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Error “The drawing cannot be migrated” when opening or working in AutoCAD Mechanical

Jeff Arbogast

Issue:

When opening or working in AutoCAD Mechanical, you receive a message stating.

 

“The drawing cannot be migrated”

“The drawing you selected does not contain any standards. Select another drawing with s standard to migrate”.

Causes:

The standards in this drawing are corrupted. When you go to the AM:Standards Tab in Options The standard tree is empty.

Solution:

To resolve this issue

  • Reset standards in drawing.
  • Type AMOPTIONS and select the <Enter> Key on your Keyboard.
  • In the Standards Menu select ISO or ANSI then select OK.
  • Save the drawing and reopen.

About the Author

Jeff Arbogast

Manufacturing Solution Center Team Lead<br><br>Jeff is responsible for manufacturing Technical Support for both internal staff and customers. In addition to the daily activities of the support center, he helps write for the National Support Center blog, and has written online classes for the IMAGINiT training on demand site.

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