One or more SHX files are missing. What do you want to?

[Anonymous]

I started getting this error message when I opened a drawing file in AutoCAD 2018.  This message does not appear in AutoCAD 2017.

The I checked what was missing. it says Detail_22.shx. I searched my AutoCAD 2017 program folders and the project file folders and there's no such thing as Detail_22.shx?

[john.vellek]

Hi @Anonymous,

The font name that shows up in the Text Style window is not necessarily the name of the SHX file.  I suggest going to your 2017 drawing environment and run eTransmit. This should grab the fonts the drawing is using. Then you can open the resulting zip to see which SHX files are not in your 2018 install.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

[rkmcswain]

At the AutoCAD Command Line in the version that works, type this in (with the parenthesis)

(findfile "Detail_22.shx")

What does it return?

If nil, then you probably have the warning dialog disabled for that version, but not for 2018.

See this post for more details.

[Anonymous]

I did an E-transmit but  there's no *.shx files in it. see attached e-transmit zip

[john.vellek]

Hi @Anonymous,

 In the eTransmit Transmittal setup options verify that you have checked the Include Fonts option.

Please also in AutoCAD 2017, open the file and type ST for Text Style. Verify that every Style on the left has a valid font assigned to it on the right. If there are any little warning symbols next to the font name then the font is either damaged or missing.  It is possible that in 2017 your font is not found either and the FONTALT variable is simply substituting another font in its place.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

[rkmcswain]

john.vellek wrote:

The font name that shows up in the Text Style window is not necessarily the name of the SHX file.

@john.vellek - there are no fonts in question here. Look at the second image posted by @Anonymous . It's prompting for a shape file, not a font. When a font is missing, a different dialog is shown (see below).

[rkmcswain]

Read the README file in your eTransmit.

The following files could not be located:

KROYR.(shx,ttf)
KROYM.(shx,ttf)
DETAIL_22.(shx,ttf)
Areals\20.png
shadow.(shx,ttf)
HELVBOLD.(shx,ttf)

As I suspected above, your 2017 environment is configured to hide the warning dialog about missing shapes/fonts.

[scot-65]

Eliminating the opening dialog can be resolved with either
of the two methods shown below.

To reassign a file to a style:
Start troubled drawing.
Command STYLE --> Select desired style name and
reassign the associated font file to that style if there
is a yellow triangle next to the font file name.
Save drawing.

I have the file and want to load the file onto the troubled workstation:
With your favorite file manager, place font file in desired location other
than the default AutoCAD fonts folder. Suggest creating a "Support" folder.
Start AutoCAD.
Command OPTIONS and declare a support path to the folder
that contains the file.
Start troubled drawing.
Use this support folder as a dumping ground for all future SHX files
as well as stand-alone PAT (hatch) files. When having to reload the
AutoCAD software (or updating to a newer version), all your custom
files that are not part of the OOTBox AutoCAD structure will still be
available. Simply create a support path to the folder.

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[john.vellek]

Hi @rkmcswain,

Right you are sir! Good catch.

@Anonymous, I exported the linetypes in the file and attached it here to this post.  It shows the one shape file in the Detail 22 linetype. Apparently the shape was stored in a Box folder. on the desktop.  The shape file is referenced in one of the linetypes and there are some others that you might need to check.

[rkmcswain]

Again, this is not about FONTS and TextStyles.

Moreover, @Anonymous doesn't have the missing .SHX file at all.

[Anonymous]

typing this at the command prompt

(findfile "Detail_22.shx")

I get nil

How do i turn on the warning dialoq for 2017?

[Anonymous]

Your etransmit dialog is different from mine. I don't have those options

[rkmcswain]

mlara wrote:

typing this at the command prompt

(findfile "Detail_22.shx")

I get nil

How do i turn on the warning dialoq for 2017?

See https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Restore-...

[rkmcswain]

mlara wrote:

Your etransmit dialog is different from mine. I don't have those options

You have to go into the transmittal setup options to access the dialog that John posted. It does not matter in this case, since you don't have the shape file anyway. Pretty sure it is checked since your README says it could not find those files.

[john.vellek · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous,

The missing shape is in one of the linetypes in the drawing. I made a quick video to show you how to access the transmittal options in eTransmit.

[john.vellek · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous,

Did you grab the linetype file I provided and modify the Shape file associated with the specific linetype in your drawing? If you reload the linetype it should eliminate the error message.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.