AutoCAD 2004/2005/2006 DWG Format

[#1]

Hi, our designers recently were handed a pile of drawings containing proxy objects. The missing Application field lists "SPDSGraphiCS" I believe this is smartplant but I'm unable to find an object enabler for SmartPlant.

does one exist?

[#2]

Object enablers usually come from the software company that created the objects.

[#3]

What type of drawings?

[#4]

All types of drawings Electrical, Structural, Piping I&C the whole works. We used AutoPlant + ACAD 2005 for everything. The client took our AutoPlant drawings and added a bunch of little leaders, details, and tables with SmartPlant.

We’re not even able to delete them let alone edit them. I've tried everything from turning them into a block to xreffing them into a new drawing. As soon as I attach the xref or define the block all of the SmartPlant proxy stuff disappears. Our only option currently is to rip all of our geometry out of the drawing and redraw all of their details in a new drawing with straight CAD.

We have an ass-load of drawings to revise with all those darn proxy objects that we can't even touch. Licensing and installing SmartPlant for 100 designers is not feasible, so it looks like we’re going to have to just redraw that stuff.

[#5]

I wasn't aware that SmartPlant could be used with DWGs. If thats right, then yes you would have to redraw everything from scratch. You may want to contact the client and ask precisely what they did with them. They may be able to do an export-to-AutoCAD, so there are no proxy objects involved.

[#6]

I have been able to remove some proxy graphics by the following method:

1.  Go to your tools>options tab

2.  Then open the "open and save" tab.

3.  Change the "Demand Load OjbectsARXapps" setting  to "Disable Load on Demand"

4.  Close and re-open Autocad.

5.  Open a file with those Proxy graphics in it.

6.  Type in the command -wblock.  Then type a new file name.  This will be (hopefully") the new clean file.

7.  At the prompt type a * for everthing.

8.  Hopefully the new file don't have the proxy's in it. 

IDK....maybe worth a try?

Remember to set the "Demand Load OjbectsARXapps" setting back to what it was, and close and re-open Autocad.