Author Topic: dwg file invalid? (Read 5847 times)

vinnyg · « **on:** January 12, 2006, 12:41:27 PM »

Hi all,

I am working in R14. I try to open one drawing (out of 36, same directory) and I get
a message "dwg not valid" What's going on?

HELP!

vinnyg

Greg B · « **Reply #1 on:** January 12, 2006, 12:44:16 PM »

Probably created in a more recent version of AutoCAD. Or was exported to a version AutoCAD 14 can not open.

vinnyg · « **Reply #2 on:** January 12, 2006, 12:47:31 PM »

Greg,

This drawing was created in R14 and was not saved in other version.

vinnyg

deegeecees · « **Reply #3 on:** January 12, 2006, 12:48:29 PM »

Try a "recovery", not sure where it is in R14. I think its in the File pull down.

deegeecees · « **Reply #4 on:** January 12, 2006, 12:49:09 PM »

Or just type recover in the command line.

pmvliet · « **Reply #5 on:** January 12, 2006, 12:50:22 PM »

try the audit.
Sounds like it crashed on someone and now AutoCad isn't able to open it.

deegeecees · « **Reply #6 on:** January 12, 2006, 12:51:07 PM »

Quote from: pmvliet on January 12, 2006, 12:50:22 PM

try the audit.
Sounds like it crashed on someone and now AutoCad isn't able to open it.

You have to be in the drawing to be able to audit.

vinnyg · « **Reply #7 on:** January 12, 2006, 12:52:28 PM »

DeeGeeCees,

Tried "recovery"......similar acad message!

Thanks,

vinnyg

Chuck Gabriel · « **Reply #8 on:** January 12, 2006, 12:53:11 PM »

Can you post the drawing here?

deegeecees · « **Reply #9 on:** January 12, 2006, 12:56:56 PM »

Sometimes people rename files thinking that giving it an extension (i.e. rename testfile.dgn to testfile.dwg) will automatically make it valid to a corresponding software. I know this because it just happened with our new PEBKAC.

Thinking you may have stumbled upon one of these. Post the dwg file so's we can take a looksee.

vinnyg · « **Reply #10 on:** January 12, 2006, 12:57:35 PM »

Here's the dwg

Dinosaur · « **Reply #11 on:** January 12, 2006, 01:03:01 PM »

It seems the header is corrupt. I can not even get it to query into a MAP 2006 session.

Greg B · « **Reply #12 on:** January 12, 2006, 01:04:32 PM »

I don't think it's even really a dwg file. I tired in IntelliCAD 2000 and DataCAD.

Neither would open it.

Couldn't open it in eDrawings either.

deegeecees · « **Reply #13 on:** January 12, 2006, 01:07:56 PM »

Well, I tried all AutoCAD native formats and no dice. I'd have to google some keywords to find something that can detect file types (follwing that route). I have a mtg, so I'll check back in a while with you.

vinnyg · « **Reply #14 on:** January 12, 2006, 01:09:19 PM »

Well people,

I don't know........I created it in r14, just like the other drawings in the same directory
which I have no problem opening. I have 2002 also on my system and tried to open it
in 2002 and it wouldn't open either. Any more ideas???

thanks for all your suggestions,

vinnyg

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