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Errors: F/X CAD & AutoCAD

'.OPENDCL Unknown Command "OPENDCL".' in Command Line (Opening AutoCAD 2018)
Clock Error (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
Arx Missing: C/programfilesx86 / openDCL Internal Stack Limit Reached (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
Error: Invalid Serial Number (Activating F/X CAD)
The Program Can't Start Because api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll is Missing from Your Computer (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD 2017)
Error: VLR Functions Missing (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
Land F/X Requires AutoCAD 2010 or Greater (Opening F/X CAD)
Security Certificate Error (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
Error Connecting to Land F/X Database: Access Denied for User ‘ODBC’@74.82.136.74’ (Using Password: NO) (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
All of the Possible Directories for Storing Temporary Files Either Do Not Exist or are Readonly (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
Script Error: An Error Has Occurred in the Script on This Page (Activating F/X CAD or Using a Land F/X Tool)
Nuke Tool Errors
Exception in vl.crx ARX Command. Unhandled Exception (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD, or Opening a Drawing)
Error: Unhandled Exception
There Are Already the Maximum of 32 Sessions of AutoCAD Running (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
Error: A Valid License Could Not be Obtained by the Network License Manager (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
You Are Not Licensed for This Version of F/X CAD. This Version Will Continue Working for XX More Days. (Opening F/X CAD)
Error When Saving (Example: Error Querying Data) (Saving a Drawing File)
You Do Not Have Access Rights to \\Mac\ ... (Opening or Saving a Drawing File on a Mac Using Parallels)
License Error: The License Manager is Not Functioning or is Improperly Installed (FLEXnet Error) (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
The Security System (Softlock License Manager) is Not Functioning or is Improperly Installed (After Upgrading Your Operating System or Installing New Autodesk Software)
System Error: The Program Can't Start Because VCOMP100 DLL is Missing (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
Getting Feature Failed ... No Connection Could Be Made Because the Target Machine Actively Refused It (Changing Your F/X CAD License Type)
Error: Write Permission Denied. Unable to Create: 'C:\Program Files\Autodesk\...\Support\acad.cuix' (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
System Error: This Program Can't Start Because api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll Is Missing from Your Computer (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
Error: "Base.dcl" Can't Find File /Error Loading Dialog Control File / Semantic Error(s) in DCL File / Error in Dialog File (Installing Land F/X or Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
System Error: The Code Execution Cannot Proceed Because VCRUNTIME140_1.dll Was Not Found (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
Error: The Application Has Failed to Start Because Its Side-by-Side Configuration is Incorrect (Opening F/X CAD)
Warning: "The Following Shortcuts in the Search Were Invalid and Ignored" / Open Multiple Drawings in Same Window (Opening a Drawing File)
Your License is Invalid and This Product has Not Been Activated Properly on This System (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
Unable to Initialize ADLM – Error Code -4104 (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
Problem Loading acadres.dll Resource File (Opening F/X CAD)
Bad DXF Group (10) (Placing an Object in a Drawing)
The Application Was Unable to Start Correctly (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
AutoCAD Variable Setting Rejected: "TRUSTEDPATHS" (SECURELOAD System Variable) (Updating Land F/X or Restarting CAD)
Security – Unsigned Executable File Message (SECURELOAD System Variable) (Updating Land F/X or Restarting CAD)
Error: ADapplicationframe.dll is Missing (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
FlexNet License Finder Error (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
License Checkout Timed Out. What Do You Want to Do? (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
Error Adding Extended Data (Using Nuke Tool or Working With Plants)
The (Command Name) Tool is Not Available Until the Land F/X Menu is Loaded (Using an F/X CAD Tool)
Data Source Errors (Opening AutoCAD or Running Any Command)
Warning: "The Following Shortcuts in the Search Were Invalid and Ignored" (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD, or Plotting)
Error: 'Bad Argument Type: VLA-Object Collection, VLA Object' (Placing a Detail, Setting the Scale, etc.)
Unable to Load Profile File. Some Profile Info Saved in Last Session May Not Be Restored. (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
Catalog File 'Support\AcFields.fdc' is Not Found (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
Error Querying Data: Got Error 28 from Storage Engine
Bad Command '-1' (Opening a Drawing)
Land F/X Cloud Licensing is Having Trouble Connecting
Reactivation Required (Computers With Windows 10)
Unwind Skipped on Exception – Access Violation 0xC0000005
Script Error: An Error Has Occurred in the Script of This Page
F/X CAD Cannot Function Without Land F/X Installed Correctly: No Land F/X Licenses Available (F/X CAD 2019)
F/X CAD Requires a Land F/X License
F/X CAD Cannot Function Without Land F/X Installed Correctly
Error: Unhandled Exception (Creating a Keyboard Shortcut or Alias for a Command)
Fatal Error or Fatal Exit
Error: The Product Failed Due to Missing Files
Fatal Error: Unhandled Access Violation Reading ... Exception, and AutoCAD Crashes (AutoCAD or AutoCAD Civil 3D 2017)
Internal Error 2330. 1992
Error: No Function Definition
Error: COM Exception: Library Not Registered
Heidi Module Load Error
Infection Detected! Land F/X Has Detected a Virus-Like Contamination in This File: RegApps Corruption
Error: 'Bad Xsubr(L) Instruction (Offs Code) ... '
Error Loading Type Library/DLL (Working with Groundcovers or Colorized Plant Symbols)
No Command AECTOACAD (Using the AECTOACAD Command or Clean Export Tool)
Error Loading AcSign Services (In Command Line)
Your License is Invalid. Please Contact Your Local Authorized AutoCAD Dealer (Working in AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
Command Not Allowed During Reference Editing (Attempting an AutoCAD Command)
Error: File Load Canceled
Error: 'Bad Argument Type'
Stringp 0.0 Error in AutoCAD Command Line
Error: Unable to Load Customization File. ... That Customization Group Name Already Exists (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
Customization File Load Failed. File Not Found:
The Hardware Acceleration is ON, but You May Experience Some Performance Issues as Your Graphic Card Does Not Meet the Recommended Criteria
Automation Error
Source Drawing ... Not Found (Using the AutoCAD Sample Files/Tool Palettes)
The Directory Specified for Action Macro Files Must Exist and Have Read/Write Permission (Closing the Options Dialog Box)
Non-Photometric Lights Message (Working With Insertion Scale or Placing a Block)
Error: WBlock Operation Rejected Due to a Proxy Object that Does Not Allow Copying (Cleaning Your Drawing Using Our Nuke Tool)
Error: 'Invalid Point ...'
Copy to Clipboard (COPYCLIP) Failed, or Command Not Working (Attempting to Copy and Paste Objects)
Not a Closed Polyline Message (Trying to Place a Hatch After Using the NCOPY Command)
Error: Bad Definition (Loading a Linetype in AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
An Error Exists on This Page (Opening a PDF Created from AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
Display Driver Stopped Responding (Switching between Tabs)
There Was a Problem Sending the Command to the Program
Unable to Save ACAD.cuix File (Using the WSSAVE Command or Closing CAD)
PMP File Error (Plotting)
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330

