Detail Component Manager - No Detail Component Database

[Anonymous]

I have been on Desktop 2005. My office recently updated to AutoCAD Architecture 2008. I just switched to 2008 two days ago. I am the only one in the office that used the Detail Component Manager.

I have tired to open the The Detail Component Manager (pull down menu and the icon) - I keep getting a pop-up box stating, "There are no Detail Component databases specified. Please set databases at AEC Content Tab in Options dialog."

I have gone into the AEC Content Tab and set the Design Center Content Path to: "C:\ . . .\ACD-A 2008\enu\AEC Content"

In the Catalog Content Root Path I have set to: "C:\ . . . \ACD-A 2008\enu"

I am still getting the dialog box. Please help. I rely on the Detailer. I will be very disappointed if I cannot use it any longer.

Kyle

[Anonymous]

No, you need to go to Options> Aec Content and then ADD the Details database
(bottom of the dialog). Browse out to the location of all your content
folders and the Db (.mdb file) is in the Details folder. Same for Keynotes
if you use those.

Fitz
Autodesk

wrote in message news:5733778@discussion.autodesk.com...
I have been on Desktop 2005. My office recently updated to AutoCAD
Architecture 2008. I just switched to 2008 two days ago. I am the only one
in the office that used the Detail Component Manager.

I have tired to open the The Detail Component Manager (pull down menu and
the icon) - I keep getting a pop-up box stating, "There are no Detail
Component databases specified. Please set databases at AEC Content Tab in
Options dialog."

I have gone into the AEC Content Tab and set the Design Center Content Path
to: "C:\ . . .\ACD-A 2008\enu\AEC Content"

In the Catalog Content Root Path I have set to: "C:\ . . . \ACD-A 2008\enu"

I am still getting the dialog box. Please help. I rely on the Detailer. I
will be very disappointed if I cannot use it any longer.

Kyle

[Anonymous]

I have attempted the "Add" Under the Detail Component Database" Which currently contains:
Aec Detail Component Database (UK)
Aec Detail Component Database (US)

Keynote Database:
Aec Keynote database (UK NBS)
Aec Keynote Assemblies Database (Imperial)
Aec Keynote Assemblies Database (Metric)
Aec Keynote Database (US)

I did a search via windows explorer for *.mdb files - I came up of a list with in *.cab - those would not load.

Message " microsoft jet database engine cannot find the input table or query "fingerprint". "

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Ok, the default path to the DBs in 2008 is C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Application Data\Autodesk\ACD-A 2008\enu\Details\Details (US). Your
path should be the same if you installed content to the default location.

Try first: Find the Details .mbd file, then remove the Details DBs listed in
the dialog in Aec Content, then browse out to the where you located it and
load it again.

Fitz
Autodesk

wrote in message news:5734075@discussion.autodesk.com...
I have attempted the "Add" Under the Detail Component Database" Which
currently contains:
Aec Detail Component Database (UK)
Aec Detail Component Database (US)

Keynote Database:
Aec Keynote database (UK NBS)
Aec Keynote Assemblies Database (Imperial)
Aec Keynote Assemblies Database (Metric)
Aec Keynote Database (US)

I did a search via windows explorer for *.mdb files - I came up of a list
with in *.cab - those would not load.

Message " microsoft jet database engine cannot find the input table or query
"fingerprint". "

[Anonymous]

Thank you! It works. Your help was much appreciated.

Kyle

[Anonymous]

I got the same error, went into Options and there was nothing in the database add/remove area, and when i went to add, i got the same error again, then i repathed,the designcenter path to enu/details folder, and then when i went to use the Detail Component library i get an error, No" databases specified.." can anyone help?

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

By the way, we did a repair on ACA 09, and it went away and now it is back again!