# Dynamic Component Options Window Not Functioning **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp\ **Created:** [May 8, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dynamic-component-options-window-not-functioning/95039 "2019-05-08T19:22:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@tack](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/tack)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dynamic-component-options-window-not-functioning/95039/1 "2019-05-08T19:22:10Z")
The dynamic components options windows is not populating with user editable functions, neither edit as textbook or select from menu. The options functions work briefly after a restart, then fail to populate the options window. Re applying the edit attribute has no effect. I am using version 19.1.173, Mac OS 10.14.2 Here are screenshots of a simple component created in SU 2019, length and width edit as text box are the only functions. And a more complicated component with multiple options created in SU 2016. The on click functions work. Options are functional briefly after a restart. ![48%20AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/5/3/53be8beaa0bdef7e4142a36032c8ebbfe0b66943.jpeg) ![21%20AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/e/7/e71cb6608045038d1662eaf805bd472b33aee7a5.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![IanT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/iant/32/92023_2.png) [@IanT](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/IanT)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dynamic-component-options-window-not-functioning/95039/2 "2019-05-08T19:26:55Z")
Save your work, close SketchUp and restart it. See if that makes a difference. EDIT I see you already did that. You are on a different operating system to me. I have experienced this problem in Windows, which a SketchUp restart does fix. Weird though. ---
**Author:** ![MikeWayzovski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/mikewayzovski/32/98346_2.png) [@MikeWayzovski](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MikeWayzovski)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dynamic-component-options-window-not-functioning/95039/3 "2019-05-08T21:16:06Z")
Disable Dynamic Components in the Extensions Manager, close SketchUp and restart SketchUp . Enable them again in the EM Only open the Options Dialog from the Context menu, not through the icon. ---
**Author:** ![tack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@tack](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/tack)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dynamic-component-options-window-not-functioning/95039/4 "2019-05-09T00:45:32Z")
Nothing in the options window. Even with a reboot of the computer. I had limited success in the past. ---
**Author:** ![eneroth3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/eneroth3/32/1222_2.png) [@eneroth3](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/eneroth3)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dynamic-component-options-window-not-functioning/95039/5 "2019-05-09T06:42:33Z")
Is the problem limited to one component or all? When did it first happen? What happens if you copy the component over to a fresh file? ---
**Author:** ![tack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@tack](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/tack)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dynamic-component-options-window-not-functioning/95039/6 "2019-05-09T12:10:26Z")
All components. Started in the last 2-3 weeks. At first a closing and re opening SU would solve the problem. When I open on another machine, the options window populates when first opened, then fails to find the component. When the component is copied to a fresh file the component does not copy, only the sub components. Sub component formulas referencing the component are intact. ---
**Author:** ![MikeWayzovski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/mikewayzovski/32/98346_2.png) [@MikeWayzovski](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MikeWayzovski)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dynamic-component-options-window-not-functioning/95039/7 "2019-05-09T12:26:45Z")
this is due to opening through the icons. Don’t do that. Window-\>Extension Manager: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/7/b/7b3e5d342d1ce6132cac331a3e216df4feb61462.png) then be sure to press apply: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/a/2/a28783091823243291b6f91b5adae21b84afe41e.png) Totally close SketchUp (SketchUp-\>Quit) use 'Force quit’if you also have SU-Podium installed 😀 Restart, enable the DC again and be sure to only open the Options by rightclicking: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/9/e/9e9d725263bfa6a27c56933a651decf481bbdcfb.png) not the icons… ---
**Author:** ![eneroth3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/eneroth3/32/1222_2.png) [@eneroth3](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/eneroth3)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dynamic-component-options-window-not-functioning/95039/8 "2019-05-09T12:29:51Z")
> [@MikeWayzovski](#): > > this is due to opening through the icons. Don’t do that. Wait, do you say Dynamic Components has a bug that breaks it if the user uses a toolbar command rather than a context menu command? ---
**Author:** ![tack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@tack](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/tack)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dynamic-component-options-window-not-functioning/95039/9 "2019-05-09T12:36:24Z")
I am using the context commands ---
**Author:** ![MikeWayzovski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/mikewayzovski/32/98346_2.png) [@MikeWayzovski](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MikeWayzovski)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dynamic-component-options-window-not-functioning/95039/10 "2019-05-09T12:37:21Z")
Ah! You should not be that surprised about there being a bug with the DC?😉 It is easy to reproduce and indeed, because the DC hasn’t had good attention for a while, this bug persists for quit some time,among more in the DC… This is how to reproduce on Windows: ![bugdcoptions](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/c/4/c443da63f5587177c401800535bf83b0aad0552a.gif) Restarting on Windows will fix, but you need to follow described method on Mac… ---
**Author:** ![eneroth3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/eneroth3/32/1222_2.png) [@eneroth3](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/eneroth3)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dynamic-component-options-window-not-functioning/95039/11 "2019-05-09T12:38:37Z")
> [@MikeWayzovski](#): > > Ah! You should not be that surprised about there being a bug with the DC?😉 D: DC doesn’t contain bugs. DC is a bug… ---
**Author:** ![Anssi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/anssi/32/105_2.png) [@Anssi](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Anssi)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dynamic-component-options-window-not-functioning/95039/12 "2019-05-09T15:55:27Z")
> [@eneroth3](#): > > DC is a bug… I wouldn’t go that far, but the numerous issues should be fixed and the functionality should be integrated into the core application, asap. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/2/f2a121500b085ed60806607a82720b092d800bb3.png) [@system](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dynamic-component-options-window-not-functioning/95039/13 "2019-11-08T23:55:34Z")
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