topic How to get rid of "Select Shape File" dialog box in AutoCAD Forum

How to get rid of "Select Shape File" dialog box

mikegera — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 13:02:57 GMT

AutoCAD 2000 question:

The "Select Shape File" dialog box keeps popping up when we open drawings.

How to we prevent this permanently?

Thanks!

Re: How to get rid of "Select Shape File" dialog box

Alfred.NESWADBA — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 13:18:59 GMT

Hi,

you get that dialog every time a drawing searches for an SHX file but does not find it.

If the SHX file is missing AutoCAD can't display the linetypes correct or shows text objects with another/wrong font.

Either you have that missed SHX-file, then place it in one of the AutoCAD support folders (or edit the options in AutoCAD and add a support folder to the folder the SHX file is stored).

If you don't have the SHX file first try to get it (ask the one who created that drawing) ... or change the linetypes which use this SHX to another linetype.

HTH, - alfred -

Re: How to get rid of "Select Shape File" dialog box

pendean — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 13:54:13 GMT

Sometimes, not always, a WBLOCK of your entire modelspace content to a new file can get rid of it if it is not used in the objects you select.

Re: How to get rid of "Select Shape File" dialog box

JTBWorld — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 17:05:14 GMT

Not a permanent solution but a workaround is to have an app closing the dialog box automatically. See our freeware app here.

Re: How to get rid of "Select Shape File" dialog box

cfandrich — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 15:24:07 GMT

If you want to permanently ignore it and not know if there are missing SHX files, then the steps are:

To bring back the Missing SHX Files dialog and turn off the prompt in the future, do the following:

Type OPTIONS and press enter.
Open the 'System' tab and click 'Hidden Messages Settings'.
Reactivate the message for .shx files.
Click 'OK' and 'Apply'.
Close and re-open Civil 3D and open the DWG giving the error.
When the 'Missing SHX' files message appears, select "Ignore the missing SHX files and continue" and check Always perform my current choice.

Found here: https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Cannot-turn-off-the-pop-up-to-specify-a-replacement-for-SHX-files-in-Civil-3D.html

Re: How to get rid of "Select Shape File" dialog box

cadffm — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 15:29:23 GMT

Impossible in AutoCAD2000 😉

Re: How to get rid of "Select Shape File" dialog box

cfandrich — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 18:40:00 GMT

Oh geeze Sebastian! I totally missed that part!! Thank you 🙂