Keyboard Entry " instead. This specifies that coordinate entry overrides running object snaps at all times. You can also select this option by setting OSNAPCOORD to 1.


Remember: The Chinese ideogram for “crisis” is comprised of the characters for “danger” and “opportunity.”
-Steve

 

[RadicaLEdwarD]

Thanks for the fast response. I did already have keyboard entry selected and I tried with snap off and it still happened. I am sorry I forgot to mention that I am moving around Text. I am not sure if that makes things different. The "jump" happens when I drop the text (after draging it). Another note: I will usually select more than one line at a time. The lines are centered and when I drop them to the location that I want they jump down and to the left as well as line up to tthe left side. Ex:
Before:
text
text text text
text text
After:
text
text text text
text text

Anyway, I am sorry if "text" is not considered and "object". I realize now that the title may have been a bit misleading. I'm a noob at this still. Thanks for all your help!!

 

[IFRs]

I'm not sure if OSNAP is the issue as much as GRID being ON. Try making GRID off.

 

[RadicaLEdwarD]

Grid was never on i'm afraid. Ill mess ariund with the setting a bit mroe and let you know what i find. Thanks for the input.

 

[borgunit]

When you say "move". Do you mean like typing in MOVE from the command line, selecting the text, selecting a basepoint and then selecting a new location within the same drawing? Also, is it actually text or text/attributes within a block?

"Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects." — Will Rogers

 

[RadicaLEdwarD]

If I move the text with the base point, this problem doesnt happen. What I am doing is just clicking on the text and dragging it to a different location. I suppose I could use the base point method but I dont like having to deselect thhe text after i move it. when I just drag and drop it deselects on its own. when I select teh text and click properties it says it is just text. Sorry if I am being unclear, I am not a l33t autocad user yet.