Losing Symbol Link

[jlr573]

When i create a new panel symbol and link it to an catalog item it will insert that item correctly, but if i try to go back to use it again ACAD tells me that it doesn't have a link to the block file. I pretty sure I'm linking it correctly because i do it the same way every time and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. This problem started we upgraded to 2007.

[Anonymous]

Can you explain some more about what you do and get. Or take a screenshot of the problem. Because it may be several things.

Sven Kloeck
Electrical Network Design

[jlr573]

Problem:
When i try to insert a new Panel symbol from the catalog database AutoCAD tells me that it can't find the symbol.

What I've done:
When I create a new symbol I save it to the correct panel library folder. Then I create the catalog information. Then I click ok to get out of the catalog, then i link the catalog information to the new symbol, click ok and AutoCAD inserts the symbol, No problem.

The problem occurs when i try to re-insert the same symbol from the catalog.

[Anonymous]

I don't use 'insert footprint (catalog list)' so I don't know much about this. I'm guessing you're getting a message like in the attachment. Look in the database 'wd_picklist.mdb' and see what block it references to. Also look if the project file has the correct panel footprint path.

Sven Kloeck
Electrical Network Design

[renata_pfeifer]

You might also want to check the footprint_lookup.mdb. I have added lots of panel components and sometimes have the same problem. Not sure why, but I have started to double check the databases to make sure the information is added and not just temporarily inserted.
Also make sure the catalog information matches to in the default_cat.mdb Message was edited by: renatap

[renata_pfeifer]

added view of database to show connection.
Renata