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December 2017

Publishing to PDF causes memory usage to climb until AutoCAD freezes or crashes

Thumbnails look correct for files, but when the drawing is opened geometry is missing in AutoCAD

Installing AutoCAD side for Factory Design Utilities

Inserting or attaching a DGN file crashes AutoCAD

Crash when moving cursor over a spline in AutoCAD while in the middle of an active command

AutoCAD: Unable to select or edit objects

PCEXTRACTCENTERLINE does not work for referenced point cloud

Error: “Point clouds are not displayed when hardware acceleration if off” when trying to view a poin...

Slow performance after exiting the block editor in AutoCAD

Add fonts to Autodesk deployment

I cannot give you my server name / host ID to generate a network license file.

Windows 10, AutoCAD 2017, Enter Serial Number and stuck at Checking License…

AutoCAD freezes at “checking license” - Procmon loop behavior

AutoCAD hangs while opening when preparing the tool palettes due to excessive number of temp files i...

Autocad LT 2015 install error related to MSVCR110.dll

Installing Autodesk AutoCAD 2018.1.1 is taking a long time to install

Opening drawing with PDF XREFS shows white screen

Publish to PDF changes text to box characters in AutoCAD.

PUBLISHTOWEB from AutoCAD does not display correct HTM format

Slow performance when working in layouts in AutoCAD

You receive a Cyclic Redundancy Check error when you install

You want to know what permissions are required for program installation.

November 2017 

‘Sign-in’ option is missing during program activation process

“Install Autodesk Material Library 2018 Failed Installation aborted, Result=1632” when installing Au...

\trial\ In Shortcut Target String To Deployment

3D Object snaps do not snap to isolines

A360 Desktop: Save to cloud and sync now do not work between machines.

Advance Steel: Unable to open DXF file with “Improper table entry name ”

AutoCAD - Only 2 instance(s) of AutoCAD allowed to run in a terminal server environment

AutoCAD : Copy/Paste of an Excel table as OLE is truncated in the drawing

AutoCAD : Right click to rename a file or folder from AutoCAD File open dialog crashes the software

AutoCAD 2007 will not run on Windows 10

AutoCAD 2010 Language Change

AutoCAD 2017 already installed

AutoCAD 2017 stuck on “Loading” during launch

AutoCAD 2018 : Drawings saved after plotting to pdf increases in file size

AutoCAD Crashes when opening

AutoCAD fails to launch MSVCP140.dll is missing

AutoCAD local files

AutoCAD LT Layers, reference and Selection Tools are not working

AutoCAD LT will not launch after installation

AutoCAD LT: Exporting Coordinates to a file

AutoCAD plots wrong color and thickness

AutoCAD ribbon grows to take up almost the entire screen when creating or editing Mtext

AutoCAD wont run after installing Windows updates.

AutoCAD_LT_2015_SWL_English_Win_32bit_R1_dlm.sfx.exe is not a valid Win32 application

AutoCAD: Annotative scales not showing same scale as viewport

AutoCAD: Dimension Style shows negative values

AutoCAD: Drawing is Flickering

AutoCAD: Images inserted as OLE objects loose transparency

AutoCAD: Synchronizing attributes reverts the existing values to default

AutoCAD: system requirements do not contain detailed information about graphic cards

Autodesk Service within Network License Manager fails to start in Windows Services

Cannot Install or deploy Autocad 2014 on windows server 2008

Circular edges on details created from the view base have very poor quality edges, look blocky, and ...

Civil 3dD will lock up and you have to go to task manager to end task to shut down

Cloud rendering from AutoCAD does not include custom background image

Commands don’t work in paper space in AutoCAD

Crashing with add-in installed on top of AutoCAD

Custom button to run a lisp file is not working anymore and instead says “error loading NameOfLisp.l...

Custom tool palette is blank in AutoCAD

Default plotter defined in the option is not pre-selected in the plot dialog in Civil 3D

Delay obtaining AutoCAD network license, hangs at “checking license”

Editing blocks causes AutoCAD to become jerky

Establish an Internet Connection to Continue - Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client

eTransmit show folder which are not expected

Export to PDF curved lines are not touching

FAQ: Is the Vault Data Standard Compatible with any CAD program?

