The File Won’t Import
There may be scenarios where you will receive an error while importing and DynaScape may shut down as a result. DynaScape may have difficulty importing if the AutoCAD® file:
• Has external references – ask the sender to remove them
• Contains too many solid fills – ask the sender to remove the solid fills
• Contains large rasters – ask the sender to remove the rasters
• Is corrupted – ask the sender to run an audit on the drawing to fix it
• Is not a legitimate AutoCAD® drawing file
• Is too old or too new (older than R14 and newer than version 2018)
• Is a 3-dimensional drawing.
If your drawing will not import, contact the person who sent it to you and ask them to save it as a different version. You should also ask about the issues listed above.
Some Geometry Did Not Import
If the imported AutoCAD® drawing appears to be missing some geometry it may be for the following reasons:
• There are more than 255 layers in the AutoCAD® drawing – additional layers will all appear on the Temp (v5) layer
• There are some types of geometry that DynaScape cannot handle. i.e., Blocks, Proxy Graphics, etc
• The geometry is not on the Model-space page of the drawing. DynaScape cannot import geometry from any other pages (Work or Paper-space)
• The geometry may be on an external reference drawing and cannot be imported
• The layer may be turned off and just not currently visible. Go to the Layer Table Editor and turn it on (see Step 3: Editing the Imported Drawing)
• The geometry may be the same as your page color. Try changing your page color.
Some Geometry Cannot be Selected
There may be an instance where some lines or objects cannot be selected. This is usually the case if the object is on a layer that is locked (or frozen). Go to the Layer Table editor and unlock that layer.