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ullyses 
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 Topic: Fatal Error 0x0004 exception at 3092ce3eh
Posted: 25.Jan.2012 at 23:36 |
JC..........on the road tomorrow drumming up some work so I'll respond to your last comments on Friday. I don't think it is a drawing that is the problem though.
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heinsite
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Posted: 25.Jan.2012 at 21:56 |
 tulip3D wrote:
gummint work...so THATS how you land a job in Hawaii! LOL |
I've been here going on 37 yrs now... have only been a gobslob for the last 14 or so. Before that spent time in the real world of consulting and contracting. I like to say that at this point I've become a very difficult person to BS because I've been in everybody's shoes.
But yeah... it's not so much how I landed here but how I've managed to stay here.
Dave. 
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Dave Hein, P.E.
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Kona International Airport
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tulip3D
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Posted: 25.Jan.2012 at 21:53 |
gummint work...so THATS how you land a job in Hawaii! LOL
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heinsite
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Posted: 25.Jan.2012 at 21:35 |
btw... I managed to "fix" my Fatal Error problems this morning with a simple swap of a couple of corrupted DLL files. In my case the Windows update pushed either AcInetEngine18.dll or AcInetEngineps18.dll or both off the cliff. Lucky for me I still have AutoCAD LT 2011 on a computer at home. Grabbing those files and replacing them on the work machine got me running again.
Not perfect maybe, but a 4-hr time saver. Good enough for gobment work.
Dave.
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Dave Hein, P.E.
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Kona International Airport
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heinsite
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Posted: 25.Jan.2012 at 21:30 |
ullyses wrote:
JC. Sorry, going bonkers.
To me, a drawing format is A0, A1, A2 etc. Don't know how I can copy and paste a drawing into this forum. Have tried but the 'paste' bit is greyed out. Any ideas? |
Most of us would probably call your "drawing format" a template. That has a DWT filetype. We'd also encourage you to create some for your own use. They will contain all the same elements you currently have but they're specifically for starting new drawings. The problem that often happens with the copy/paste idea is that problems proliferate. You don't want that. Set up some templates. Make your most frequently used one your QNEW template. Live long and prosper.
The 7th icon from the left up top in the message edit window is the file upload button. To me it looks like a little folder with a zipper on it. Click it and include your dwg/jpg/gif/zip goodies when you're having problems. It's not as scary as you think. We might be... but the interface isn't.
Dave.
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Dave Hein, P.E.
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John Connor
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Posted: 25.Jan.2012 at 18:05 |
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Could your problems be associated with the conversion of drawings produced in ProEngineer that are converted to a DWG format?
Yes, they don't make it easy to post drawings here although a few people have resorted to uploading them into the CAD Blocks area. But then, they aren't necessarily blocks then are they?
When are you most likely to be on here? I might unmask my private email address just long enough for you to jot it down before I make it disappear. You could email your drawing sample directly to me.
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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>>
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ullyses
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Posted: 25.Jan.2012 at 13:06 |
JC. Sorry, going bonkers.
To me, a drawing format is A0, A1, A2 etc. If I want a drawing with one of these formats, I will call it up as a blank form, rename and save and start the drawing. If I don't want to use a drawing format, then I will start in the 'Drawing 1' blank canvas and then rename to whatever.
I can create either of these in Autocad or I may create a part/assembly in ProEngineer, create a 2D drawing (.drg format) from that software and then convert to a DWG in that software.
The file extension is .DWG
Don't know how I can copy and paste a drawing into this forum. Have tried but the 'paste' bit is greyed out. Any ideas?
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John Connor
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Posted: 25.Jan.2012 at 11:50 |
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ullyses: I asked four questions and you answered none of them. For someone seeking help that is not going to get you very far.
What do you mean you have drawings that do not have a drawing format?
What program was used to create the drawings?
What is their file
extension?
Can you post a drawing, with a DWG file extension, that you can no longer open using AutoCAD 2002?
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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>>
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John Connor
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Posted: 25.Jan.2012 at 11:48 |
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Draftsight is an AutoCAD clone. It functions much the same way as AutoCAD does. It will open DWG files as well as save to the DWG file format.
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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>>
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ullyses
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Posted: 25.Jan.2012 at 11:36 |
Further experimentation on drawing files highlights the following:
I can open most .dwg drawings without the software coming up with the Fatal Error signal. The one's I can open, if I wish to update in any way, I can, and also save. However, if I close the drawing and open it up again, the software crashes.
I have googled and come up with an alternative 2D cad system that is free, namely Draftsight. Has anyone used it and what is it like?
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