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AutoCAD in Product Design Suite Ultimate 2016

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 17:19:15 GMT

Just installed Autodesk Product Design Suite Ultimate 2016 and can't open standard AutoCAD. When i go to the program files and open the acad.exe it opens up Mechanical instead. Is there a way to open up standard AutoCAD?

Re: AutoCAD in Product Design Suite Ultimate 2016

DarrenP — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 17:42:52 GMT

there should be an Autocad icon under the Autocad Mechanical folder in your start menu

Re: AutoCAD in Product Design Suite Ultimate 2016

wispoxy — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 17:44:03 GMT

@Anonymous Just change your workspace setting. That's what I do.

Re: AutoCAD in Product Design Suite Ultimate 2016

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 17:54:48 GMT

Darren,

I attached a screen shot of what was in the folder. I noticed that it says AutoCAD 2016 English - AutoCAD Mechanical, like its still pointing to Mechanical.

I'm I missing something? Do i have to change a setting?

Thanks for the response.

Re: AutoCAD in Product Design Suite Ultimate 2016

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 17:55:31 GMT

Here's the screen shot.

Re: AutoCAD in Product Design Suite Ultimate 2016

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 17:58:08 GMT

Here's another screen shot of the folder structure before entering into AutoCAD Mechanical folder. Its not showing up. Did I do something wrong at time of installation?

Re: AutoCAD in Product Design Suite Ultimate 2016

JDMather — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 18:35:33 GMT

Expand the AutoCAD Electrical or the AutoCAD Raster Design.

Somewhere in there you should have a link to Run as AutoCAD.

If not, then someone will walk you through creating a desktop icon for starting as vanilla AutoCAD (a search might be faster).

Re: AutoCAD in Product Design Suite Ultimate 2016

ampster40 — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 19:02:41 GMT

the shortcut you show in the 1st screenshot you provided is the correct icon to use to launch just plain AutoCAD. HTH

Re: AutoCAD in Product Design Suite Ultimate 2016

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 19:09:31 GMT

Do I change the target on the desptop icon to say <<VINALLA>> instead of <<ACADMPP>>?

Re: AutoCAD in Product Design Suite Ultimate 2016

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 19:14:54 GMT

Nevermind that last email, I got it to work.

Thank you all for your comments and help.

Re: AutoCAD in Product Design Suite Ultimate 2016

wispoxy — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 19:52:03 GMT

@Anonymous Did you skip my post or something?

Re: AutoCAD in Product Design Suite Ultimate 2016

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 20:33:04 GMT

I just wanted straight AutoCAD to run. I do have a different workspace already.

Thanks.

Re: AutoCAD in Product Design Suite Ultimate 2016

ampster40 — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:43:24 GMT

if they use the shortcut to launch Acad Mech, then it will load...nevermind.