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When I print or save to pdf, the drawing crashes and closes. This is only happening with one project (the one I really need to get out to the client this morning). All other projects are working normally.

Any ideas?

When I print or save to pdf, the drawing crashes and closes. This is only happening with one project (the one I really need to get out to the client this morning). All other projects are working normally.

Any ideas?

Have you tried purging the file?

Open the drawing file and select "Purge" from the "File" pull-down menu. Check all of the Layers, GoTo Views, MSP Sheets and Multi-View Windows to save them into the new file. In the "Purge empty or unused" section at the bottom, check everything except for "Layers." Click the "File" menu within the dialog and then choose "Save As AEC." Type a new name for the file and then pick Save. When the process is complete, close the Purge Drawing dialog, exit the file, and then open the new version of the file. Check to see if you can print successfully in the new file.

Is there a period in the file name other than before the .AEC file extension?

I just purged the file and that did not fix the problem.

More details... When I open the file, I can sometimes work with the drawing but it crashes when I try to print. Other times I can't do anything but open and close the drawing. This was also happening before the purge.

Yes. There is a period in the file name before the .AEC. It's not my normal naming system, but I have used the extra . on occasion before without incident.

Send in a copy of the file and I'll take a look at it.

For chuckles, try saving the file without the period and try printing.

Same problem as the post below from August 2013.
Mark Toce, when I zoom to extents I can see that there is an errant line that goes on to infinity. This is what you described at the issue last time, but I don't know how to overcome it.
Thanks

After preforming a zoom extents, try deleting the entities that are out in no mans land. If you can delete them and preform a zoom extents that gives you normal results, close and save your drawing to purge them & then reopen the drawing and try to print again.

I'm able to delete the line, but then am unable to zoom into what's left. Invalid zoom window message. Then Datacad quits responding altogether and I have to close out.