Distorting solid freezes FCP X

I have FCP X 10.1.1
I have a 1.5 minute project in 1080p. In my project, if I drag the Gray Solid generator onto the timeline and then try to distort it, this freezes up FCP X every single time.
Anyone experiencing this behavior?
Thanks

Thanks, Russ.
I tried trashing the prefs and it didn't fix it.
Yes, it's on all projects.
What happens is I place the gray solid on top of another clip. I then click on the Distort option in the viewer and when I drag the corners, the corner and outline interface element move around the viewer as you would expect, however the gray solid is still filling the screen. It does not update it - it doesn't distort it. When I left go of the house button, the outline is left where I let it go, but the solid is still full screen. Selecting Undo does not undo. If I try to distort it again by grabbing the handlebars, it freezes.
I was able to bring in a bitmap from Photoshop and distort that just fine. It only happens with the solid inside FCP X, so far.
Very strange.

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