AutoCAD crashes with Fatal Error using WBLOCK

[adam.bielecki]

Hello,

Every time my collegue is trying to save a block (command WBLOCK) AutoCAD crashes with Fatal error. The problem is connected always with one specified drawing which is very needed. PURGE and AUDIT didn't help.

[ennujozlagam]

have you try to install latest updates form autodesk and see if helps. thanks

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

...additional to looking for updates:

>> The problem is connected always with one specified drawing

If command _AUDIT does not work you might try to

• create a new dwg-file
• open that defect one
• use copy & paste to "transfer" the geometry from the modelspace to the new drawing.

- alfred -

[jayhar]

Hi @adam.bielecki

Reset Settings to Default

Thanks

Jayhar

[adam.bielecki]

Thanks a lot. For now none of you advices works. Maybe I should have added that the size of the file is... 345 MB. Possible at all to work on such big drawing?

My colleague claims that problem started exist when he copied some elements exported from Creo. So maybe that is the reason?

[adam.bielecki]

Guys, if I sent you this file are you maybe check what can be wrong?

https://autode.sk/2Ioi4Bl

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

can you please upload that as zip file or attach it to the reply, otherwise the Autodesk Viewer tries to open it, and before it got visible there is no chance to download it.

- alfred -

[adam.bielecki]

Zip file in A360 because putting it as attachment doesn't work (max 75 MB is allowed)

https://autode.sk/2IoOWKg

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

File received 😉

Which product and version is in use?

Can you please start AutoCAD, start command _ABOUT and show us a screenshot from that dialog?

- alfred -

[adam.bielecki]

Product Version: N.402.0.0 AutoCAD 2017.1.2 Update

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> Product Version: N.402.0.0 AutoCAD 2017.1.2 Update

Vanilla AutoCAD or AutoCAD MEP or so (because MEP objects enabler were loaded)?

- alfred -

[adam.bielecki]

It is not AutoCAD MEP, I am not even aware of this MEP objects enabler...

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

looking to the objects inside the dwg-file you'll see types not available with plain (Vanilla) AutoCAD, like "AEC_WALL":

And that can be one source of your issue! _WBLOCK means it has to create a new drawing and within that drawing it has to create the same objects, as AutoCAD itself does not know how to create an "AEC_WALL" it's limited to do that.

You might try to run command -EXPORTTOAUTOCAD (instead of _WBLOCK) as this command explodes the AEC-objects to AutoCAD block-references, maybe that helps to get it working.

BTW: When you say that WBLOCK is crashing AutoCAD, which options in the WBLOCK dialog did you use? (select objects or entire drawing)?

With that size of drawing I would have split it to separate dwg-files and use XRef technology to get a combined view. Opening 350MB files is not what AutoCAD "likes" 😉

- alfred -

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

want to add ...

AutoCAD 2020, after detaching the referenced raster file, running command _-AUDIT to clean the RegApps:

• command _WBLOCK works file with some selected objects
• command _WBLOCK with "entire drawing" forces AutoCAD to use more memory than (at least I have) available.
• 

How much memory have you in your system, mine has 32GB and I had to stop AutoCAD before running totally out of memory.

- alfred -

[adam.bielecki]

@Alfred.NESWADBAmany thanks but after using -EXPORTTOAUTOCAD I got a DWG file and cannto open it - monit that invalid file.

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

my next step would then be to use command _WBLOCK to split your current drawing into either logical or geographical separated drawings.

So you don't need to _WBLOCK all objects, begin with the smallest group, export them to a new dwg-file, check the new dwg-file if it's working well, then delete these items from your big dwg, run command _PURGE to free hidden geometry. And that part-by-part.

It might help to close AutoCAD and reopen it, as this makes your memory clean and so proceed faster with the next AutoCAD session.

- alfred -

[adam.bielecki]

@Alfred.NESWADBA  unfortunately _WBLOCK doesn't work even if I select one simply line

[Alfred.NESWADBA · Accepted solution]

Hi,

for me that worked, but could be that my config (and installed verticals) help to get that done.

If WBLOCK crashes you might run the other way:

• open the original drawing
• erase all but a specific area (or logical set of geometry)
• run command _PURGE
• save that drawing as a new file, to be used later as XRef
• (repeat these steps until all parts are available as separated dwg-files)

- alfred -

[jayhar · Accepted solution]

Hi @adam.bielecki 

Same Issue Of Me, When I Wblock Autocad Crashes With Fatal Error And Error Message Like This

Command EXPORTTOAUTOCAD Helps To Fix.

Thanks

Jayhar