Objects do not show when opening a Mechanical Desktop drawing file

[nickeshaffer]

I'm running AutoCAD 2006 and when someone sends me a Mechanical Desktop file (.dwg) i can open it, but the geometry does not show up...

any thoughts?

Dimensions, viewports, titleblocks, etc all show up... I've tried changing everything to one layer, but that doesn't help.

thanks in advance

[Wanderer]

are you sure you've got any/all needed object enablers installed on your machine (autodesk website > products > autocad > data and downloads)
I'm running AutoCAD 2006 and when someone sends me a Mechanical Desktop file (.dwg) i can open it, but the geometry does not show up...

any thoughts?

Dimensions, viewports, titleblocks, etc all show up... I've tried changing everything to one layer, but that doesn't help.

thanks in advance

[nickeshaffer]

are you sure you've got any/all needed object enablers installed on your machine (autodesk website > products > autocad > data and downloads)


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Limitations of the Autodesk Mechanical Desktop Object Enabler
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- When opening a Autodesk Mechanical Desktop drawing file in AutoCAD you will not be able
to edit or save the file.



any thoughts? i need to make some changes and save it in our database.

[jaberwok]

Upgrade or ask the supplier to export as autocad.

[nickeshaffer]

That easy? cool! here i thought it was something on my end! thanks!

[nickeshaffer]

ok this is weird, I tried to open it on someone else's computer and it opened fine... but on mine it doesnt... it opens, but as before no geometry... any thoughts on what setting i have different?

thanks

[jaberwok]

Tools/Options/Open & Save - (bottom right corner) Show Proxy Graphics ?

[nickeshaffer]

Tools/Options/Open & Save - (bottom right corner) Show Proxy Graphics ?

That was it!!!

Thank you much!

~N