gnkarch Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I have just started using VW2011 after using VW2009 for 2 years and I am not able to open any 2009 files in VW2011. The program hangs when trying to update plug-in objects. If anyone knows why this might be happening I would appreciate any input. Quote Link to comment
gnkarch Posted March 18, 2011 Author Share Posted March 18, 2011 Played a round a little more: Can't open any old VW files regardless of version. But can import DWG's and PDF's w/o a problem. Program seems to function fine otherwise. Am not experiencing speed problems as others have reported. At least not yet - haven't created a large file yet. Quote Link to comment
Farookey Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Hi Do you have the latest service pack? I just opened a large VW2009 (137.6MB) file from VW website on VW2011. It took a little while, but it opened without any apparent hitches. Quote Link to comment
gnkarch Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 Yes I do (SP2). What do you mean by a little While? Quote Link to comment
Jim Smith Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Farookey Did you try opening the files directly or did you do a batch convert? Quote Link to comment
Jim Smith Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 It's always best to Batch Convert. As a matter of policy we attempt to work on a project in the iteration of VW that a file was created in; this avoids major headaches. If that is not an option, we do two things: 1. Batch Convert the file. 2. Open our Template file & assign the project name # number to the new file. 3. Reference information from the Batch Converted file into the new file & adjust as require, making sure to sever the link between the two files. 4.Delete the Batch Converted file. In some rare cases we will just use the Batch Converted file (say to share a PDF or make a minor note) but NOT if we are going to spend any significant time on a project file. This can be a pain in the asterisks to set-up, especially if there are loads of notes in the annotation layer (hope Mr Nemetchek is listening) but it avoids much heartache & non billable time later. Someday this might work better, but it will likely be the same time when the stairs & windows & other PiO's work like something from the 21st century. Quote Link to comment
gnkarch Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 Tried Batch Convert. No change - freezes when updating plug-ins. Quote Link to comment
Pat Stanford Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 If you can send me a sample file that crashes you, I will be happy to try and open it here. that might tell you if it is a problem with the file or with your installation of VW. The email address in my signature can accept a file of up to 40MB. Quote Link to comment
gnkarch Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 Updated to SP3 about a week ago and happy to report the problem appears to be fixed The couple of files I tested opened fairly quickly w/o a problem. I will be using 2011 on new projects, hopefully w/o issues. Quote Link to comment
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