Fatal error when rotating a component

FATAL ERROR: Unhandled e0434352h Exception at fd1ba06dh in AutoCAD when starting the program

How to create a new custom toolbar in AutoCAD

How to export a hatch from AutoCAD to Revit

How to import tool palette .atc files into AutoCAD Plant 3D

How to manage AutoCAD drawings with externall references (XREFs) on a cloud Sharepoint site?

How to optimize a Revit 3D view for dwg export

How To: Check in AutoCAD drawings using Plant 3D 2018

Issue with certain parts printing out incorrectly

Low memory errors when using working on drawings

Menu options are cut in AutoCAD

Migrating files from AutoCAD 2008 to AutoCAD Plant 3D 2018

Mixed languages in dialogs

Multileader text is scaled slightly larger than text of the same style in AutoCAD

One drawing is very slow to work with after inserting geometry in AutoCAD

Paste as AutoCAD Entities is not available when pasting special in AutoCAD

Pop up message “The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable” open...

Presence of objects on different UCS prevents EXPORTLAYOUT from creating new DWG

Problems installing or running AutoCAD on a windows server.

Save DWG with attached TIFF file not possible

Short delay when switching to a layout tab the first time in a drawing session in AutoCAD

Slow panning and zooming in AutoCAD layouts with polygonal viewports

The origin of a defined view is not at 0,0,0 relative to World Coordinate System

Unable to detach or bind xrefs in AutoCAD

Unable to start a network license of Flame on Mac OSX

What would happen to Xrefs and Linked files on models if you use SharePoint?

Wipeout display order does not change for new objects

October 2017

AutoCAD live map not able to be modified after capture

AutoCAD not getting network license from Distributed License Server

AutoCAD warning: This drawing contains a large number of annotation scales

Autocad won’t accept any commands

AutoCAD: AutoCAD freezes when trying to attach a PDF

AutoCAD: Cannot input architectural units

AutoCAD: Different results than using the Linear command from the ribbon

AutoCAD: How to measure the length of multiple lines and arcs?

AutoCAD: Missing ribbon and tools after installation

AutoCAD: Unable to trim linework after using Offset command

Block in AutoCAD can not be changed via EXPLODE

Can’t control layer states of clipped Xrefs independently in AutoCAD

Cannot hatch with AutoCAD

Cannot see duct work in AutoCAD

Delay using plot options like page setup and opening the plot window when a specific printer is set ...

Does my single-user subscription allows for Network License deployment

Drawing objects show faint or gray within a viewport in AutoCAD

Error: “There is a problem with the installation and AutoCAD cannot continue.”

Error: Please install DirectX before installing AutoCAD 2016

Files Cannot Be Saved in AutoCAD

How to disable Plot warnings in AutoCAD

How to plot a PDF that includes multiple sheets or pages in AutoCAD

Importing a STEP file into AutoCAD

Installation sequence for installing multiple Autodesk products

Mleaders don’t stay with the cursor when being stretched, they move twice as far away in AutoCAD

Needed rights for Autodesk-users in a domain network

PDFs created from AutoCAD take a long time to open in PDF viewers

Plotting causes PCL XL Error

Poor performance with TRIM command when multiple objects are manually selected

Random rays and lines show up in PDF printed from AutoCAD

Raster images will not plot from AutoCAD

Sending a tool palette with blocks to another user – how to use them

Some dimensions don’t move with geometry in AutoCAD

Start Tab is unresponsive in AutoCAD

System Variable is not saved after you close AutoCAD

Using a 2018 license to build a 2016 deployment and getting red x with the product key.

Using the MIRROR command on an external reference shows results in the wrong place

Value column missing from Custom tab of Drawing Properties dialog box in AutoCAD

View cube and navitation bar disappear

When using Excel Datalink, formatting not retained

Xref layers reset upon reopening drawing in AutoCAD

How to create a PDF from a DWG

Paste Special - Linked Excel files become locked open

UNDO command runs slow or not running at all in AutoCAD

xref not found after dwg is closed and then reopened in AutoCAD

ACAD hangs while plotting XREF attached file

AutoCAD LT 2011 crashes randomly.