System Performance

Will Land F/X Slow My AutoCAD Performance?
AutoCAD Service Packs & Updates
AutoCAD Optimal Performance Tips
Unable to See Dialog Box, Window, Panel, or Manager, and CAD May Appear to Freeze
Autodesk Privacy Statement Keeps Popping Up After It's Been Accepted
F/X CAD 2022 Freezes When You Use a Multileader (MLeader) Label Tool, Edit Multiline Text (Mtext), or Run the MTEXT Command
Nuke Tool Does Not Complete, Runs Extremely Slowly, or Crashes AutoCAD
Antivirus Exclusions for Optimal AutoCAD and F/X CAD Performance
User Permissions Required by AutoCAD or F/X CAD
CAD Crashes or Freezes When Attaching an Xref from Shortcut Folder on Server
Jittery or Jerky Mouse in AutoCAD
CAD Freezes, Lags, or Has Slow Performance After You've Placed a Schedule or Other Block
CAD Crashes or Freezes When Inserting a Block from Shortcut Folder on Server
CAD Freezes or Locks When Opening, Saving, or Xrefing Files Stored in a Shared Online Folder Using a Service Such as Google Drive, Dropbox etc.
Double-Clicking Not Working for Editing MText or Activating Viewports
Panning in Model or Paper Space Causes the Screen to Flicker or Flash
Open AutoCAD or F/X CAD With Hardware Acceleration Disabled
AutoCAD, F/X CAD, or Civil 3D Crashes or Freezes, or is Slow or Unresponsive
AutoCAD Civil 3D Crashes or Freezes When You Open a Drawing
AutoCAD Crashes of Freezes When a Web-Based Land F/X Dialog Box is Opened (Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library MFC140u.dll on M1 Mac Running Windows for ARM)
Disable the AutoCAD InfoCenter
Hatches Causing AutoCAD or F/X CAD to Freeze
AutoCAD Crashes or Stops Working Correctly (.NET 4.7 Issue)
AutoCAD or F/X CAD Crashes or Freezes & Fatal Error When You Try to Run Publish or Batch Plot Commands
AutoCAD or F/X CAD Crashes or Freezes When Switching Between Model Space and Paper Space
492

