https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/32977/error-message-when-loading-fwd-fileen-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/32977/error-message-when-loading-fwd-fileThu, 23 Feb 2017 21:31:44 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:292e2807-1b21-43b9-8875-f682b9251fb2Holly Herringhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/32977/error-message-when-loading-fwd-file#commentsCurrent Revision posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Holly Herring on 2/23/2017 9:31:44 PM<br /> <p style="padding:0;margin:0;"></p> <table style="border:0px solid #dce5f0;width:680px;background-color:#dce5f0;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Product(s):</strong></td> <td>InRoads</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Version(s):</strong></td> <td>08.11.09+</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Area:&nbsp;</strong></td> <td>Survey</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Original Author:</strong></td> <td>Holly Herring, Bentley Technical Support Group</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h1>Question:</h1> <p>When I try to load a .fwd file, I get this error: <em>Bad file (.tiw File) opened. Perhaps an I/O error!</em>. What is causing this?</p> <p></p> <p></p> <h1>Answer:</h1> <p>.fwd files point to a .tiw file to import your points.&nbsp;This message means the&nbsp;tiw file is not in the correct location. Copy the tiw to the correct location. The default location is C:\ProgramData\Bentley\Civil\SurveyTools\8.11.9\en\Data</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <h1><b><img width="189" height="60" style="border-width:0px;" alt=" " src="/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/TSG-Logo.png" /></b></h1><div style="clear:both;"></div>