Topic: trouble with a shape file

[drizzt]

nope, that didn't work, maxed the cpu again. I'll try the two major drainages

[Dinosaur]

Can you even open the files with AutoCAD?

[drizzt]

no, I sure can't. Everything maxes out the cpu and / or fatal error. Can you block out say the nw quarter of the map and upload for me? I think this is all I need anyway.

[nivuahc]

Have you tried inserting it into a blank drawing?

[drizzt]

tried inserting it into a blank drawing, I got the fatal error with that.

Let me restart my machine and see if I can insert then.

[Dinosaur]

These things are closed LWPollylines.  I exploded the one you seemed most interested in having.

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[drizzt]

restarting the machine didn't work.

Dino, tried the link and it doesn't work

[Dinosaur]

I think it was still open when I tried to upload.  Try this zipped one

[drizzt]

Dino is the man!!!

worked fine that time.

This soves the immediate problem, but why do you people think it happened like this? Am I going to continue to have these problems?

[Dinosaur]

I don't think LWpolylines were native to r2000 files.  That is why I exploded it - made it huge, but something 2000 could understand.
I think you are going to have to have something that can import 2004 format files or keep having problems with newer data.

[drizzt]

One more reason to upgrade I guess

Thanks to everyone that helped me on this. I am on a tight deadline here and couldn't have made it without you guys!!

[Dinosaur]

I am glad I was able to help - just wish the solution had come quicker for you.  I think there was also something not quite right with your SHP file.  I know it took a LONG time for 2006 to bring it into a drawing considering there were only 38 entities.  You might have been able to use it directly if not for whatever was going on with that.  My 2006 may have made the entities to be LWpolylines on its own and thus caused the problem.  I skipped using r14 and the entire r2000 dwg format and am not sure which entities they will read.