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Trouble with dimensions

leonardo_anr — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 22:16:56 GMT

I opened my file and the dimensions all are misplaced, please help.

Re: Trouble with dimensions

paullimapa — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 01:04:15 GMT

upon attempting to Open your drawing I'm immediately prompted with this:

After selecting Recover I then get this:

Most likely the corruption has caused some of your misplaced dimensions.

You'll have to correct / fix these yourself.

Or perhaps you have a "1861 AMSTERDAM AVE - APTS-COPY.bak" file saved in the same folder that you can rename as "1861 AMSTERDAM AVE - APTS-COPY Backup.dwg" that may not be corrupted?

Re: Trouble with dimensions

imadHabash — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 04:41:26 GMT

Hi and Welcome to AutoCAD Forum,

Nothing weird in your CAD dwg file!!! I haven't received any CAD massage. Find attached new CAD dwg file.

hope it resolved your issue.

Re: Trouble with dimensions

leonardo_anr — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 04:54:14 GMT

They are misplaced in the test file too 😥

Re: Trouble with dimensions

imadHabash — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 05:15:39 GMT

Would you please make a clear screenshot for the misplaced dim?

Re: Trouble with dimensions

Kent1Cooper — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 16:39:40 GMT

@imadHabash wrote:

....

Nothing weird in your CAD dwg file!!! I haven't received any CAD massage. ....

I wonder whether this is a version-based issue. I got the same recovery-required and errors-found messages as @paullimapa when I opened the original drawing in Acad2026, but not [same as @imadHabash] in Acad2020. But I have no idea what the difference would be.

Re: Trouble with dimensions

paullimapa — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:19:06 GMT

I also have no problems opening the dwg in 2021 or 2022. But the Recover alert msg starts with 2023 up to 2026 and then those Dimensions both horizontally & vertically start flying across the screen as I've highlighted them in my msg #2.