Troubleshooting (FAQ)

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Selecting the .dvb file gives an error, or AutoCAD says VBA is not installed

The VBA module (VBA Enabler) is missing: since release 2010 Autodesk ships it separately. Download it for your AutoCAD version from the Autodesk page given in Requirements, close AutoCAD, install it and try VBALOAD again.

With Load Application (APPLOAD) the .dvb file gives an error

APPLOAD loads .dvb files only when the VBA module is installed: the error means it is missing (see the previous question). Once installed, both APPLOAD and VBALOAD work. See Installation.

The untrusted location warning appears (SECURELOAD)

It is the AutoCAD protection for executable files. Choose Load (or Always Load to stop seeing it). Alternatively add the macro folder to Options › Files › Trusted Locations (TRUSTEDPATHS variable).

I have AutoCAD LT / progeCAD / BricsCAD / ZWCAD

Not supported: AutoCAD LT does not run VBA and alternative CAD programs cannot load .dvb files. Full AutoCAD is required. To draw sections without AutoCAD you can use the GeoStru online CAD services.

Geostru menu

I loaded the macro but the Geostru menu does not appear

In this order:

1. The menu has to be created once: Alt+F8 › Gestione_menu.aggiungi_menu › Run (from build 2026.1, with acad.dvb in the Support folder it is created automatically).
2. If the macro ran and you still do not see it, the menu bar is hidden (it is, in ribbon workspaces): type MENUBAR › 1. From build 2026.1 the macro does it.
3. If Alt+F8 shows an empty list, the project is not loaded: repeat VBALOAD.

The menu was there, I restarted AutoCAD and it is gone

The .dvb project is not kept loaded between sessions and, when the workspace changes, AutoCAD rebuilds the menu bar. Reload with VBALOAD and, if needed, run aggiungi_menu again; or enable automatic loading as described in Installation.

Menu entries give Macro not found / Unknown command

The menu is left over from a previous session but the project is not loaded: VBALOAD, then try again.

Section

The section is drawn but the profile is flat or points are missing

Contour lines must be polylines with an elevation (Elevation property, or 3D polylines). Check with PROPERTIES on a contour: if Elevation is 0 the plan has no heights. Layers that are off are ignored.

Nothing is drawn after the third click

The section line does not intersect any polyline with elevation on the layers that are on (build 2026.1 shows a message). Check the elevation and the layers of the contour lines, then repeat.

Title-block texts too big/small or overlapping

Adjust Text height and the row heights in Settings, or enable Exclude texts that do not fit. Settings apply to the next sections.

The Settings button does not open the window (AutoCAD in English)

Issue of builds earlier than September 2022 with AutoCAD in English: download the package again from the link received with your purchase and replace the .dvb.

Export

Export says Export in: c:\cross_section.edp but the file is not there

Releases before 2026.1: the file is written to the root of C:\, which on Windows 10/11 is not writable without administrator rights. Start AutoCAD as administrator, or update to build 2026.1, which asks where to save.

Slope does not import the file

The .edp file contains distance and elevation of every point with the point as decimal separator: in Slope use the profile import from a coordinate file. If the file is empty or has only the first line, export right after drawing the section (only the last one stays in memory).

Support

When you open a ticket on support.geostru.eu please state: AutoCAD version (and language), whether the VBA module is installed (does VBAIDE open?), the macro build (menu Geostru › Version from 2026.1, otherwise the name of the .dvb file) and the exact message you get.