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Moving Objects

Moving Objects

Moving Objects

(OP)
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!

RE: Moving Objects

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

RE: Moving Objects

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.

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RE: Moving Objects

(OP)
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!!

RE: Moving Objects

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

RE: Moving Objects

(OP)
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.

RE: Moving Objects

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

RE: Moving Objects

(OP)
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.

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