bbankston Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 I had to reinstall everything on my computer after I got a nasty virus on my computer. I went to edit a dynamic block I made and now I can't get my palettes to work. What happened and how do I fix it. See screenshot. Thanks CAD folks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea1307 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 has it not worked at all sine your reinstall? you could try a repair and see if it was just a bad instal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbankston Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 I actually had a problem with the reinstall of CAD when I got my computer back from the IT dept. I was on the phone with AutoDesk for awhile just to get it back. And to answer your question, "No, it has not". It worked fine, of course, before the crash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpseifert Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Be sure the location of your old toolpalettes is specified in Options > Files... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbankston Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 lpseifert, Is this right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpseifert Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 I hope I'm wrong but... unless your old toolpalettes were in a different location, it could be that your reinstall may have overwritten your old toolpalettes. Did your IT guys happen to backup your custom stuff? (that was a rhetorical question) You may want to suggest to them that they try a repair first before a reinstall; it doesn't overwrite custom files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbankston Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 I got on these forums before I shut everything down on my computer and I backed up everything for CAD before IT wiped the hard drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GE13579 Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Check this thread- I had the same issue some time ago. You need to locate your .atc files, they will be parameter........atc, action..........atc and parameter set...........atc They will likely be reduced to 1kb files. You need to locate on your network the files which are larger and replace them. Be sure to replace them with ACAD closed otherwise the change won't take place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBC Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 The OP stated that he has a problem with palette for the Block Editor not showing up, nothing to do with normal Tool Palettes I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GE13579 Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 The OP specifies Dynamic block pallettes in the thread title and the screen capture confirms this. I have had the same problem in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbankston Posted July 29, 2009 Author Share Posted July 29, 2009 GE13579, I'll take a gander, thanks! If I had known there was another thread about this I wouldn't have started one. I did search, honestly, before I started this thread. I'll check harder next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GE13579 Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 No problem bbankston- let me know if you need any more information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbankston Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 GE13579, I emailed you. I'm still having troubles with my dynamic blocks and when I ran a search no .atc files were present on my C: drive. AutoCAD LT is solely on my computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbankston Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 GE13579, I found the files in C:\Documents and Settings\bbankston\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2006\R13\enu\Support\AuthorPalettes And you're right, they are 1KB each. How do I get the correct version of these files? Should I run a repair on AutoCAD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbankston Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 Would it be too much to ask for someone to just give me their .atc files? I'd be most thankful for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GE13579 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Hi Brandon, Best try to run a repair in the first instance. If this doesn't work let me know. Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Would it be too much to ask for someone to just give me their .atc files? I'd be most thankful for it. From the Autodesk EULA: 3.2.3 Transfers. You may not distribute, rent, loan, lease, sell, sublicense, or otherwise transfer all or any portion of the Software or User Documentation, or any rights granted in this Agreement, to any other person without the prior written consent of Autodesk. As GE said, try running a Repair or Re-install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbankston Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 Cad64, Sorry about that. I didn't think .atc files were a big deal. I shall refrain from asking for such things from now on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GE13579 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 bbankston- do you have IT support at your place of work? Or a networked licence? If so someone where you work might be able to help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbankston Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 I've got desktop support IT help. I'll get him in on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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