Can't Select or Deselect
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SketchUp 6.4.265 on Windows XP ; Intel 2.8ghz Dual-Thread CPU; 4GB memory; nVIDIA Quadro FX300 graphics card. MS Wireless Laser Mouse.
In my 11MB SU file the mouse left click sometimes stops working to select objects, and there's nothing I can do to select or deselect anything. Eventually, after 5 or 10 minutes the selection tool will start working again. Meanwhile, it works in other applications, so the problem is only in SU. A shut-down and re-start of SU usually fixes the glitch.
The CPU is not overloaded, I'm on the right layer, and the no-response is intermittent, so I'm guessing that the mouse clicks are somehow blocked from the OS to the Selection Tool in the application.
This is a very time wasting problem, on top of the generally sluggish screen redraws in SU. My searches in MS Mouse Help, on this forum, and on Google, haven't turned-up any discussion of this kind of selection glitch. Has anyone here experienced such a frustrating non-functioning drawing? If so, what can be done to cure the malady? Thanks for your help.
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Just curious.
Any reason why you're still using v6?7.1 had a significant performance increase.
The issue you're experiencing may be related to the version and I don't think too many people are using 6 anymore which might be needed to help diagnose the problem.
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It's probably happening during the Autosave sequence. Do you have the same problem with smaller files?
Try purging the unused stuff from your file to see if you can reduce its size and see if the same thing happens.
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@unknownuser said:
Any reason why you're still using v6?
Jeff
Thanks for the nudge. Due to recessionary cash-flow cessation I was trying to get by with SU6, since I don't use it often. But I was having so many challenges, your question caused me to throw caution to the wind and take the plunge. If I drown in debt, it's all your fault.
SU8 does seem to be somewhat faster, but I just had another Select-Tool-fail event. SU is not autosaving in the background, and the CPU is not busy. It acts like the selection "call" gets stuck in a traffic jam from SU to the OS. Eventually, the jam clears, and the intended selection is highlighted or deselected. Other tools work OK, and I can minimize the page. Other programs don't have this problem.
I'm just throwing this out to see if it's operator/hardware at fault, or some glitch in SU. For now, all I can do is find something else to work on until I get control of the clicker again.
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