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Why my AutoCAD objects are shown as boxes?

February 26, 2013 by Edwin Prakoso 1 Comment

You receive AutoCAD drawing, and when you open it you see text are only shown as boxes. Or hatches are not shown. Or some viewports’ contents are missing. What could be wrong?

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