cad trying to generate

[persdraftZN8X3]

anyone experiencing Civil 3d doing this......... just waiting to load for a long time without allowing to continue on with my drawing?

note the attachment and highlighted blue areas.

thanks,

Rick

persdraft@gmail.com  

[ChrisRS]

This can happen when using C3D.

The file may be corrupt. 

If it responds:

1. CAD Condom 
   1. Purge, all
   2. Audit, yes
   3. Repeat Audit until no changes are made.
   4. -PURGE, R, *, N.
   5. Save. 
2. Close and reopen C3D.
3. Recover the drawing.

The smooth operation of C3D requires good file management. 

[persdraftZN8X3]

thank you for your response, if the file would open all the way so I can type the 

"purge" in command line, then that would be ideal, but the file is not opening all the way.

[brian.strandberg]

Try doing RECOVER command.  This will check the drawing integrity.  If you suspect you could also use RECOVERALL, which will check the xrefs.

[neilyj666]

Have you tried INSERTing into a new drawing?

[persdraftZN8X3 · Accepted solution]

All,

I was not able to open the file fully to do any kind of copy to new drawing, nor do a purge.........

instead, I opened the drawing file I was working on in an earlier version.....weird.

I am currently working in 2024, but had to open it in 2022 which worked.

thank you all for coming to my rescue.

[neilyj666]

This reply reminds me that I actually had a similar situation a few weeks when a drawing refused to open in 2024, opened with no issues in 2023, saved it and then it opened in 2024 with no problems- odd 

[ChrisRS]

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@persdraftZN8X3 wrote:

thank you for your response, if the file would open all the way so I can type the 

"purge" in command line, then that would be ideal, but the file is not opening all the way.

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I did not read your original post carefully enough, to see that this was happening as the file was being opened.