“File not found” When Inserting a Component in AutoCAD Electrical

Challenge:

When inserting a component from the icon menu, you run into the error “File not Found.”

Solution:

The file could be missing or renamed, but most likely there is a problem with the paths. Understanding where the program is looking is a great way to solve this problem!

Related Product:

Autodesk AutoCAD Electrical

Follow these steps:

Step #1: Understand the search order when inserting a symbol in AutoCAD Electrical Step #2: Ensure the version is correct in the Project Settings Step #3: Reset the Project Properties

Step #1: Right click the active project and go to Settings. The bottom half of the dialog explains the search order when inserting a symbol.

1st – Looks for the definition in the drawing itself

2nd – Looks for the file when full path is used

3rd – Looks in the user sandbox

4th – Looks in the Project Folder

5th – Looks in the Project Properties

6th – Looks in the Support File Search path

Step #2: If the version you see (highlighted in Red below) does not match your product version, proceed to the next step.

Step #3: Exit the Settings, right click the project and go to Properties. Reset each of the 4 sections shown below by highlighting and selecting Default.

Reference: https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Insertion-of-component-or-footprint-yields-File-not-found-error-in-AutoCAD-Electrical.html