AutoCAD: How to set units to architectural

AutoCAD: Mechanical objects cannot be edited or deleted in AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT

Cannot edit basic geometry in AutoCAD LT

Autodesk® AutoCAD® 2018 Core Failed Installation aborted, Result=1603

Error when saving pc3 file

Getting proxy information when opening drawings in AutoCAD

High “System” CPU usage while running AutoCAD 2018

How to simplify polylines with many vertices

Toolbars docked will justify to the top or left after closing and reopening AutoCAD

AutoCAD: Fatal Error when copying to clipboard

When using Land F/X with AutoCAD or verticals fatal error occurs

AutoCAD is freezing when working with splines

Cannot trim polylines in AutoCAD when they are located far from the origin

Plotting to a KIP 860 plotter causes an error in AutoCAD

Selecting polylines with huge numbers of vertices freezes AutoCAD

Transfert de license AutoCAD LT 2016

September 2017

SSX Express tool command does not show the quantity selected at the command line in AutoCAD

Objects invisible unless panning in AutoCAD

Error [1.248.1001] installing AutoCAD 2004 on Windows 10

Is it possible to insert a drawing as an external reference (XREF) without showing dimensions?

Linetype stills show up in plot even when layer is turned off

NVIDIA Error: “device is not removable and cannot be ejected or unplugged.”

PDF created by AutoCAD takes a long time to open

Screen shot from Google Earth is scaled to two reference points, but other reference points are off ...

The Live Map function will work in AutoCAD but doesn’t work in AutoCAD Architecture

Unable to activate embedded drawing in Access Database after upgrading to AutoCAD 2017

How to add a new AutoCAD “DWG to PDF.PC3” driver

How to add options setting for batch plot

How to assign multi user license to a user

How to print to a high resolution JPG / JPEG file

Error 500:“Your online activation request has returned an error (500) which is not allowing your req...

Error installing updates from Desktop App

FATAL ERROR: Unhandled Delayload “modlr21.dll” Module Not Found in AutoCAD 2017

Constant freezing and crashing of AutoCAD during manipulation of layers in viewports

AutoCAD freezes after clicking anywhere in the start tab when the program is launched

Annotative block attributes in reference files do not update in host

AutoCAD 2018 fails to register when launched on a standard user account

AutoCAD 2018 Multiple Hangs on the start

AutoCAD is slow or freezes when using Trim or extend

AutoCAD text with underline tab spaces loses position

3D solid objects disappear when opening an old drawing in AutoCAD 2018

A file created with the Design Master plugin is jumping around when using ZOOM, REA, and Zoom to Ext...

AEC Collection license BORROW behavior

Application does not support just-in-time (JIT) debugging.

AutoCAD 2017: Objects disappear after in-place block or xref edit

AutoCAD LT 2017 subscription license activation loops

AutoCAD: Batch publishing to PDF uses different margins than single prints

AutoCAD: Ribbon icons display blurry and incomplete on startup

Can only search once with Bing maps

Download hangs or stops while you are installing an Autodesk software

Error 41 Import Request Failed

Error: “No data was imported from the DXF / DWG file” when importing an AutoCAD drawing into VCarve ...

Exported PDF is bigger than expected

Grouping Autodesk Industry Collection software in one network deployment image.

How do I insert and crop a PDF into a dwg?

How to apply Windows and Mac Cross-Platform Licensing for AutoCAD

Osnap and ortho settings are turned off every time a drawing is opened in AutoCAD

Parts of OLE tables are missing when inserted into AutoCAD

Plot style is not reflected accurately when plotting from AutoCAD

Update 2018.1.1 available for AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT

XATTACH and ATTACH command behaves differently

AutoCAD 2018: Custom line types are not displayed in drawings

AutoCAD Products: Several crashes and fatal errors on Windows 8 and above

AutoCAD: Fatal error “Unhandled Access Violation Reading 0x01730 Exception at 34546edbh”

Certain Commands do not work in AutoCAD

Creating or editing viewports causes a lag in AutoCAD

Drawing views disregard CTB settings after changes made to 3D objects

Error “ComException was unhandled”

Error: “Invalid or incomplete DXF input – drawing discarded” when opening a DXF in AutoCAD

Error: Plot - Paper Size Not Found

Find previous version of a file after a crash in AutoCAD creates a corrupt recovery file

How to adopt the tool tips for specific components

How to create a plot style (color-dependent)

Objects with global width greater than 0 not highlighted clearly when copy with base point in AutoCA...

