Opening drawing problems

Hello all, i have recived a topo survey in dwg, when i open the file it opens up a box to search a .shx file confused.

If i cancel this and proceed to open the .dwg it open the Layout view and when i try to switch to model it is just a blank screen....

I have never had this problem brfore, if anybody has any ideas i would be forever thankful

Also meant to mention we have tried to open in ac2007, ac2009 and civil cad + the free readers etc.

CTR

and you've zoomed out in the model view?

isn't that a font file?

is there anything missing from the layout at all?

usually missing fonts are replaced by a proxy font

and you've zoomed out in the model view?

 

isn't that a font file?

 

is there anything missing from the layout at all?

 

usually missing fonts are replaced by a proxy font

Yes we have zoomed out to extents and the model screen is blank, the architects that sent the file use vectorworks, does anybody know of any compatability problems that could be causing this.

We deal with a number of clients who use vectorworks and it has never been a problem before.

thanks

CTR

I have no idea

do you know whether they've saved it in 2D or 3D?

(just prodding round elsewhere on the net)

shx are shape files. They will often be used to define a font but they can also be used to define linetypes. Usually something else will be substituted but it is possible that the substitute is totally unsuitable for the job.

so would the supply of the appropriate files fix the problem DB?

so would the supply of the appropriate files fix the problem DB?

maybe, maybe not

but it would rule out the possibility that it is the cause of the problem.

We have got this sorted, the problem is with the company who have carried out the topo survey. They have not edited the data to tidy it up.

This is being found more and more as people drop prices to compete for the little amount of work out there. The first thing to suffer of course is the quality