Crisis Averted...

[cstarr]

Good morning everyone:

We ran into a problem yesterday that brought work on the Texas Heart Hospital to a stand still. This morning, we were able to isolate the problem and fix it. The problem lay with AutoCAD linked files. There was one file in particular that we causing every copy of out project file to crash upon opening (both local and central). The alleged culprit ACAD file had an additional XREF attachment in it. Once the attachment was removed, all files opened properly.

Please be sure that the files you reference into Revit have:
No additional XREFS
been PURGED (Purge All command)
3rd party filters removed
3rd party apps removed


In summary - BE CAREFUL WHEN USING AUTOCAD LINKED FILES.

[cstarr]

To clarify,

THe XREF was removed from the dwg file, then when Revit opened the file and searched for all of the dwg linked files, it was able to open fine.

[sbrown]

Which release are you on? I noticed upon upgrading to 8.1(maybe it was 8.0 and I didn't notice) that revit brings the xrefs with it now. In the past it didn't. Maybe the factory could comment.

[Wes Macaulay]

Thanks for posting this. Always nice to hear how someone's horror story comes to a happier ending!

[cstarr]

We are using 8.1. I thought that you had to manually reload your linked files because that XREF in autocad has been there for quite some time. It's there for consultant purposes and has never needed to be 'reloaded' into Revit. It must be automatic now...hmmmm