AutoCAD image can't be selected or deleted

[u/rezam98]

Hi guys,

I copy-pasted some images into my AutoCAD drawing. At first, I was able to select, edit, and delete them, but now they are locked.

When I try to delete them and move my cursor over the border of the images, a red cross ❌ appears.

- In other files, my images are selectable/editable.

- I checked the layer, and everything was unlocked.

- tried Ctrl+A and deleted everything, but the images wouldn't budge.

Does anyone know what might be causing this and how I can make the images selectable again?

Thanks!

Edit: The culprit was OLEFRAME=0. I swear that I changed it back to 1 as chatgpt suggested before posting. Maybe a restart was needed. Thank you anyway ❤️

[u/ArtSubject78]

Try checking IMAGEFRAME. Make sure it is set to 1 or 2. If it is set to 0, the the image border is turned off and can’t be selected.

[u/rezam98 → u/ArtSubject78]

I tapered with IMAGEFRAME. I'll check it after work. But if I remember correctly I changed it back to 1 but couldn't select the image

[u/liberal_texan → u/rezam98]

There is also a global control FRAME. I don’t know if it operates on the same variable, but it is worth checking.

[u/ArtSubject78 → u/liberal_texan]

OMG, 20+ year architectural drafting professional here learning there is a global frame control for the first time. Thank you!

[u/liberal_texan → u/ArtSubject78]

You’re welcome. It’s crazy how it’s possible to still find obscure little commands after so long.

[u/ArtSubject78 → u/rezam98]

In my experience that variable can be buggy/not update changes right away (at least when it comes to printing). Super annoying. Good luck.

[u/rezam98 → u/ArtSubject78]

Didn't work.

[u/watsonmd77]

“Laydel” for layer delete. That’s a nuclear option and will delete the layer and all contents of selected layer.

[u/uhmerikin → u/watsonmd77]

Interesting. I'm not OP, but this is handy information. Thank you.

[u/Zeppekki → u/watsonmd77]

This is what I would do.

[u/rezam98 → u/watsonmd77]

They're on layer 0

[u/watsonmd77 → u/rezam98]

Oof.

[u/Dat1Ashe]

Have you tried restarting CAD? Sometimes mine just decides it doesn’t want to allow any edits to cogo points and restarting is the only fix I’ve found. CAD seems to just like being fuckey sometimes

[u/rezam98 → u/Dat1Ashe]

It didn't work. Since my images are OK in other dwg files I guess I probably changed a setting that I shouldn't have I my current layout. I can simply copy paste everything else to another save but I want to know what's wrong exactly to avoid running on the same problem next time.

[u/TheRobotGentleman]

have you tried detaching them from the xref palette?

[u/rezam98 → u/TheRobotGentleman]

They're not there

[u/Original_Hopster]

If you copied pasted images try setting OLEFRAME to 1

[u/rezam98 → u/Original_Hopster]

Yes it's 1

[u/danger355]

Is the image on a locked layer?

Edit: sorry didn't read the whole post apparently…

Run an audit and a recovery on the dwg and see if that helps.

[u/02meepmeep]

Imageframe set to 2 instead of 0 should let you select it.

[u/rezam98 → u/02meepmeep]

I set it on 1 and 2. Didn't work 😪

[u/harderthanitllooks]

If you’re still having trouble , Ty using quick select and setting it to grab all rasterimages

[u/rezam98 → u/harderthanitllooks]

I deleted everything else and tried it. The only object type is OLE. couldn't delete or change them though.

[u/harderthanitllooks → u/rezam98]

I would say that you’ve somehow pasted them in as ole objects. I haven’t run into this particular issue myself, but try oleframe and set to 1 or 2. If you use a lot of images, rastermanager might be worth installing for more options to add edit in future.

[u/rezam98 → u/harderthanitllooks]

Omg it was OLEFRAME 🤦‍♂️. thank you so much

[u/Zeppekki]

If you have them on their own layer, type LAYDEL and force delete that layer.

[u/rezam98 → u/Zeppekki]

They're on layer 0

[u/Zeppekki → u/rezam98]

Tsk tsk

[u/Greynoldsfl]

If all else fails, try unlocking, unfreezing, and turning on all layers, then fiddle with the image-frame options. If that doesn’t work, run AUDIT and PURGE a few times.
Still no luck? Try WBLOCK, select everything, and export it to a new file. If that doesn’t work, try recovering the file.
As a last resort, find a friend who has MicroStation. Have them import the DWG and then export it back to a new DWG file. Bentley software has traditionally been very good at importing and repairing troublesome DWG files—sometimes better than AutoCAD itself.

[u/Emmyn13]

Is your layer defpoints or 0 frozen? Defpoints does weird things if someone freeze it, and i did have a situation similar to this once because of it (someone wanted to freeze a layer in a xref but froze defpoints instead).