CAD Fails to Open Save As Window

BIM Software Tip: Fixing the Issue When CAD Fails to Open the Save As Window

Have you ever encountered a situation where AutoCAD does not open the Save As window? If pressing Ctrl+S does not bring up the save dialog, there’s a simple solution.

To resolve this, type FILEDIA in the command line, press Enter, then enter the value 1 and press Enter again.

The FILEDIA system variable controls whether dialog boxes appear during file read/write operations. For example:

• If FILEDIA is set to 1, the Save As command will display the “Save Graphic As” dialog box.
• If FILEDIA is set to 0, the Save As command prompts for file names directly in the command line.

This guide assumes FILEDIA is set to 1. Even when FILEDIA is set to 0, you can still open the file dialog box by typing a tilde (~) at the initial prompt.

Both the FILEDIA and EXPERT variables are useful when running commands through scripts.

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