Units & Scale

Amenity Reference Note Coming in at the Wrong Size or Scale When Placed
Mac With Parallels: Scaling Issues
Fix the DWG Units (-DWGUNITS)
List of Viewport Scales Is Different or Missing
Why We Don't Recommend Using Annotative Scale
You Xrefed a Survey, Topo, or Base Map File Into Your Drawing, and All Linetypes Disappeared from That File
Troubleshooting and Correcting Scale & Units in a Drawing with Xrefs
Edit or Rescale Callouts, Site Blocks, or Plant Labels
Details Scaling Incorrectly / Detail Out of Scale When Placed Into a Sheet
Set Different Drawing Scales
Change the Scale Between Engineering and Architectural
Metric and Imperial Scale Conversions: Cheat Lists
Detail Callouts Scaling Issue
Annotative Text and/or Multileaders (MLeaders) Missing After Saving and Closing Your Drawing
You Want Measurements to Appear Within the Drawing Space, Rather Than in the Command Line (Dynamic Input)
Using Civil 3D: Callouts, Blocks or Details Scale Incorrectly When Placed After Editing
Xrefs Scaling Incorrectly When Inserted
Typing Line Length Doesn't Work, Dynamic Box Turns Red
Annotative Scale for Planting and Site Hatches
Hatch is Too Dense, or Not Dense Enough (Hatch Scale Issues)
Blocks Coming In at the Wrong Scale & Issues with Block Scale
Set a Placed Hatch to a Real-World (1:1) Scale
Rescale (Resize) Objects or Hatches After Setting the Scale
Some of My Labels or Callouts are Not Resizing When I Rescale
Correcting Scale With Callouts or Labels
Non-Photometric Lights Message (Working With Insertion Scale or Placing a Block)
490

Drawing Corruption & Cleanup

332

Viewing Your Drawing

Unable to Access Sheet Set Manager
The Importance of Zooming to Extents
Correct a Drawing With a 3D View
Remove a DVIEW Twist from a Drawing
Line Preview Not Displaying in Some Drawings When Adjusting Vertex Points
Display Your Model, Layout, and File Tabs
Xrefs Disappear When Zooming or Panning
Switching Tabs Makes CAD Zoom Way Out
Changing Layer Color Causes Drawing or Xref Linework to Disappear
Random or Unwanted Linework Appears When You Open a Drawing
User Coordinate System (UCS) Zooms to Extents Each Time I Open or Unlock It
User Coordinate System (UCS), DVIEW, and World Coordinate System (WCS)
One (or More) of Your Sheets is Not Visible in Paper Space
Isolating Blocks: LAYISO Command Turns Everything Off
Round Symbol Appears at Origin (0,0) in Your Drawing
Text and Leader Not Lining Up (Placing Inside UCS)
Cursor Pickbox Turns Into a Dotted Aperture When You Select Objects
Items in Your Drawing are Visible in Paper Space but Not Visible When Plotted
Viewport Area Has Disappeared
Xref Layers Not Visible in a Viewport
Make an Exact Copy of a Viewport
Constraint Lines Appearing Around Drawn Objects
Object Enabler for Viewing and Manipulating AutoCAD Civil 3D Files
Your Plants are Rotated to a Strange Angle
Unable to See Drawing Objects from a Consultant Drawing (Nothing Visible, or Only Boxes With Text Visible)
Colors Displaying Incorrectly in Model Space
Objects in Your Drawing are Backward
AutoCAD Status Bar Jumps Between One and Two Rows (Jumpy or Shifting Drawing), or Layout Tabs are Moving Up and Down
Non-Plot Layers No Longer Visible in Paper Space
Objects Not Visible in Your Drawing After Cleaning
Rotate Drawing After Labels or Callouts Have Been Placed
Display Driver Stopped Responding (Switching between Tabs)
510

