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AutoCAD 2024 Issue Opening Files

mdarien4AQ94 — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 19:44:07 GMT

I just downloaded AutoCAD 2024 yesterday, and now I'm running into something I've never seen before when opening files. If I have AutoCAD already open, and I open another file through file explorer, the AutoCAD application will open a second time to show the new file. I've looked at SDI and that's set to 0. What setting is off?

Re: AutoCAD 2024 Issue Opening Files

dmfrazier — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 19:49:07 GMT

This, possibly?

https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Double-clicking-a-DWG-file-opens-a-new-instance-of-AutoCAD.html?us_oa=dotcom-us&us_si=20dedef4-d389-4df2-a962-4ce0c70bbc47&us_st=autocad%20launches%20with%20each%20dwg

Re: AutoCAD 2024 Issue Opening Files

Valentin_CAD — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 19:51:35 GMT

@mdarien4AQ94 ,

AutoCAD appears to be launching multiple sessions

Re: AutoCAD 2024 Issue Opening Files

nrz13 — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 19:54:03 GMT

Is it actually opening another instance of the program, or is it just showing each drawing on the taskbar?

Check out the TASKBAR command:
https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2022/ENU/?guid=GUID-C72AE884-5FDE-4F67-8549-0A6183AC04BB

Re: AutoCAD 2024 Issue Opening Files

mdarien4AQ94 — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 19:57:35 GMT

It is loading another instance of the program instead of opening another tab on the already open AutoCAD program.

Re: AutoCAD 2024 Issue Opening Files

Valentin_CAD — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 20:04:55 GMT

@mdarien4AQ94 ,

How to reset AutoCAD to defaults

Don't forget to restart your Computer.

Re: AutoCAD 2024 Issue Opening Files

paullimapa — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 20:37:31 GMT

check in AutoCAD if SDI is set as 0

Re: AutoCAD 2024 Issue Opening Files

pendean — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 20:57:00 GMT

@mdarien4AQ94 wrote:

I just downloaded AutoCAD 2024 yesterday, and now I'm running into something I've never seen before when opening files.... What setting is off?

you seem to be having the same issue many 2023 installation did this time last year, this is the fix

https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/DWG-file-type-associativity-in-Windows.html#:~:text=Solution%3A,toolset%20of%20AutoCAD.

HTH

Re: AutoCAD 2024 Issue Opening Files

mdarien4AQ94 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:07:53 GMT

Thanks for the solution, this does work. It's a shame though that the file type changes from "DWG" to "AutoCAD Drawing". Instead of showing the DWG blue/yellow file next to the name, it just looks like a white sheet of paper. Oh well, the main issue is resolved. Thanks!

Re: AutoCAD 2024 Issue Opening Files

nrz13 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:13:14 GMT

Does the blue/yellow icon return once you restart your computer?

Re: AutoCAD 2024 Issue Opening Files

mdarien4AQ94 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:19:44 GMT

After a restart, that does not appear to do anything.

Re: AutoCAD 2024 Issue Opening Files

pendean — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 19:04:13 GMT

@mdarien4AQ94 wrote:

...Instead of showing the DWG blue/yellow file next to the name, it just looks like a white sheet of paper...

Not seeing anything like that here, except for BAK files. Do you have file extensions set to show in WindowsOS?

Did you try fixing it https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/generic-icons-show-for-autocad-files.html

Re: AutoCAD 2024 Issue Opening Files

David_M_CrawfordTGMB5 — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:50:11 GMT

This fix did not resolve the issue on my machine, I am running Windows 10 and I followed the "using the control panel" , then selecting "Set defaults by app"

But AutoCAD does not show in this list,

Could this be the problem? If if select "choose default apps by protocol" and scroll down to the .DWG, .DWT etc. I can select the AutoCAD or Launcher per applicable extension.