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if you calculate 584 / 25.4 you get 22.9 so you probably have an issue with your insunits settings (25.4 beeing inches). I have created an app for my company called FX (fast xref) and by dialog you can select which plot plans to attach. All xrefs have same scale (1) and inspoint (0,0) so they all insert in the right place with the right size. Part of this routine sets a couple of variables to make sure all xrefs use the same units. I was away for a couple of years and when I returned I found most of my children , oh I mean xrefs , were abused horribly so that's why I created this. (setvar "insunits" 0) ;blocks insert in millimeters 4 , 0 = no units (setvar "INSUNITSDEFSOURCE" 0) ;blocks insert in millimeters (setvar "INSUNITSDEFTARGET" 0) ;blocks insert in millimeters (setvar "LAYEREVAL" 0) ;no layer nagging (setvar "LAYEREVALCTL" 0) ;no layer nagging (setvar "LAYERNOTIFY" 0) ;no layer nagging ;;; - dwgunits : 3=mm, 2=decimal, 4=precision, scale upon insert = no , match insunits = no! (command "-dwgunits" 3 2 4 "no" "no")(while (= 1 (logand (getvar "cmdactive") 1))(command "No")) not so long ago changed this routine so it no longer uses 'command' but I would have to fire up my other computer upstairs and right know my couch is just to comfortable. But this should work too...

I realize the drawing may be complex with hundreds of layers, 3rd party entities, lots of xrefs, etc., but ---- try this for starters Make a copy of the file and work on the copy. Open it up, delete all of the layouts, erase the viewport from the new layout it will create when you delete the last real one, then detach all of the xrefs, and erase everything from model space, then finally, purge it until you can't purge any more, then save it. Now, what is the resulting file size? I had a drawing the other day and after doing all of this, the file size was still 3MB. Obviously a lot of non-graphical bloat in the DWG file. In my case, I opened it in Civil 3D (which was the origin) and Exported to ACAD, and the resulting export was 50k, like a blank drawing should be. You may be able to open the file in BricsCAD or DraftSight and exporting out also

It seems like people are getting this message when trying to print, publish or run the audit command. In my case, however, it happens just panning around the drawing and at other random times just working in model space. There's alot of "scrap" in this particular drawing that I'm going to purge out and i'm going to see if the problem goes away or not. Ever since I started working on this one project last week it's been an intermittent issue. But other drawings it seems to work fine. I would share the drawing but the project is sensitive/secret squirrel stuff... -ChriS