AutoCad Error Alert and Fix – Block Editor Save Error for Autocad 2012

Affected Version: Autocad MEP 2012 / Autocad 2012

We received cad problem report from users of Autocad MEP 2012 / Autocad 2012 about missing drawings objects when editing the drawing using the block editor mode. (command: bedit)

For us to understand the problem and know how to solve it we tried to reproduce the error by following the steps below:

Open existing files with blocks in it.
Double click block to open block editor. Alternatively you can also use the bedit command.
Make some changes.
Save the drawing using ctrl+s or the menu button (We always do this periodically to avoid loss of data)
Close the drawing without using the “close block editor”
Follow the save file prompt.

Now when we open the file the only objects that you will see are the drawings or geometry of the block you were editing when the file was closed.

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How to Change Autocad from Network to Standalone

As a company that uses both network and standalone license of Autocad, changing the Autocad from network to standalone mode is just a common thing. But for some, this is just another tedious task specially if they will go to the direct route which is to uninstall and install the Autocad just to make it standalone / network license version.

If you want to avoid that long route, read on and I’m going to show you a simple way how to change Autocad network to standalone or Autocad standalone to network. This little trick works for Autocad and other Autodesk product verticals like Autocad MEP, Autocad P&ID, Autocad Plant 3D, Autocad Structure, Autocad Map etc.

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Start:

Run the registry editor (regedit) and locate this key in the registry:

For 2011 version: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R18.1\ACAD-9001:409\AdLM

For 2012 version: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R18.2\ACAD-A001:409\AdLM

Now once you locate the key registry simply change the type value, it doest matter whether it is hexadecimal or decimal.

Use 1 for Network

Use 2 for Standalone

Use 3 for Multiseat Standalone

Close the registry window and start your Autocad.

Hope this help. Enjoy!

Refedit – Edit Block in Place Error Application reference missing: ACAD, to AcDbLinetypeTableRecord

Errors found in references to other objects:

** Application reference missing: ACAD, to AcDbLinetypeTableRecord.

Time and time again I’m receiving this autocad error whenever I want to use the "edit block in place" also known as "refedit".

I really don’t know the root cause of this problem but I suspect, this pesky error will occur if someone put extended data in your drawing object and by pure luckyour drawing got corrupted!

Well, we can still edit the drawing using the block editor, but moving the lines or drawing object in the proper place will be quite daunting for us specially if we preparing coordination drawings.

Anyways, for those who are trying to crack this problem so they can use the refedit functionality for drawings/block affected by this error, here is what I did to solve this headache:

Step 1. Select all the text and hide it. For Autocad MEP users, the simplest way to select hide all text is to use the "select similar" command or press CTRL+SHIFT+A , right click then click isolate object.

Step 2. Now that all the texts are hidden, select the remaining all the remaining objects in drawings (circle, lines, polylines, arrows etc) then run the command "flatten". If asked to Remove Hidden Lines? press "N"

Flatten is a command to convert 3D solids to flattened 2D view.

Step 3. After the flatten command is finished, just recreate the block, put it in your coordination drawing and thats it!

Amazingly the flatten command works like a charm to clean our drawing block infested by Application reference missing: ACAD, to AcDbLinetypeTableRecord error.

Enjoy using your "edit block in place" command.

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