call a priest!

[nsda]

We have a drawing that is very crash prone. It contains an drawing that was converted from AutoCad 14 (it has been cleaned up after conversion, everything "maps out" in VW as it should.) Anyway, the drawing will crash VW (10.1, and 10.5, both Windows 98/2000 and Mac OS 10.2.8) 100% of the time if we:

1. Replace a symbol

or

2. Gray other classes

or

3. Change a saved sheet

Opening the drawing after the app crash results in a a C++ Library Runtime Error on our PCs, and another speedy crash on our Macs. The document is now corrupt and forces us to re-create our work, (very nervously) from an old, "pre-corruption-ed" backup. ???? we're stumped...

[CipesDesign]

nsda, no guarantees, but, every once in while you can fix a corrupt file by cutting and pasting all of the data, one layer at a time, into a brand new document. Good luck. I've been there and I know it's no fun...

Peter

[Andrew Bell@NV]

quote:

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Originally posted by CipesDesign:

nsda, no guarantees, but, every once in while you can fix a corrupt file by cutting and pasting all of the data, one layer at a time, into a brand new document.

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Also, if you can't open the document at all, try using workgroup referencing to import the layers into another document.

Alternatively, contact NNA tech support.

[matto]

We have had a lot of success if the workgroup reference approach, as it doesn't really open the corupted file, it just reads it. Just make sure to cut the reference after but keep the info once it is in the file.

if you can leave the ACAD import layer behind.

Then you should make a back up of this

and purge un-used objects.

And there is no way to recover the saved sheets.

so you need to rebuild them.

[MikeN]

I'll second the workgroup reference process....works like a charm.

By the way, do you work at NSDA or is just a coincidence that your name relfects that of the storied Vancouver firm of Neale Staniszkis Doll Adams? If you do work there, Pete and or Geoff at Resolve should be able to assist you if you run into further problems. Also, please pass on my regards to Brian, Garth, Jolene and Co.

MN

[Jonathan Pickup]

if you want to know how to save a corrupt file using the WGR method to to this website and download the free PDF file:

http://www.archoncad.co.nz/

look under tips and tricks

Jonathan