AutoCAD 2022 - Unable to open .dxf file

[alanowen]

Can't open a DXF file with AutoCAD 2022 (Education/Student Version) ("Press enter" and file freezes), but it will open with Inkscape and with a DXF viewer programme, so I know that it works. When I try to use the AutoCAD DXF viewer I get the error in the title. AutoCAD 2022 will open other DXF files. Any ideas?

Thanks

Alan

[ The subject line of this post has been edited for clarity by @handjonathan Original: Unrecoverable exit code from extractor: -1073741831 ]

[cadffm]

Hi,

>>"so I know that it works"

>>"Any ideas?"

Open the file in a program what works for this file and create a new file.

(copy&paste content to another file, or use an "Export" feature - whatever your program offers)

[alanowen · Accepted solution]

Perfect! Thank you, worked a treat. Though I'mstill curious as to why Autocad 22 couldn't open its own file.

[pendean · Accepted solution]

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@alanowen wrote:

Perfect! Thank you, worked a treat. Though I'mstill curious as to why Autocad 22 couldn't open its own file.

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AutoCAD is very particular about the DXF structure: it must conform/adhere to the Autodesk created standard 100% perfectly. Everyone else, not so much. That's just a reality we all have to deal with these days.

[alanowen]

Thank you for your time. 👍