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Autocad Civil 3d 2013 & Windows 8

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Message 1 of 90
fayoud
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Autocad Civil 3d 2013 & Windows 8

Hello,

I would like to post the probleme autocad civil 3d and windows, i try to install it but during the installation wizard "framework 4" the process stopped and the installation wizard crash

can anyone post a solution for this problem 

Thanks

Oudjhih Fayçal
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Message 21 of 90
pls7061
in reply to: kra1366

Same problem here, a few minutes in AutoCAD crashes.

Message 22 of 90
kra1366
in reply to: pls7061

I gave up. Reloaded windows 7

 

Message 23 of 90
neilyj666
in reply to: pls7061

The official position regarding Win 8 - not much use to forum members at this time

 

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=19048377&linkID=9240617

neilyj (No connection with Autodesk other than using the products in the real world)
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Message 24 of 90
DarrenP
in reply to: neilyj666

maybe when the civil 3d 2013 service pack comes out they will support it not likely

DarrenP
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Message 25 of 90
tcorey
in reply to: DarrenP

Darren, that's not a far-fetched assumption. Over the past few releases we have seen service pack 1 around august to september, but nothing yet this release. Maybe it was held back because of the impending release of Windows 8 and now that 8 is out, finishing touches can be applied to a service pack that will ensure Windows 8 compatibility.

 

Just a thought. Or a hope...



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Message 26 of 90
DarrenP
in reply to: tcorey

hopefully thats the case i don't see why it hasn't been released since the Autocad & Map 3d service packs have been out a few weeks already

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Message 27 of 90
DarrenP
in reply to: DarrenP

looks like autodesk is still finding bugs with the service packs thats probably why they haven't released the civil 3d service pack yet maybe this hotfix will be included in it

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Message 28 of 90
AllenJessup
in reply to: DarrenP

It was held back for a reason. I don't know what.

 

Allen



Allen Jessup
Engineering Specialist / CAD Manager

Message 29 of 90
AllenJessup
in reply to: DarrenP

The AutoCAD 2013 Service Pack 1.1 readme file does not mention Windows 8. So I guess there isn't much hope there.

 

Since we don't have any computers that would have originally supported Win 8. I don't have to worry about it. Our IT wont allow any upgrade to an OS that wasn't supported when the computer was first manufactured. We don't even have any we can upgrade to Win 7. Just a couple of recently purchased machines.

 

Allen



Allen Jessup
Engineering Specialist / CAD Manager

Message 30 of 90
saul.alvarado
in reply to: fayoud

I have a Windows 8 PRO and I use AutoCAD 2013, 3ds MAX and Revit both 2013 and I don't have problems, when the instalation begin windows intall the Frameworks and all its ok, I think the new windows version it's more fast, for me... YES

Message 31 of 90
Gdiael
in reply to: saul.alvarado

You are right, with this products you mentioned I don't have problems, Civil 3d it the issue. It is crashing a few minutes after opened. When I run it in the mode "Civil 3d as Autocad" everything works ok, but I can only visualise and plot the drawing and move the labels.

 

Waiting for the service pack too.

Message 32 of 90
AllenJessup
in reply to: fayoud

A note to all. If you are on subscription, you are entitled to support from Autodesk. What level of support depends on the subscription level. If you run Autodesk products on an unsupported OS they may deny you the support you're paying for as part of your subscription. Notice I used the word "may".

 

Whether you find this an acceptable risk or not is up to you.

 

Allen



Allen Jessup
Engineering Specialist / CAD Manager

Message 33 of 90
drauch
in reply to: pls7061

I have been able to work around the constant crashing by disabling the second monitor. It appears to be a problem for me when interacting between screens. I am using Civil 3D 2012 & Windows 8 Pro. Hope this helps.

Message 34 of 90
kra1366
in reply to: drauch

That's interesting, I have three monitors, Laptop and two additional monitors.

I will give it a try with another laptop I have with W8.

 

Thanks

Message 35 of 90
lsssurvey
in reply to: fayoud

I just purchased a new, hot Ivy Bridge Windows 8 machine and was anxious to install my Civil3dD 2013 which has been sitting in my drawer since I received it. But I am also having problems with Civil3d crashing. It seems to work fine using standard AutoCAD commands (drawing lines, writing text), but when i get into setting civil points in the project, i can only get a few points set before it crashes. This is a real dissapointment. I would have hoped a market leader like AutoDESK would have been testing their product on the developers release of Windows 8 and would have their product up to speed when Win8 was released.  I hope I don't have to wait too long for a patch or service pack. It's agony having a hot new machine that i can't use.

 

Tom

Tom
Message 36 of 90

if do you have problems, you can try install framework 2,3, 3.5 from windows 8 dvd for me its ok for autodesk software, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK69FZOIRDQ you can try this, and if you need basic information for autocad, tell me
Message 37 of 90
Gdiael
in reply to: saul.alvarado

Looks like you did a clean install, right? Or you upgraded? I say this because your C drive is very light. What is the language of your OS?

Message 38 of 90
saul.alvarado
in reply to: Gdiael

yes, it's a clean install, because I try test all my software, with the Windows 8 Preview or Beta version I upgrade my computer from windows 7 to Windows 8 Beta and all autodesk sofware it's ok included Solidworks 2012, on Windows 8 Beta it's no posible install autodesk software on clean install of Windows 8 beta.

 

My actual Version it's WIndows 8 PRO (Spanish, but I translate later), it's clean install, I think that you can install first windows 7 (if this is a upgrade), install your autodesk software and upgrade and before upgrade to Windows 8 PRO.

Message 39 of 90

my computer it's a notebook ASUS

I5 processor

4 GB RAM DDR3

128 GB SDD

 

my second computer its desktop

Motherboard ASUS

16 GB DDR3

750 GB HDD Sata3

EVGA Nvidia Gforce GTX680 4GB DDR5

Message 40 of 90
jjenkins1115
in reply to: fayoud

I did get Autocad Civil 3d 2013 to load fine.  There are many bugs though, as expected.  For one i am having problems when i bring in point data (.csv) and then proceed to conect the points using a polyline.  The system has an error report and shuts down. Many onther basic functions make the program crash.  I tried running in compatibility mode but this still doesn't work. I think it do to the way it is installed.  I have not tried loading the full software in compatibility mode, but i think that will be the trick.

 

(Cons)

Other than that the only thing that is a pain in windows 8 that i have noticed is creating zip files you can no longer just right click and send to zip. 

you have to create a new zip and then drag the files into it. (may be a program for this problem)

 

I find i am using my search bar a lot more on windows 8 do to the poor lay out, like getting to control panel and default programs, printers and things like that.

 

The start menu is layed out like a tablet and not great for a desktop or laptop.  I have been playing with this for over a month and im still not used to it.

 

When you get out of a program in sends you straight to the start platform, so you have to click on the top left corner to get to your desk top which i would prefer it sent my by default.

 

Pros

it seems to work faster and smoother

 

The second monitor works great, it carries the bottom task bar over, which is handy

 

Web browsers are set up to run windows 8 and is really slick.

 

Other programs like BOX.com has its own app which i prefer to the web 

 

It has a feture to run multiple apps but i havent foud i use it much, it doesnt seem to do this with programs though.  

But program and an app no problem.

 

I want to make this work but it is a big leap for sure. I may have to go back to windows 7 but i think i like where they are going, just not quite there yet.

 

 

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