Picture is not printed

Print more than 99 copies at one time in AutoCAD or DWG TrueView

Problems saving file with AutoCAD 2012

The program can’t start because api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll is missing from your computer.

Unable to print directly from AutoCAD to Xerox printers

Unable to stop Content Service during an Uninstall

Using Egnyte to store AutoCAD dwg’s with xrefs

Which hardware components are significant for the use of AutoCAD

Error: The application was unable to start correctly 0xc000007b

Fatal Error: Unhandled Access Violation Reading 0x0088 Exception at c3328a72h when opening a drawing...

Faulting module: KERNELBASE.dll

How to draw parabolas in AutoCAD

How to review .dwg file on Citrix platform

Inserted block is missing elements in AutoCAD

Is it possible to create in plain AutoCAD a dimension style using DIN standard?

LayerFilterControl drop down does not display in Ribbon

License Manager Not Installed or Working Properly Error. Software Shuts down

The drawing is published when any save command is run in AutoCAD

Xref layers are turned off in layer states when drawing is opened in AutoCAD

Geometry on printed plans is grey instead of black

Unable to open dwg attachment via email directly.

Custom paper size is lost

Error “The product license is no longer available” when launching single user license product

AutoCAD Architecture: EXPORTPDF ignores plot style table

AutoCAD: Cannot window select

AutoCAD crashes when loading Xrefs from ProjectWise files

AutoCAD LT 2018 Application has stopped working due to ddumd.dll

AutoCAD 2013 installation failure on Windows 10

AutoCAD 2018.1.1 Update new features are not highlighted on the ribbon

After typing command, right click has to be done twice to enter the command in AutoCAD

“Unknown command” after you APPLOAD and LSP in AutoCAD

Error: “The program can’t start because MSVCP140.dll is missing from your computer.” when launching ...

External References palette opens every time a DWG with xrefs is opened in AutoCAD

Is it possible to change the default file name proposed when saving a PDF file using DWG to PDF in A...

The FIND dialog box takes a long time to close in AutoCAD

When selecting text AutoCAD freezes or hangs

August 2017

How to embed an image to a DWG in AutoCAD

Plotting from AutoCAD produces inaccurate output not within tolerances

Unreconciled layers keep appearing in a drawing in AutoCAD

Web service error: configurations.xml is missing

AutoCAD 2017 installation fails with Install Now method.

AutoCAD LT: extreme slowness when using Hatch

AutoCAD: “Include options” are not saved when using Etransmit tool in the Sheet Set Palette

AutoCAD: Wipeouts don’t display in model space

Error: “INTERNAL ERROR: E3XFORM1” editing a drawing in AutoCAD

AutoCAD 2018 installation fails

AutoCAD 2018: Solid hatches will print when layer is turned off

AutoCAD Message: “Write permission denied. Unable to create: ‘C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2016...

Autodesk Desktop App - Error Downloading. Please try again later

Blocks copied and pasted into drawing do not paste the most recent version of the copied block

Can’t drag and drop files into AutoCAD

CER error report is not send out from AutoCAD or verticals

Display Hatch dialog box instead of the ribbon

Double-clicking a plot style file from AutoCAD fails to open for editing

Error: “Device not found” when publishing a sheet set from AutoCAD

Grips are offset on all objects in AutoCAD

Hatch pattern follows view scale

Objects appear with round edges when plotted

Problem with Numeric Expressions in Input Tooltips or properties palette in AutoCAD products

Error loading upiconfig.xml

Getting a FATAL ERROR when trying to re-attach external references

How to set up Attribute Extraction Template file in notepad?

Second ReCap installation after installing AutoCAD 2016 deployment

File save down in AutoCAD 2018 fails to import and translate in 3rd party program

Mouse position at different point than crosshair cursor

Unable to save file with external reference on file server

Objects from an AutoCAD 2018 drawing are shifting or disappearing when opened in a previous version ...

Open button does not work when selecting command from the ribbon in AutoCAD

OSNAP stops working in AutoCAD

All other mview viewport Osnaps are ignored if Geometric Center osnap is enabled

Attaching a PDF to a drawing in AutoCAD asks for a password

AutoCAD 2016: High processor usage when moving the mouse in a Citrix enviroment.

