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Brooks252 · ‎11-27-2014

I use AutoCad 2010 on my laptop. My work computer uses AutoCad 2009. An architect we frequently collaborate with uses AutoCad 2002, and the engineering firm uses AutoCad 2014.

This past week we had a fast-turnaround project and AutoCad started acting up. I am wondering if it had problems with the drawing being full of various version sources. I used xrefs and blocks from a variety of sources and then saved the drawing in 2007. Of course I got the proxy object message, and usually opened it with ignore proxy objects.

Was this a mistake? The drawing was not that big, only 20 MB.

What is the best way to work with a drawing that has sources from numerous people and versions? Should I audit each xref and block before using them? I did audit the architect's drawing and it had 19,000 errors. But should I save all blocks to the version I'm using before inserting them into my drawing?

Thanks for your help,

Beth

Moshe-A · ‎11-28-2014

Beth Hi,

1. in office: if you do not save the dwg coming from other to dwg2007 you could not open them.

2. YES! i recommend purging & audit (recover) all files/xrefs coming from others.

3. install dwgTrueView R2013/2014/2015 so you can save files from dwg2010/dwg2013 to dwg2007

cheers

Moshe

Brooks252 · ‎12-05-2014

Thanks for your reply. I need something a little more in depth. #1 I did,
as I know you can't open a later version than you're using. #2 I did as
mentioned in my post. #3 I just downloaded...thanks, that may help. But the
real problem is bring in blocks, drawings, and objects from other versions.
I could open my drawing and work on it, but it seemed like it was affecting
the computer. I assume this means everything should be saved from the start
as the version I'm using, which is a lot of time and effort when you have a
deadline.

More suggestions? But I appreciate you input.
Beth