How to Repair a Drawing in BricsCAD
Quick answer: AUDIT checks the integrity of the drawing you currently have open, and can optionally try to fix what it finds. RECOVER goes further, repairing a damaged drawing file you haven’t opened yet, then opening it. If AUDIT can’t fix something, RECOVER is the next step.
Checking and Fixing Errors with AUDIT
- Run
AUDIT. You’re prompted: “Fix any errors detected? Yes/<No>”. - Type
Yand press Enter to analyse the drawing and fix whatever it finds, orN(the default) to just analyse without fixing. - Optionally press
F2to open the Prompt History window and read the audit report: how many objects were audited, and how many errors were found versus fixed.
Set AUDITCTL to 1 beforehand, and AUDIT also writes a plain-text .adt report file in the same folder as the drawing, describing what it found and what it did about it.
Repairing a Damaged Drawing with RECOVER
If AUDIT can’t fix everything, use RECOVER instead:
- Run
RECOVER. The Open Drawing dialog appears. - Select the damaged drawing and click Open. If the repair succeeds, the drawing is processed and opens automatically.
- Optionally press
F2to read the recover report in the Prompt History window.
Getting a Written Report
Both AUDIT (with AUDITCTL set to 1) and RECOVER let you review what happened via the Prompt History window (F2). AUDIT can additionally save its findings to a .adt file alongside the drawing for a permanent record.
Frequently Asked Questions
What’s the difference between AUDIT and RECOVER? AUDIT checks and optionally fixes the drawing you currently have open. RECOVER repairs a damaged drawing you haven’t opened yet, then opens it, and can fix some things AUDIT can’t.
Does AUDIT fix errors automatically? Only if you choose to. When prompted, type Y to fix what it finds, or N to just analyse without making changes; N is the default if you just press Enter.
How do I get a permanent record of what AUDIT found? Set AUDITCTL to 1 before running it. It’ll save a .adt report file in the same folder as the drawing.
Where do I read the results after running AUDIT or RECOVER? Press F2 to open the Prompt History window, which shows the report from either command.