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Autocad 2013 - Cannot open database - AecDtlComponents

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081807
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Autocad 2013 - Cannot open database - AecDtlComponents

I am getting an error when I try to use my detail components.

 

It said it cannot find the AecDtlComponents (US).mbd.  I have found the database and opened it up. It looks fine.

When I go into my options under AEC content I add a "Detail Component Database" it said "cannot open database... AecDtlComponents.mbd"

 

An imgae of the error is attached below.

 

Does anyone else have this issue? Or does anyone have a solution of how to install the database?

 

Any help would be very much appreciated.

 

Thank you,

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Message 2 of 26
David_Knight
in reply to: 081807

Have you verified the "M:\..." Path is correct for the file?

Message 3 of 26
bryce.thelin
in reply to: 081807

Are you able to add the paths in within the "Configure Detail Component Databases" window? There should be both a US and UK .MDB file. Default is here:

 

C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\ACA 2013\enu\Details\Details (US)\AecDtlComponents (US).mdb
C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\ACA 2013\enu\Details\Details (UK)\AecDtlComponents (UK).mdb




Bryce Thelin
AutoCAD Product Support
Message 4 of 26
bryce.thelin
in reply to: 081807

I wanted to follow up with you on this discussion thread. Were you able to get the detail components working?




Bryce Thelin
AutoCAD Product Support
Message 5 of 26
081807
in reply to: 081807

Thank you for the follow up. I haven't gotten it to work. For some reason I am not able to load any detail component databases into autocad. Is there a reason for this? The database file itself seems to open just fine, it just wont load into autocad. David A. Burd, LEED(r)AP Job Captain / BIM Manager.

Message 6 of 26
bryce.thelin
in reply to: 081807

Hi David,

 

Try resetting AutoCAD to defaults by clicking Start > All Programs > Autodesk > AutoCAD Architecture 2013 > Reset Settings To Default. It will let you save your current settings first.

 

If that doesn't help, then try uninstalling and reinstalling AutoCAD.

 

If the reinstall doesn't fix the error, then try removing and reinstall the .NET Framework. I'll assume that you are using Windows 7 64-bit. Go through Programs and Features and uninstall everything that starts with "Microsoft .NET" and then download and install the following:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=17718

 

Let me know how this works out.




Bryce Thelin
AutoCAD Product Support
Message 7 of 26
LEENAVE3948
in reply to: 081807

Uninstalled then reinstalled microsoft .net frame still having an issue with detail database not loading. Using Windows 7 64 bit. The detail database will not load at all cannot use the Deatailer.

 

Lee Nave

 

 

 

 

Message 8 of 26
David_W_Koch
in reply to: LEENAVE3948

I ran into this issue today, also.  Using the Reset Settings to Default utility for ACA 2013 did not work.  Repairing the installation of ACA 2013 also did not work.  I also have ACA 2011 installed on this machine, and tried that and found that the Details databases could not be read for that version, either.  Curiously, repairing the ACA 2011 installation fixed both 2011 and 2013.

 

I had been uninstalling some Betas today, in preparation for installing the shipping versions of 2014 releases, so that may have affected the ability of the other releases to read the databases.  Then again, I do not use the Details feature a lot on this computer, so they may not have been working properly prior to the uninstallations.


David Koch
AutoCAD Architecture and Revit User
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Message 9 of 26
discodrafting
in reply to: 081807

I'm having the same issue on my windows 8 machine running ACA 2010 and ACA 2014.

 

Very annoying especially when working in a drawing that already has detail components in it; everytime the cursor moves over the item the HUGE error window pops up and requires user to hit okay.  Impossible to work in such an inviornment.

 

WE NEED A FIX TO THIS ASAP!

Message 10 of 26
jerryjochum
in reply to: 081807

I am also having this same problem for some time on my laptop. Running WIn7 x64.   Had 2012 version running no problem  Added 2013 version and problems have begun.  Also made 2012 not work as well.  I did all the repairs mentioned above and still no fix.  This is very annoying and makes drawing building sections impossible. A REAL FIX IS NEEDED.

