GD&T Symbols not displaying properly

[Anonymous]

The symbols appear fine in the program dialog box, but on the drawing they are just letters. Help!

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

I guess it's the font you used, but to make sure it would be great to get the drawing so we can look into it's styles and settings.

- alfred -

[vladimir_michl]

Your gdt.shx font file is missing or corrupted. It should be located here:

c:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2018\R22.0\enu\Support\gdt.shx

Vladimir Michl, www.cadstudio.cz  www.cadforum.cz

[Anonymous]

I'm not going to pretend that all this stuff is placed correctly. I am still learning GD&T, so please don't be harsh about my ability to use it. Worth mentioning, this file was created with Solidworks. The customer requires everything be available in .DWG for whatever reason.

[vmichl_cs]

Well, this file is not a DWG format file (it has just a DWG extension) so anything can happen but the GDT symbols show up properly in my AutoCAD so I recommend to locate and fix the GDT.SHX file (should be placed in AutoCAD support path).

Vladimir Michl, www.cadstudio.cz  www.cadforum.cz

[Anonymous]

So I ran the repair function through the AutoCad launcher, and found the file shx file, but nothing has changed. Even when I generate a feature control frame in AutoCad, I still get the same result. I have installed AutoCad on my E drive, and not on my C drive. Is it maybe looking in the wrong place?

[vladimir_michl]

Yes, maybe. This is why you should check the AutoCAD support path settings - see OPTIONS > Files > Support Search Path

Vladimir Michl, www.cadstudio.cz  www.cadforum.cz

[Anonymous]

Here is a pdf with steps for OsX