Issue Sharing CAD Plans

[jstark3FPXB]

One of our end users is trying to share out CAD plans to a client. They exported from CET to CAD, bound the x-ref to the drawing, and saved it. When the client tried to open the file they got the error message attached. What could be causing this and how do we fix it? 

[bob_mpc]

Well, the warning is just a warning - file was created by non-AutoDesk app. 

And obviously the xref was not bound for some reason. Try AUDIT or RECOVER of both the x-ref and the "main" file, especially after it is exported by other software.

[pendean · Accepted solution]

---

@jstark3FPXB wrote:

They exported from CET to CAD

---

It's just a warning, nothing else, just a warning: it exposes what "they" did to anyone using AutoCAD. If that bothers "them", then "they" need to be using AutoCAD to open their creation then WBLOCK to create a new file then open this newer file and QSAVE that drawing to mask the fact that "they" created files from other programs.

The XREF issue may just be a pathing problem: no paths and storing the XREF in the same folder as the top DWG file often solves the issue, better yet, using AutoCAD's ETRANSMIT command to fix xref pathing issues and packaging drawings for a client is the better approach.

Now you know the fixes.

HTH