Exporting to shapefile

Since our last upgrade to arcmap 10.0 took place I've started having problems exporting shapefiles from Autocad civil 3D 2010 and 2012 to ArcMap compatible files. Using "mapexport" in Civil 3d to export my polygons worked without any problems when sharing between Civil 3D 2010 and ArcMap 9.* but not with this newer version.
Trying to add your shapefile into ArcMap 10 will produce a window with the following message....

"Open Failed"
"Error opening feature class"
"Number of shapes does not match the number of table records"

The file should be repairable by using ArcCatalog however files with this type of error are not even accessable by ArcCatalog. The best solution I've found is to use a program called "shapecheck.exe" When running shapecheck you'll be asked for the path and name of the shapefile needing repair. After selecting the file follow the onscreen instrucitons to "Build SHX" then "Check DBF" and lastly selecting quit to exit the program.

Running my shape files through this program takes only a couple of seconds and results in useable shape files with no known issues or problems. At this point I am not sure if this is an isolated problem with my installation so I haven't made this repair program available on our server. If you are having this same problem with your shape files please contact me so I can provide you with a copy of shapecheck.exe
Thanks,
William

Civil 3D 2012 text hotfix

A new discovery in Civil 3D 2012 is text that cannot be modified. I experienced this the other day when trying to label and dimension a CAD drawing. The text was immune to all efforts to move, erase, rotate, etc. the text was somehow locked into it's current state. It would dissapear after executing the command but reappear after a regen. If you experience this problem I recommend using this hotfix to return the text to an editable state.

1. At the command prompt type DTEXTED. (This is the dtext editor mode selector.)
2. Type 1 & Press [ENTER]. (Setting the dtext editor mode 2 = new dynamic edit
in place mode & 1 = classic edit text in dialog box.)
3. Type AUDIT. Press Y to fix all errors. (Forces Civil 3d to stop locking items
& use new mode)
4. Save your drawing and now you will not have the problem with the locked out
text.(Object was open for read = error)

Dont forget to run the Audit command after changing the Dtext editor or the changes wont work.

Hope this helps.