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Points: 5 		Direct Link To This Post Topic: Invalid Drawing
    Posted: 01.Aug.2011 at 14:48
Anytime I save an xref, I get the following in the command line when I reload the xref at the sheet level:

** File P:\New Drawings\ROCKWALL 030706\xref files\9A-AD1A.dwg isn't a valid
drawing.
*Invalid*

This just started yesterday.  I am using AutoCAD Architecture 2011.  Any help is appreciated.  Thanks.
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Points: 7175 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01.Aug.2011 at 17:40
What is the source of the xref?  Did it come from a client or another sub-contractor perhaps?
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Points: 5 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01.Aug.2011 at 18:15
Originally posted by John Connor John Connor wrote:

What is the source of the xref?  Did it come from a client or another sub-contractor perhaps?


Nope.  A file I created.  This problem also started on 3 other machines...two 2011 and one running 2012.
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Points: 7175 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01.Aug.2011 at 18:54
Have you tried running a PURGE and AUDIT on the file?
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Points: 5 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01.Aug.2011 at 19:13
Originally posted by John Connor John Connor wrote:

Have you tried running a PURGE and AUDIT on the file?


Purge, yes.   Audit no.  Will try that.  Thanks.
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Points: 7175 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01.Aug.2011 at 19:20
When you run PURGE do you delete all unreferenced RegApps?
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Points: 5 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01.Aug.2011 at 19:25
Originally posted by John Connor John Connor wrote:

When you run PURGE do you delete all unreferenced RegApps?


Yes, I purge everything.
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Points: 7175 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01.Aug.2011 at 23:03
First run the command line version of purge and specifically target REGAPPS all by themselves.  Then go back and do it a second time but select the option "ALL".
Then run the AUDIT command.
Finally, save the file before doing anything else.
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