AutoCAD Error: Cannot set paper space limits when paper margins or background are displayed

AutoCAD LT 2016 unable to active

AutoCAD: LARGEOBJECTSUPPORT variable control the Compatibility with large object limits

AutoCAD: Missing status bar at the bottom of the screen

AutoCAD: Unexpected render results when rendering legacy polygonal and polyface meshes

Cannot import generated contours from TIN into AutoCAD

Fatal Error: Unhandled e06d7363h Exception at fd4da06dh in AutoCAD when launching program

How to add command QLEADER into ribbon

How to fix missing architectural dimension tick marks in AutoCAD

How to resolve referenced files that cannot be located or read

Who edited the DWG in the past

Quality of Bing Live Maps degraded with latest image updates

Some dimensions plot with trailing zeros in AutoCAD

Text font is not shown correctly when adding text in AutoCAD

Autodesk Vault application crashed

AutoCAD doesn’t shut down

Map3D: Sheet Set Manager does grey out buttons

Objects of a certain layer are not displayed in the layout or viewport in AutoCAD

Where to find AutoCAD Updates

After filling the attributes in a block, the default values still show in AutoCAD

AutoCAD sweep surfaces only displaying center line not geometry

Block consists of a dashed linetype created in AutoCAD 2014 appears different in AutoCAD 2017

Colors are being displayed wrong in AutoCAD

Export layout to model space command crashes or freezes AutoCAD

Map3D: Layer Manager content not shown

Network License: The License manager is not functioning or is improperly installed

Saving DWG file as a DXF file fails in AutoCAD

The undo button randomly grays out in the quick access toolbar and is unable to be used in AutoCAD

Unable to use Geolocation feature in AutoCAD

AutoCAD Mobile App Help/Support

Inventor Factory and AutoCAD, Z values

Print PDF underlay to vector PDF

How to add updates to an AutoCAD 2018 deployment

Is it possible to create scale dependent viewports from a master viewport?

Left hand MLEADER text the is left justified shifts left when text is edited

Mouse zooms in and out sporadically in AutoCAD

Exporting DWF files using EXPORT in AutoCAD creates a large sheet with empty space that is not neede...

Dimensions Style Manager dialog box in French but rest of program in English

AutoCAD crashes when trying to edit text

AutoCAD: Cursor jumps around and lags

AutoCAD 2018.1-based product shuts down when using DXF file with xref

AutoCAD TRIM command: “does not intersect with the cutting edge”

AutoCAD using too much RAM

Block Unit Factor is shown as 25 instead of 25.4 when inserting an imperial drawing into a metric dr...

Cannot inset view from sheet set manager: Access violation. Unable to open drawing

Command line only displays one line when docked above the ribbon in AutoCAD

Default hatch patterns are not available

DWF file too large

Error: “ errors were found in the drawing file during open” when opening a drawing in AutoCAD

Geometry linked or imported from AutoCAD as a DWG corrupts during import into 3ds Max

Layers pull-down menu does not show all layers in AutoCAD

PDF inserted in an AutoCAD drawing appears fuzzy

Plotting takes a long time to complete in AutoCAD

Text plots in black blocks to HP LaserJet from AutoCAD

TIMEOUTALL option is not working with AutoCAD 2017, but works well with AutoCAD 2014 on the same ser...

When starting AutoCAD Architecture the internet connection of the whole LAN will be foundered or wil...

July 2017

What is the AutoCAD Customer Council?

Problem Loading ACBrandRes.dll resource file. (While loading AutoCAD 2018)

Is it possible to migrate custom settings from a previous release from AutoCAD to AutoCAD LT?

Is it possible to switch the template of an existing drawing afterwards?

3DCLIP not showing content

Adding a shortcut to your Select File dialogs in AutoCAD

The red pin in the geolocation map window cannot be set

Tool palettes cannot be modified

Trimming hatch with block creates duplicate lines in AutoCAD

Two clicks are needed to start a command in AutoCAD

Unable to delete AutoCAD drawing files through windows explorer

Unable to plot to a KIP 3000 series printer from AutoCAD

Unknown lines appearing from dimensions in AutoCAD drawing

Wacom double-click doesn’t work in AutoCAD

Warning message: Windows cannot find “\acad.exe'

Web Services: Url entry ‘IdentityEntitlementEndPoint’ not found in C:/Program Files/Autodesk/AutoCAD...

