Autocad problem enter name of drawing to open

Skip to main content. Support and learning. To translate this article, select a language. View Original Translate. English Original X. View Original X. Click Home tab Layers panel Unlock. Select an object on the layer that you want to lock or unlock. To resolve this issue attempt the following: Set AutoCAD to run as administrator: How to set a program to run as administrator. The dwg was saved in BIM Open as read-only. Solution: Move the DWG files to a folder with a shorter path.

Then check the radio button From device and click on the button to browse for the location of the. Click the application menu in the upper-left and choose DWG Convert or pick it on the ribbon if a file is open.

Add the file s in the Files Tree list click the green plus Add Files button. Choose the appropriate file format version. Click Convert. In Preferences, click the Application tab. Click the Reset Application Options button. Access recoverable drawings after a program or system failure. For AutoCAD, hover over the down arrow to scroll to the bottom of the menu.

The first possibility is that you might have leftover. These are two hidden files that have the same name as the. To remove these files use the following steps:. If the previous steps do not allow you to open the DWG, move on to the next set of steps.

Try these steps one at a time. Be sure to stop and try to open the file after each step. If the file opens, there is no need to continue through the rest of the steps. Try the following steps. They can be done in any order, but have been listed in the order that Autodesk recommends. The file can be checked after each step. If the problem is resolved, you don't need to continue.