Kanji Characters in a CAD Drawing That You Open in Visio 2003 Are Displayed Incorrectly as Question Mark Characters (827861)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003
  • Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2003

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Office Visio 2003, when you open a CAD drawing (.dwg file) that contains Kanji characters, you may find that the Kanji characters in the drawing are displayed incorrectly as question mark characters "?" (without the quotation marks).

CAUSE

This issue may occur if the Kanji characters are contained in a Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) framework. Visio does not support using text in a GD&T framework.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use only supported tolerance symbols in a GD&T framework.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about how to work with CAD drawings in Visio, see Visio Help. To do so, click Microsoft Office Visio Help on the Help menu, type CAD drawings in the Search for box, and then press ENTER to view the topics that are returned.

For more information about Visio, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/visio

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/11/2006
Keywords:kbnofix kbBug KB827861 kbAudITPRO kbAudEndUser
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