Drawing May Need Recovery

[malcolm.bale]

I'm working in a Plant3D Piping file and trying to add .dwg file as an external reference but I keep getting the message  - Drawing May Need Recovery.

There are already several External reference attached and this one was there previously.

How do I recover the .dwg file in question?

[Dan.Scales]

Hi @malcolm.bale,

If you can open the drawing outside of the project try running the AUDIT command on it to fix errors. If it can't be opened, then use the RECOVER command to open it.

Hope this helps,

Dan

[malcolm.bale · Accepted solution]

Thanks for your reply.

The problem started when working in a Plant3D Piping file and I trying to add a .dwg file as an external reference but I kept getting the message  - Drawing May Need Recovery

I followed this instruction which seemed to fix the problem.....

It could be that the file is broken. So please prepare the latest backup for each case.
In order for trying to repair, please open the drawing and execute the following commands, and try after each command (and saving) if the problem is gone:

• plantaudit
• purge
• audit