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Use the AUDIT command to find and fix errors in a file, and write the results to a file.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
2 min.
Transcript
00:04
The road to file corruption is rarely a single event.
00:07
Instead, it's a variety of problems collected over time.
00:10
Fortunately,
00:11
AUTOCAD provides a tool to help you keep your files clean and performing their best.
00:16
It's called audit.
00:17
And you can find it in the clean up panel of the manage tab of the ribbon.
00:21
If you prefer,
00:22
you can just type audit
00:24
in the command line. Let's click on audit. Now,
00:27
speaking of the command line,
00:29
there is no dialogue associated with audit. It's all command line based.
00:33
So let's focus our attention there.
00:35
Of course, if you have dynamic input turned on,
00:38
you'll get the same prompts near your cursor
00:40
for clarity.
00:41
I'm going to pan over a bit and move my command line into the editor.
00:45
Unless you just really want to. There's no reason for you to do the same.
00:50
The first prompt asks if you want to fix any errors that are detected.
00:54
The default is no.
00:55
So if you want to just scan the file type in for no and hit enter
00:59
and you'll get the results report on the text screen.
01:02
Typically
01:03
you'll want to fix any errors. So let's type Y for yes and hit return
01:07
audit will get to work. Scanning the current space of the drawing
01:11
when it's done.
01:12
The last thing it reports is how many errors it found and how many it is fixed.
01:16
It also reports any objects it was forced to erase.
01:19
Press F two on your keyboard to see the entire report.
01:23
Let's press F two again to collapse the text window.
01:27
If you want audit to write the results to a file set, the system variable, audit
01:31
CTL or as I like to call it audit control to one. And
01:35
after running the audit command, a text file with an
01:38
ADT file extension is created that describes the problem and the action taken,
01:43
the
01:43
ADT file will be written to the same folder as the drawing.
01:47
Let's set audit control back to its default of zero.
01:51
Also, if audit finds errors in certain objects,
01:54
it will place them into the previous selection set
01:56
so that you can isolate and analyze them further.
Video transcript
00:04
The road to file corruption is rarely a single event.
00:07
Instead, it's a variety of problems collected over time.
00:10
Fortunately,
00:11
AUTOCAD provides a tool to help you keep your files clean and performing their best.
00:16
It's called audit.
00:17
And you can find it in the clean up panel of the manage tab of the ribbon.
00:21
If you prefer,
00:22
you can just type audit
00:24
in the command line. Let's click on audit. Now,
00:27
speaking of the command line,
00:29
there is no dialogue associated with audit. It's all command line based.
00:33
So let's focus our attention there.
00:35
Of course, if you have dynamic input turned on,
00:38
you'll get the same prompts near your cursor
00:40
for clarity.
00:41
I'm going to pan over a bit and move my command line into the editor.
00:45
Unless you just really want to. There's no reason for you to do the same.
00:50
The first prompt asks if you want to fix any errors that are detected.
00:54
The default is no.
00:55
So if you want to just scan the file type in for no and hit enter
00:59
and you'll get the results report on the text screen.
01:02
Typically
01:03
you'll want to fix any errors. So let's type Y for yes and hit return
01:07
audit will get to work. Scanning the current space of the drawing
01:11
when it's done.
01:12
The last thing it reports is how many errors it found and how many it is fixed.
01:16
It also reports any objects it was forced to erase.
01:19
Press F two on your keyboard to see the entire report.
01:23
Let's press F two again to collapse the text window.
01:27
If you want audit to write the results to a file set, the system variable, audit
01:31
CTL or as I like to call it audit control to one. And
01:35
after running the audit command, a text file with an
01:38
ADT file extension is created that describes the problem and the action taken,
01:43
the
01:43
ADT file will be written to the same folder as the drawing.
01:47
Let's set audit control back to its default of zero.
01:51
Also, if audit finds errors in certain objects,
01:54
it will place them into the previous selection set
01:56
so that you can isolate and analyze them further.
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