unable to attach PDFs as XREFs

[klrqn]

Hi Guys,

 

OK I'm running AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 -

 

So I've had this issue for a while - I try to XREF in a PDF an it just freezes up. The command line is stuck on _PDFATTACH and nothing happens. And it's not like it'd totally frozen either because as soon as I press escape it comes right out of it, so then I save the PDF down to a JPEG or TIFF and don't worry about it for a while. Still, it is quite annoying especially when I would like to use PDF Layers but can't. If any of you have experienced this and figured out a fix please let me know! Thanks!

[feargt]

try this, it might be that the dialogue box for selecting the pdf attachment is not visible (ie offscreen) when it "freezes" press the "ALT" button and spacebar, a small window should appear on the side of the screen where it is located, press "m" for move and use the scroll arrow to move it back on screen.

 

"ALT + Spacebar" I meant

[klrqn]

Thanks for the quick response, and a good idea but it hasn't helped as of yet

 

Entering "alt+space" does pull up the dialogue box for 'restore, move, etc.' but nothing comes from trying any of those. So the part I'm stuck at is after navigating to the PDF I want to add to the DWG I select and the dialog box asking you about scale/location/rotation never appears. I wonder if that is just hidden off an edge and I can't reach it?

 

When i press alt+space when frozen the only thing that isn't greyed out is either 'move' or 'close'. When I press 'move' I get the move icon as a cursor, but clicking anything just takes me back to the freeze and dragging doesn't work. So still stuck.

[RobDraw]

What does the command line say at that point? If it is asking for the information then you may have to change the value of "CMDDIA" in order to get the dialogue box.

[klrqn]

the Command Line isn't asking anything, it's just stuck on

 

_PDFATTACH

[RobDraw]

Have you tired restarting AutoCAD/computer?

 

I can't test this because it won't allow me to move the box off screen but after choosing "MOVE", use the arrow keys to move the box and hold them down for a few seconds or so. You may have to try each one, trial and error method.

[klrqn]

*ding ding ding* !!

 

That was totally it, it was just hidden and as I was unable to see/drag the box it was just stuck out of my view. Looking back I'm almost positive it happened when I was moving around/adding monitors to my system. So THANK YOU! for the quick solution to my issue! Good to know about "alt-space" as well for future reference. Cheers!

[RobDraw]

You're welcome, glad to help.