Article ID: 264457
Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visio 2000 Technical Edition
This article was previously published under Q264457
SYMPTOMS
When you save a drawing as a DWG file, and then open it in AutoCAD or in IntelliCAD, some group geometry and text may be missing.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Visio 2000 Service Release 1 (SR-1).
To obtain SR-1, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
263721 Visio: How to Obtain Microsoft Visio 2000 Service Release 1 (SR-1)
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Visio 2000 SR-1.
MORE INFORMATION
Steps to Reproduce the Behavior
- Start a new drawing.
- On the Standard toolbar, click Rectangle Tool, and then draw two rectangles on the page.
- Type text into each rectangle.
- On the Shape menu, point to Grouping, and then click Group to group the rectangles.
- On the Window menu, click Show Shapesheet to view the shapesheet for the group.
- On the Insert menu, click Section, click to select the Geometry check box, and then click OK to insert a geometry section.
- Change the LineTo formulas to Width*1 and Height*1.
- Close the shapesheet, and then type text into the group.
- Save the drawing as a DWG file, and then open it in AutoCAD or in IntelliCAD.
Note that the group geometry and text are missing.
Additional query words: sr1
Keywords: KB264457
