HydraCARDs | <p>Upon starting the Checkup command for AutoCalc, the command starts but stops. The Command Prompt says; "Initializing... Checking to make sure heads are in the right layer...bad argument type: stringp nil" As a side note, the user's drawing had multiple repeat head definition boxes (blue boxes in ACC1 layer). These were cleaned up (deleted) and the heads redefined. The AUDIT command was run after the cleanup</p>

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AutoCAD Based Calculations (Ribbon/Toolbar/Location)

Button: Calc Check Ups

Description:

Upon starting the Checkup command for AutoCalc, the command starts but stops. The Command Prompt says; "Initializing... Checking to make sure heads are in the right layer...bad argument type: stringp nil" As a side note, the user's drawing had multiple repeat head definition boxes (blue boxes in ACC1 layer). These were cleaned up (deleted) and the heads redefined. The AUDIT command was run after the cleanup

Solutions:

Cause:

Unknown

Solution:

Run the AUDIT command and use the Y option to fix errors. Then run Checkups again, it should work.

Updated: Jan. 7, 2024, 8:12 p.m. Created: March 1, 2019, midnight