Message 11 of 26
anzaconline
in reply to: 081807

I had the same problem on 2 different computers both on Autocad 2011 2012 2013 and i fixed it by

using this registry input

 

Copy this text into notepad and save it as a ???.reg

 

then doubleclick it and import to registry it might do the trick

 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{E8540F22-D20E-483F-9FD5-A5A3553A7556}] @="Autodesk.Aec.JetDb32.CCSharpJetDbServer"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{E8540F22-D20E-483F-9FD5-A5A3553A7556}\Implemented Categories]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{E8540F22-D20E-483F-9FD5-A5A3553A7556}\Implemented Categories\{62C8FE65-4EBB-45E7-B440-6E39B2CDBF29}] @=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{E8540F22-D20E-483F-9FD5-A5A3553A7556}\InprocServer32] @="mscoree.dll" "ThreadingModel"="Both" "Class"="Autodesk.Aec.JetDb32.CCSharpJetDbServer" "Assembly"="AecJetDbServer, Version=5.7.68.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=d672471c03b2c408" "RuntimeVersion"="v4.0.30319"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{E8540F22-D20E-483F-9FD5-A5A3553A7556}\InprocServer32\5.7.68.0] "Class"="Autodesk.Aec.JetDb32.CCSharpJetDbServer" "Assembly"="AecJetDbServer, Version=5.7.68.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=d672471c03b2c408" "RuntimeVersion"="v4.0.30319"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{E8540F22-D20E-483F-9FD5-A5A3553A7556}\ProgId] @="Autodesk.Aec.JetDb32.CCSharpJetDbServer"

 

I will add it as a .reg file aswell

.reg is not aloowed so i put it as a .zip

 

This was tested with good resaults on windpws 7 64bit problem with database not found AectlComponents

 

Best regards

 

AnzacOnline

Message 12 of 26
jerryjochum
in reply to: anzaconline

Can you further detail how to perform this registry edit - I am not sure where you intend to paste this text into the reg edit.  Thanks.

Message 13 of 26
mikeshick
in reply to: anzaconline

awesome. worked on 2013 Arch
Mike Shick
www.medesigns.us
Message 14 of 26
discodrafting
in reply to: anzaconline

I used the registry edit suggested by anzaconline and it worked like a charm.

 

 

Thanks!

Message 15 of 26
bradb-acc
in reply to: 081807

AecDtlComponents FIX ACA 2013.reg   (aec1.zip)

 

The Windows 7 64-bit   registry file... add in... worked like a charm....

 

The NET reinstall is not necessary... with this fix...

 

Thank you for the fix....

 

Cheers

 

 

Brad

Message 16 of 26
bvandamm
in reply to: anzaconline

Can confirm. Adding the registry entries worked for AutoCAD Architecture 2014

 

Edit: spelling


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Message 17 of 26
freedom1k
in reply to: anzaconline

Worked for me with Win7 and ACA2014. great work!
Message 18 of 26
nelsonja
in reply to: anzaconline

Thanks for sharing. Was having this issue with 2012. My 2014 and 2015 work fine but 2012 was no longer working. Just running the .reg worked well.

Message 19 of 26
David_W_Koch
in reply to: anzaconline

This issue came up on one computer at my office today, for AutoCAD Architecture 2014.  The registry file included in the ZIP file attached to @anzaconline's post above resolved the issue.  I followed the suggested things to fix in this Autodesk Knowledge Network article, with the exception of deleting the files and trying to either replace them with "good files" or running a repair installation.

 

Our database files are in a network location, so there are no other "good files" to copy over them, and the repair option is also repeated further down the list of options to try.  Since other computers on our network could access the Detail Component Manager database files without issue, I presumed that the files were not corrupt.

 

The AKN article refers back to this Discussion Group thread, and the registry file ended up being the solution in this case.


David Koch
AutoCAD Architecture and Revit User
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Message 20 of 26

Thank you!!! Finally fixed this annoying issue.

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