ArchiCAD tries to connect to non-existent server

[R Muller]

I am working at home on a copy of a model that is on our server. ArchiCAD keeps trying to connect to the server, which stops everything for about two minutes until I finally get a message that the server is not available. This happens with every autosave, plus some other times as well.

How can I stop this behavior?

[Dwight]

Can you do a "Save as," placing it on your own drive?

[R Muller]

Dwight- Thanks for your fast reply. I did a "save as", and also restarted my computer. No good, it still wants the server.

Do you suppose there is a preference somewhere as to where it is autosaving?

[Dwight]

I'm not experienced with this -
You could look at your preferences for temporary files and stuff - reallocate them to the home unit???

[Link]

You can check the Autosave folder path in your Work Environment, under Data Safety. You may also want to check your Special Folders are all local too.

At a stretch you may even want to check your library and library cache settings from your Library Manager.

There could be a few other issues with Xrefs and hotlinked modules too. You using those?

Cheers,
Link.

[R Muller]

I just crashed while trying to change a preference for Autosave in the work environment. Fortunately, the autosave had worked (to the normal place on my computer), so I didn't lose much. I thought that changing something here might help, but I am afraid to try it again, since I want to start a rendering before I go to bed.

I just looked at the Special Folders, and they are all on my local computer as well.

There are some missing library parts which are on the server and currently inaccessible. However, once the libraries are loaded it seems like ArchiCAD should give up on trying to load them.

As far as I know, there are no Xrefs or hotlinks. Hotlink and Xref managers don't list anything, and drawing manager shows only internal links.

This problem wasn't happening yesterday, so something has changed.

[Dwight]

Another thing you don't need in the middle of the night.

[R Muller]

I think the problem must have something to do with the library. I will try to find the library cache settings tomorrow (I'm not even sure shat these are).

Perhaps it has something to do with the new updated library that just came out from Graphisoft a couple of days ago.

[Dwight]

what about the missing library parts report - that would be a hint.....

[Anonymous]

R:

I experienced exactly the same thing on a file. Long pause of about 2 minutes while I watched the spinning beach ball (Mac) then the alert that the server is not available!

I checked the drawing manager and found about ten drawings with the red triangle exclamation mark. I made a copy of the file for safety and simply deleted all the drawings with that mark.

All is fine and no harm was done. Not sure what or how all that came about, but I'm back to work so I'm happy.

Don Lee