Using powerbook pro with AutoCAD for mac 2013. Trying to open drawing created on mac and saved as autoCAD 2007. Drawing uses references tha are stored on a server accessable to the whole LAN. Well once a drawing has been saved and moved back to the windows machine the references are all broken. The actual files didn't move but I guess it has to do with Mac and Windows interface. The real problem is when I open the reference manager on the windows machine and repair all the paths they still don't work.
I am making sure the drawing is closed before opening the reference manager. I have gone over the instructions for replacing or changing the paths many times. I can't seem to figure out what's wrong.
When I open the drawing on the Windows machine I get the following warning; "Drawing you opened referenced contains custom objects unavailable Object ARX application. You do not need the orginial application to display proxy representations of objects saved in the drawing. However many manufactures provide object enablers that also allow you to edit these custom objects. Visit autocad object enabler assistant....
missing application
AECBASE 70
AECARCHBASE 70
AECBASE EX 70
AECSCHEDULE 70
LAN AECSCHEDULE DATA"
What exactly are object enablers?
Why is this happening now when it did not happen inthe past? Did the autosave override something?
I am reluctant to install in software on a workstation that is not exclusively my own, espically if I don't feel confidant about what I am doing is there any other workaround? The references files are mostly Jpegs and the like. Very generic file type.
Thanks in advance-
Attached are some screenshots showing how these missing files look in paperspace and modelspace and the third screenshot shows the location of the missing files on our local shared server. It also shows the file names and that they are simple files like Jpegs. Maybe I am using the wrong terminology but when I open the reference manager and point to the directory where these files are stored I just get these empy windows in the drawing with the names of the files. This is really holding up my workflow so any advice is greatly appreciated.