one or more objects in this drawing cannot be saved to the specified format

[KCCDCONSERVE]

Any solution to this problem other than constantly running audits or sideline RD? Image attached...

[Sinc]

Do you have C3D configured to save to a different version? For example, are you using C3D 2010, with it set to save to 2007 format?

If so, don't do that. C3D really doesn't like it.

-- Sinc
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[KCCDCONSERVE]

Nope...default settings. 2010 saving to 2010.

[Anonymous]

KCCDCONSERVE wrote:
> Any solution to this problem other than constantly running audits or sideline RD? Image attached...

There's a Raster Design hotfix for use with C3D 2010. Have you
installed that on your system? I'm not sure if it addresses the
specific issue you are facing, but it's worth installing it:

http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=DL13435443

--
Himanshu Gohel. Civil 3D Team, Autodesk, Inc.
Autodesk Civil 3D Product Information: http://www.autodesk.com/civil3d
Civil Engineering Community Portal: http://civilcommunity.autodesk.com

[KCCDCONSERVE]

It has been installed...no change.

[Anonymous]

Himanshu -

I have had this issue appear with Raster Design in drawings opened and
prior to Raster Design initialization. After a RD init, I don't get the
error.

Matthew Anderson, PE CFM



Himanshu Gohel wrote:
> KCCDCONSERVE wrote:
>
>> Any solution to this problem other than constantly running audits or sideline RD? Image attached...
>>
>
> There's a Raster Design hotfix for use with C3D 2010. Have you
> installed that on your system? I'm not sure if it addresses the
> specific issue you are facing, but it's worth installing it:
>
> http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=DL13435443
>
>

[Anonymous]

Matt.Anderson wrote:
> I have had this issue appear with Raster Design in drawings opened and
> prior to Raster Design initialization. After a RD init, I don't get the
> error.

Hi Matt,

By "initialization" do you mean you have to run Raster Design first?

--
Himanshu Gohel. Civil 3D Team, Autodesk, Inc.
Autodesk Civil 3D Product Information: http://www.autodesk.com/civil3d
Civil Engineering Community Portal: http://civilcommunity.autodesk.com

[Anonymous]

Initialization - Demand load...ie, the splash screen appears and one
can now actually use Raster Design after using Civil 3d edits for some
time...

Matthew Anderson, PE CFM

Himanshu Gohel wrote:

Matt.Anderson wrote:

  

I have had this issue appear with Raster Design in drawings opened and 

prior to Raster Design initialization.  After a RD init, I don't get the 

error.

    

Hi Matt,



By "initialization" do you mean you have to run Raster Design first?



  

[TerryJ01]

Probably old news but I had the same problem and I fixed it by doing a "-purge" and erasing all. it found a zero length object which i deleted then i was able to save.

[Matt.Anderson]

I have also had a user who had inserted a Google Earth image, but manually erased it from the drawing.  The image remained unreferenced in the External Reference palette.  Removing the unreferenced image from the palette eliminated the error.  

[AllenJessup]

You can read more on this in http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-2009/One-or-more-objects-in-this-drawing-cannot-be-saved-to-th... & http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-Civil-3D/Cannot-Save/td-p/2658410

Allen

[syria89]

the only way i was able to save it and fix it is

-purge---recap---Enter-no

-pruge---all----enter--no

audit---yes

then close the drawing and reopen it in recovery it will fix it

corrupted drawing

maybe caused by $AUDIT-BAD-LAYER

but from my side it fixed it

[AllenJessup]

What version on Civil 3D are you using? I haven't seen this occur in 2011.

Allen

[alaaeldinalsahli]

civil 3d 2011

me either

it is only with one specific drawing

[ryanswezy]

I have come across the same problem. My boss gave me a CD with 2 drawings on it, I copied them to the directory I wanted to save them in. I opened the drawings, and when autosave occurred or when I tried closing and AutoCAD asked me to if I wanted to save changes, I received the same error message.

I tried a few suggestions on this thread. Nothing seemed to work. I asked my boss about the drawings. He told me the person he got the drawings from drew the drawings in version 12 AutoCAD, which is a much older version.

The only way I was able to get around the message was by creating a new drawing. I copied with base point everything in the drawing that was not working and pasted it in my new drawing, then did the purge command, and saved as the new file. Everything is good now. I feel it had to do with compatibility. I'm using AutoCAD 2010 the main version of the program. I normally save my files as a 2004 version, but this time I saved as 2010 version. Hope this helps others. Creating a new drawing and copying everything with base point to the new drawing may seem like a lot of work, but it's actually quick and easy, just make sure all layers are turned on, and that no layers are locked to make sure everything gets copied over.

[AllenJessup]

Tanks for the posting. That method is approximately equal to a complete purge. Sine you're selecting the objects, you're leaving everything else behind.

Allen

[beardedone]

One of my users had this same trouble today.  Running Civilized on Windows XP Dell workstation machine.  First thought was to purge and audit.  This has worked for me on this error message in the past. No Joy.  The audit failed.  When has that ever happened before?  Within Civil, I was unable to: save, saveas (all file type options failed), wblock (never invoked the preview window), copy and paste (even one line caused a copy clip failure), export to autocad same error as on save : "named object dictionary eopen for input".  I spent two hours and decided to just restart the machine.  On open, Civil created a recover drawing, and eventually I was able to recover the drawing but it took another hour to sort through, and all 72,000 objects had errors that required repair.  We'll see at 6:00 am whether the user data is acceptable to him.  I'm hoping his stakeout points created today and the point blocks are not affected.  Looking at the file logs, it appears that there was a windows update taking place during the time he was working in the file.  Could this have something to do with it?  I don't know, but I'm going to disable his automatic windows updates.

[beardedone]

Translation: Civilized = Civil3d2011

What other spelling corrections did I hastily accept?

[shunter62]

Something is delaying the Autodesk files. Sometimes it is a busy,full, slow network server or your anti-virus package deployed across the network. A badly timed network backup also will prevent files from being saved and produce the "drawing cannot be saved" message. It is not necessarily a problem with an Autodesk product or file.

At one job we had horrible difficulties with Symantic anti-virus: it wanted to re-examine every electron that crossed its path. Every day, all the time. It could never "remember" that it had cleared a file for use. Our IT person actully isolated the problem and a switch to another security product brought relief.

Hope this helps.

Susan H

[MarkSanchezSPEC]

We have had success twice fixing this issue so just wanted to post what worked for us.

In Map 2011 (Win XP x86) we were able to solve this by Purging Registered Applications.  To do that, enter at the commnd line:

-PURGE R * No

In Civil 2012 (Win7 x64) we were able to solve this by deleting the user's "C3D 2012" windows profile folders AND deleting the HKCU reg key for Civil 2012 using Regedit.  That would be:

Delete 2 Folders:
C:\Users\LOGIN_NAME\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\C3D 2012
C:\Users\LOGIN_NAME\AppData\Local\Autodesk\C3D 2012

Delete 1 Registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R18.2\ACAD-A000:409

After that, just restart AutoCAD to have it re-configured.