You can preview and open each drawing or backup file to choose which one should be saved as the primary DWG file. See related documents for instructions on using the partial open feature (AutoCAD only).ĭrawing Recovery Manager (command DRAWINGRECOVERY)ĭisplays a list of all drawing files that were open at the time of a program or system failure. Then repeat, skipping that layer next time. If the drawing was last saved in an older format, try using partial open to load the drawing one layer at a time until you find a layer containing an error.Export the drawing as a DXF™ file, then import the DXF file.Open the drawing in a previous release of the software, if available (AutoCAD only).Use WBLOCK command to insert the corrupt drawing into a new drawing.(By default, SV$ files are in the %TEMP% folder and BAK files are in the same directory as the DWG file.) Rename those files so that they have a DWG extension, and you may be able to open them.
Using Windows Explorer or the Windows Find feature, search the entire hard disk for autosave (SV$) files or backup (BAK) files with the same name as the drawing.See also Recover damaged drawing when RECOVER command not successful - TS19369 Start new drawing and DXFIN to import the new. INSERT the resulting file as block into a new drawing (check the “Explode” option or EXPLODE the block after inserting).WBLOCK all objects in the drawing to an external block file.Strips potentially corrupt custom objects Exports to a pure AutoCAD file in selected drawing version If a file can be opened but still shows signs of corruption, take the following steps:
Run INSERT and selected the corrupted drawing Attached and nested xrefs are also opened, repaired, resaved, and closed
Recommendation: Audit and purge before saving
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