Visio2000: SaveAs DWG Command Does Not Export Group Shape Geometry or Text

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SYMPTOMS

When you save a drawing as a DWG file, and then open it in AutoCAD or in IntelliCAD, some group geometry and text may be missing.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Visio 2000 Service Release 1 (SR-1).

To obtain SR-1, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

263721 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/263721/EN-US/ ) Visio: How to Obtain Microsoft Visio 2000 Service Release 1 (SR-1)

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Visio 2000 SR-1.

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MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

Start a new drawing.
On the Standard toolbar, click Rectangle Tool, and then draw two rectangles on the page.
Type text into each rectangle.
On the Shape menu, point to Grouping, and then click Group to group the rectangles.
On the Window menu, click Show Shapesheet to view the shapesheet for the group.
On the Insert menu, click Section, click to select the Geometry check box, and then click OK to insert a geometry section.
Change the LineTo formulas to Width*1 and Height*1.
Close the shapesheet, and then type text into the group.
Save the drawing as a DWG file, and then open it in AutoCAD or in IntelliCAD.

Note that the group geometry and text are missing.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Visio 2000 Technical Edition

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KB264457

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