Display full version of the post: Ignore Missing SHX Files

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05.04.2010, 10:20
How many times have you tried to open a drawing, only to be stopped short by a dialog like this one: It indicates that there�s a font or shape (SHX) file used by the drawing that AutoCAD LT can�t find. (The missing SHX file looks a little different, with a �browse� option to let you navigate to the file if you have it.) You can click Cancel (or OK, if you have a replacement font or file), but then you might get another warning for the next missing file�and another for the one after that�sometimes it feels like you�re clicking Cancel forever. Fortunately, AutoCAD LT 2011 puts an end to the endless clicking. The first time you open a drawing that references missing SHX files, you�ll see this instead: This dialog gives you a choice between specifying a replacement for each missing file (the way it worked before), or just ignoring the problem and opening the drawing. Even better, there�s a check box at the bottom to remember your current choice, so if you select Ignore and check the box, you�ll never be prompted again. Admittedly, �ignoring� the problem doesn�t make it go away. You still get a notification in the text window about the missing files, and you still have to track them down (which probably means a phone call to whoever sent you the drawing) in order for the file to display correctly. But if you�re opening up a whole bunch of drawings at once, which each have a whole bunch of missing files, won�t it be nice to skip all the *Cancel* *Cancel* *Cancel* clicks?Go to the original post...