When installing AutoCAD you get a dialbog box “Please run MaterialLibrary2017.msi first”

When pasting geometry in AutoCAD, it appears far from the cursor instead of snapping to the bottom l...

Which side be removed when you use LENGTH command

Xref paths are broken for different users when opening files from Google Drive in AutoCAD

Start tab is blank in AutoCAD virtual environment

Ribbon: Display text, dimension and multileader styles a a list rather than a gallery

Run Setup.exe to install AutoCAD 2018

Select File dialog box does not show file details in AutoCAD

Lower half of model space and paper space will not display in AutoCAD

Metric lineweights do not plot correctly on imperial paper sizes in AutoCAD

Multiple Autodesk products suddenly will not launch on Windows 7

Open dialog window freezes AutoCAD after computer is left running overnight

PDF created by AutoCAD comes out blank

PDFSHXTEXT command warns that not all geometry is converted to text in AutoCAD

Plotting to any printer in AutoCAD prompts to save a PDF

Publishing layouts to single PDF creating plot files at the end of all plots in AutoCAD

Recent documents list shows drawings or files not open by user

Live section in AutoCAD will not work in files created by importing stp files from Inventor

Lizenzserver zeigt defekte Lizenzdatei

License error 0.0.0

Installing printer drivers for plotting in AutoCAD and verticals

Inserting a row into a table on a layout crashes AutoCAD

How to define shortcut key for function keybord

free dwg viewer on Mac os

Freeze upon scaling down 3D solid models

GEOMAP command not working after installation of Bing Hotfix

Fails to sign in due to “Requested Service Not Available”

Every time your system is rebooted, when you run the application “First run initializing” appears in...

Error: Connection request refused by computer (localhost)

Error: Proxy authentication required when signing A360 in AutoCAD

Double-right-click required for Enter key in AutoCAD

Error “Administrative privileges are required for installing or configuring the product” when instal...

error during save dwg file

Error message: The selected layout has an invalid media configuration

Error: “All scans are not found or invalid. Attach point cloud failed.” When attaching a point cloud...

Deploy Geolocation hotfix without displaying the Installation Complete dialog box.

Does AutoCAD LT support CAD standards

Drawing does not plot at 1:1

Drawing objects do not plot in AutoCAD

Drawings disappears when panning at the bottom of the screen when using 4K monitor

DWG files created in AutoCAD 2018 are unable to be imported into earlier versions of Autodesk and Th...

“Connection Error” message when trying to activate your serial number-based AutoCAD/AutoCAD LT

Content Explorer is missing in AutoCAD

Change in the installation behavior of 2016 and later versions of AutoCAD vertical products

Bing maps blurred

Attached or imported PDF content is not displayed in AutoCAD

AutoCAD 2013 - FATAL ERROR: Unhandled Access Violation Writing 0xd8820008 Exception at d883c153h

AutoCAD 2017 - based products Model Documentation fails

AutoCAD 2017 error 1:5:2:

AutoCAD crashes when changing or deleting an array

AutoCAD crashing when opening Fabrication CADmep 2016 via the Program Shortcut

AutoCAD function check in folder fails with an error

AutoCAD performs slow when working on networked drawings

AutoCAD Plot (Print) dialog is missing functionality

AutoCAD: “Error handler re-entered. Exiting now.” when plotting a drawing with missing SHX fonts

AutoCAD: Attached image doesn’t stay linked in drawing

AutoCAD: Dimensions keep asking to enter text

AutoCAD: Geolocation hot fix download prompting an MSI API error 80004005

AutoCAD: Objects will revert to incorrect display of linetype if xref is removed

AutoCAD: Specific drawing crash AutoCAD 2016 when plotted/published to PDF

AutoCAD: The MEASUREGEOM tool displays a ‘?’ by the cross hairs

AutoCAD: Unable to see DWG to PDF.pc3 when plotting

Advance Steel: Cannot open an AS 2016 project with AS 2018 version, many errors and lost elements

“Save As” Dialog Never Appears When Creating PDF Documents in AutoCAD using Bluebeam

3D objects in AutoCAD only display as 2D footprints

June 2017

Comparing AutoCAD for Mac and AutoCAD for Windows

Drawing format version codes for AutoCAD

Export labels to a text file

Geolocation Online Map feature discontinued for Autodesk AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 2014

Which permission should be given on an enterprise customization file on a network drive?

