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DWG/DXF Translating

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Help!

I have been working on secveral dwg files for over a week, files that I opne modify and save out again as DWG files. I have been opneing them without difficulty until today. A file I opened, worked on, saved and tried to re-open several hours later will not open (spinning beach ball). Now, all my other dwg files are doing the same. Some will eventually open, but hwre it took 2-3 minutes, now takes 10-15.

I have re-booted the computer, exchanged Archicad Add-Ons: Translators folders, but same. Archived all xml translators and used default. Same. have noticed the default save is Acad 2000 in my default translator.

Any ideas?
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Djordje
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Rip wrote:
A file I opened, worked on, saved and tried to re-open several hours later will not open (spinning beach ball). Now, all my other dwg files are doing the same. Some will eventually open, but hwre it took 2-3 minutes, now takes 10-15.
Can you ZIP and post one here so that other can try?

Something is VERY heavy in your file; look at the file size. I suspect fills.
Djordje



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Djordje-

It is not huge (2.6meg). I will zip one and post.
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Problems continue. here are two files I am trying to open that came from a consultant. One is a native Archicad file, the other a dwg file made from same Archicad platform that created the native file. Whne I try to opne, I get nothing, nadda, zip on the dwg file, not even an error message. On the native file, I get "unknown file version". I have always been under the impression that PC and Mac .pln files are binary compatible. Is this not the case????

i would have thought that I could open a dwg created by any Archicad version, or have I got a corrupted something????
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Since the files are too large to post, would someone send me a private essage w/ an email address to se if they can open??

thanks