AutoCAD Warning

[CADPOLE]

We had a guy working here short term. :censored:One of his legacy’s he left is, on a substantial amount of drawings in the PKG he was working on, I get a AutoCAD Warning that says "the following shortcuts in the search were invalid and ignored: it gives the file location and "-Shortcut.Ink". The file it gives is a key plan that should not be attached to anything. It is not an xref or an attached raster image. I would like to detach the reference (if indeed that is what it is) from the files but I have no clue how. Anyone got any ideas?

[dbroada]

no clues but I would try WBLOCK the entire drawing or SAVEAS DXF and then open the DXF and SAVEAS DWG.

 

we had a similar guy here and have found redrawing his output to be time effective.

[BlackBox]

I get a AutoCAD Warning that says "the following shortcuts in the search were invalid and ignored: it gives the file location and "-Shortcut.Ink".

 

That error message usually indicates something wrong with your SFSP, and not your former coworker... Essentially, the error message means that AutoCAD attempted to find you something, and arrived upon a shortcut (read a .LNK file) that points to a location (i.e., the Target Property of the .LNK file), that no longer exists... Fix that, or delete it, and the error message goes away.

[CADPOLE]

I'll give the w block a try. The .LNK file is a short cut file it is gone but the link still exists and I'm not sure how to get ride of it.

[BlackBox]

The .LNK file is a short cut file it is gone but the link still exists and I'm not sure how to get ride of it.

 

Correct... There is a path somewhere in your Profile's Options, Files tab, that still points to that shortcut (which is why it is now invalid; it does not exist)... Find _that_ in Options, and either correct/remove it as you see fit... Only then will the error message stop.