Images & External References (Xrefs)

PDF Xrefs and CAD – Fixing Draw Order Display Issues
Xrefs are Missing or Not Loading When You Open Your Drawing
Excessively Large PDF Size (Plotting to PDF)
External References (Xref) Manager Opening Slowly the First Time
You Xrefed a Survey, Topo, or Base Map File Into Your Drawing, and All Linetypes Disappeared from That File
Unable to Attach Xrefs, or Xrefs Have Detached
When I Place Irrigation Symbols, They Come in Beneath the Schematic Irrigation Xref
Linework in Xref(s) Becomes Overly Thick When Drawing Lines
Troubleshooting and Correcting Scale & Units in a Drawing with Xrefs
Xrefs Disappear When Zooming or Panning
CAD Crashes or Freezes When Attaching an Xref from Shortcut Folder on Server
Changing Layer Color Causes Drawing or Xref Linework to Disappear
Xrefs Coming In Skewed or Twisted
Reference Note in Xref Not Showing Up in Schedule
Xrefs Are Not Coming In at 0,0
INVALID Message in the Command Line When Xrefing a File
Xrefs Scaling Incorrectly When Inserted
Custom Title Block Fields Not Updating in Xref
F/X CAD 2018: XREFLAYER System Variable Unavailable
Xref Layers Not Visible in a Viewport
Images and PDFs Listed as Unreferenced in Xref List (Xref Manager) or are Missing or Do Not Display
Unable to Bind an Xref to a Drawing
Import PDF Feature: Protect Your Drawings and Time Stamp
Objects in Xrefs Are Not Being Counted or Calculated Properly
Label Plants or Concept Plants in an Xref from Your Main Drawing
Text is Not Showing Up on an Arc (ARCTEXT)
Lowering the Resolution of a Raster Image Within CAD
XCLIPFRAME: Image, PDF, or Border Is Still Visible When Plotted
Raster to Vector Conversion When Importing PDFs
Plant Category or Categories Missing from Plant Schedule
Plotting: Raster Image, JPEG, or Logo Disappears from Drawing, or Showing Gray Pixellated Outline or Grid
JPEG (or Other Image) is Distorted, or the Colors Are Not Displaying Correctly
Non-Plot Layers No Longer Visible in Paper Space
Export a Drawing (DWG) as a JPEG (JPGOUT Command)
Add or Remove Image Frames or Boundaries for JPEGs, PDFs, etc. (IMAGEFRAME System Variable)
Objects Not Visible in Your Drawing After Cleaning
XCLIP Command: Unwanted Lines are Projecting Along the XCLIP Areas
Dimensions Are Moving or Becoming Displaced After You Detach or Unload an Xref (Associative Dimension Issue)
Undesired Boxes Appearing Around Plant Label Text in PDFs
Not a Closed Polyline Message (Trying to Place a Hatch After Using the NCOPY Command)
An Error Exists on This Page (Opening a PDF Created from AutoCAD or F/X CAD)
491

