Topic: One user can open a drawing, the other can't...

[Matt__W]

Both computers are nearly identical.  The only thing that jumps to mind is maybe something is geeked out with the "bad computer's" AutoCAD profile and/or Windows profile.

On my computer, the drawing in question opens up like it should.  On the other computer it seems to hang while opening one of the temp files - you know, down at the bottom where it says 'Opening C:\Temp\file.ac$'.

The temp folder has been cleaned, the drawings have been purged/audited.  Not sure where else to look besides the profiles.

Any ideas, suggestions?

[Rob...]

It sounds like the "other" computer is looking for a file that is on your local hard drive. Put the "temp" file on your network and repath it so the "other" computer can find it.

[Keith™]

ok, quick question .. why is it opening a temp file? What version of AutoCAD?

[Rob...]

I've seen this when I insert an XREF from the drop down list instead of browsing to the file on the network.

[Matt__W]

MEP 2008
There are 5 xrefs in this one particular file.

Here's what I was referring to when I said temp file.

[Spike Wilbury]

double check the xloadpath of both systems...

etransmit from the one that works the drawing, then place it in a single folder all the dependencies, and try to open it from there - using the pc that it is not delivering.... just to check if can be opened...

Maybe?

[ronjonp]

If the "E" drive is a network drive, maybe there is a permissions issue?

You also might want change the tempxrefpath to a local drive as well as tempfilepath.

[Glenn R]

What Matt is showing is the 'demand loading of Xrefs'. when the variable is set to 'Enable with copy', AutoCAD copies the xrefs from their locations to your specified temporary files directory and references them from there.

Matt, have you audited the xref files themselves? This is a potential cause of this type of unexplained behaviour.

[Matt__W]

Temp paths are local (E:\ drive is local).

I've purged/audited the xrefs.  No dice.

[Glenn R]

Are you getting any particular error or are you just getting a frozen Cadsicle?

Luis' suggestion seems like a good one - PacknGo/etransmit and see if it can be opened from where you unpack it.

[Glenn R]

Another thing you can try is doing a partial open bit by bit and see where it fails...

[mjfarrell]

what if you log on as another user on that machine and load that file into cad?

[Matt__W]

Another thing you can try is doing a partial open bit by bit and see where it fails...

Partial Open doesn't do Jack Shizzle in MEP - it just opens the drawing.  I don't get the P.O. dialog box.

[Matt__W]

what if you log on as another user on that machine and load that file into cad?

I haven't tried that yet, but that's one reason why I wrote it might be a Windows profile issue.  If I can log on and it works, then it might be something with their Windows profile (or maybe the AutoCAD).  I'm gonna try it after lunch.

[Matt__W]

Are you getting any particular error or are you just getting a frozen Cadsicle?

Luis' suggestion seems like a good one - PacknGo/etransmit and see if it can be opened from where you unpack it.

No, not a Cadsicle.  More like CAD Molasses in January.  I'll give the eTransmit a shot (thinking to self... I'll have to disconnect the network drive so it looks for the xrefs locally and not to their saved path location).