Layers & Linetypes

342
530

ACAD Ribbons, Menus & Palettes

370

Features & Tools

Using Geolocation/Geographic Location, Google Earth, or GIS with F/X CAD
Can I Open GIS SHP/SHX Files in F/X CAD?
CAD System Variables
Ungroup Option Grayed Out (Group Tool)
Missing Command Line / Dynamic Input
F/X CAD 2021: New Features
F/X CAD 2022: New Features
F/X CAD 2020: New Features & Removals
You Want Measurements to Appear Within the Drawing Space, Rather Than in the Command Line (Dynamic Input)
F/X CAD 2019: New Features & Removals
F/X CAD 2018: New Features & Removals
Export Land F/X Information to CSV/GIS
F/X CAD Keyboard Shortcuts
F/X CAD 2018: XREFLAYER System Variable Unavailable
PDF Import
Import PDF Feature: Protect Your Drawings and Time Stamp
Unable to Locate CAD Express Tools
Select Multiple Objects at a Time
F/X CAD Spanish or French Version: Load the AutoCAD Express Tools
Quick Access Toolbar Reverted to a Default Version (Missing Tools)
Reference Manager Missing from F/X CAD
Tools, Toggles & Status Bars Not Visible at Bottom of CAD Interface
Reference Manager (AdRefMan) is Missing from F/X CAD
Disable Hardware Acceleration
Unable to See Dialog Boxes (FILEDIA System Variable)
Add or Remove Image Frames or Boundaries for JPEGs, PDFs, etc. (IMAGEFRAME System Variable)
COGO Points
Can I Import .xml (LandXML) into F/X CAD?
Block Editor is Being Extremely Slow
XCLIP Command: Unwanted Lines are Projecting Along the XCLIP Areas
Uninstall the Autodesk Genuine Service
Which Applications and Devices are Incompatible or Cause Issues With the Autodesk Licensing Service?
AutoCAD Freezes When You Turn Ortho On
Unable to Resize CAD Dialog Boxes Without Holding Down CTRL Key
Yellow Boxes With Exclamation Marks Throughout Screen
The (Command Name) Tool is Not Available Until the Land F/X Menu is Loaded (Using an F/X CAD Tool)
Character (Letter) Automatically Appearing in Command Line When You Use a One- or Two-Letter Command Shortcut
Cursor, Polylines, or Lines Keep Snapping to Small Blue Squares
Parallels: SHIFT Key Does Not Trigger Ortho Mode With Lines or Polylines
Parallels Settings: Our Recommendations
Multiple Windows Open when Hovering Mouse over Icons in Parallels
About Splines (FYI: We Don't Recommend Using Them)
Your Custom AutoLISP Routines are Not Loading After Installing Land F/X
Command Not Allowed During Reference Editing (Attempting an AutoCAD Command)
Not a Closed Polyline Message (Trying to Place a Hatch After Using the NCOPY Command)
406

Files & Saving

331

Plotting Issues & Techniques

Printing PDFs Made with Microsoft Edge: Objects & Lines Not Printing Correctly
PDF of Your Drawing Has Lines or Stripes Over Hatches
Excessively Large PDF Size (Plotting to PDF)
Third-Party PDF Printers: Our Recommendations
Review and Mark Up Your Work While Going Paperless (DWF Markup)
Text Not Visible Within Callout Boxes, Callouts Have Background Color Fills or Masks (Valve Callouts & RefNote Callouts)
Plotting Troubleshooting
Hewlett-Packard (HP) Printer/Plotter is Plotting at the Wrong Size or Not Plotting at All
Color Render: Excessively Large File Size or Gradient Issue
PC3 Files are Missing or Unavailable
Turn Off Background Plotting / Publishing
Plotting 101
White Objects are Plotting as Gray
A Linetype is Plotting Too Thick or Thin
Variations in Lineweights and Colors When Outsourcing Plotting
Color Render: Some Portions of Colorized Planting Plan Are Not Printing in Color
Batch Plotting or Publishing: Drawing Sheets are Plotting to Different Files
Export, Save, or Print to PDF
Items in Your Drawing are Visible in Paper Space but Not Visible When Plotted
Unable to See Linework in Your Drawing When Plotting
File Location Keeps Plotting at Bottom of Page
CTB Files are Missing or Unavailable
STB Plot Style: Drawing is Plotting Incorrectly
Drawing or Lines are Plotting in Their Original Colors (Plotting in Black and White)
Lowering the Resolution of a Raster Image Within CAD
Plotting / Printing Pipe and Valves in an Irrigation Design
PLOT Command Locks Up or Freezes Before Reaching the Plot Dialog Box
XCLIPFRAME: Image, PDF, or Border Is Still Visible When Plotted
Hatch Boundary Not Visible When Plotting
Layers, Lines, or Blocks Mistakenly Plotting in Green or Red, or Opposite Spectrum Color
Plotting: Raster Image, JPEG, or Logo Disappears from Drawing, or Showing Gray Pixellated Outline or Grid
AutoCAD or F/X CAD Crashes or Freezes & Fatal Error When You Try to Run Publish or Batch Plot Commands
Non-Plot Layers No Longer Visible in Paper Space
Export a Drawing (DWG) as a JPEG (JPGOUT Command)
Add or Remove Image Frames or Boundaries for JPEGs, PDFs, etc. (IMAGEFRAME System Variable)
Irrigation Heads: Make Spray Radius Lines Visible When Plotting
Valve Symbol is Plotting Incorrectly
Irrigation Symbols are Plotting in Color Instead of Black
Text is Not Reflecting the Thickness of the Layer Color in the CTB When Plotting
Warning: "The Following Shortcuts in the Search Were Invalid and Ignored" (Opening AutoCAD or F/X CAD, or Plotting)
PMP File Error (Plotting)
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