How to change SCR file association in Windows after installing AutoCAD

How To: AutoCAD Publish command - Removing the drawing name prefix

After downloading a custom hatch pattern the standard hatches no longer appear in AutoCAD

Accessing Plot Style in the Layer Dialog causes lag

Autodesk Batch Standards Checker Freezes on one of my files

Block attributes with custom text styles appear very large when plotting in AutoCAD 2018

Custom Linestyle with .SHX Shape do not appear in AutoCAD and verticals

Error “Point clouds are not displayed in 2D visual style”

Error 1935 while installing AutoCAD 2015

Error: “acadiso.pat: Can’t find file”

Factory Design: Two connectors on the same place in an asset not usable in AutoCAD

How to customize command aliases in AutoCAD

License expired error

Mtext Problem : No external program found

Performance issue after exiting Block Editor in AutoCAD

Right clicking in AutoCAD Plant 3D 2016 causes a fatal error

True type font is available in Word but not in AutoCAD

When plotting from AutoCAD 2014 the software crashes

Cannot use bottom part of the screen in AutoCAD

eTransmit files with umlaut are not exported with the correct file name

Using a spiral to trim an object causes AutoCAD to become unresponsive

Advance Steel: Enhanced 3D performance is not available for the current visual style

AutoCAD generates the message “Publish - DSD Settings Conflict”

AutoCAD: A360 login credentials needs to be re-entered each time the product is restarted

Creating PDFs in AutoCAD results in very large files

Does AutoCAD support the export to PDF/A-2 format

Grip menu disappears in AutoCAD when mouse cursor moves to it

Long delay when clicking the model tab in AutoCAD

Navisworks unable to open or append DWG file

Objects are set to bylayer but they display in a total different color in AutoCAD.

Plotting to PDF from AutoCAD results in an error in Acrobat Reader

Proxy warning when opening Advance Steel drawings in AutoCAD

Text distortion with Arial Fonts

Unable to open a DXF drawing which was DXFOUT from AutoCAD Civil 3D

A dashed line will be shown dashed in some layouts but sometimes also be shown as a continuous line

AutoCAD LT: When selecting blocks the program appears to hang or lag for several seconds or minute

AutoCAD: PDF quality is poor. Background masking doesn’t always work

AutoCAD: The License manager is not functioning or is improperly installed(Part 2)

Can not delete the part list and part reference which created by AutoCAD Mechanical.

Delay when selecting a plotter in AutoCAD

DGNPURGE is not recognized after loading the dbx file with the APPLOAD command

Drawing opening very slow and regenerates takes a long time

Drawing scale is incorrect or borders of print are cut

FATAL ERROR: Unhandled access violation reading 0x0088 exception at 9c0b8a72h in AutoCAD

Geometry and .shx text do not display correctly, instead of thin they are bold and large in AutoCAD

Graphic distorted after startup of AutoCAD 2015

HP DesignJet 510 can only print once before error message in AutoCAD 2016

Inserting Images as OLE objects does not work

Is it possible to log into AutoCAD with a different user on the same computer

Large PDF when plotting from AutoCAD

Many ribbons appear at the top after reimpoting cuix files into AutoCAD or vertical

Multiple error messages display when opening a file in AutoCAD

Plotting to PDF shifts the layout to the lower left in AutoCAD

Poor performance when navigating in AutoCAD

Scale of an imported PDF changes when zooming

Text style cannot be deleted or purged because it is in use, but the items using it are unable to be...

When printing to a Xerox printer, AutoCAD looses focus

AutoCAD 2012, 2013, and 2014 crash on Windows 10 systems

AutoCAD LT 2014 crashes when opened

AutoCAD: Fonts display different when opening drawing on other systems or in other AutoCAD releases

AutoCAD: Hardwareacceleration is unavailable after updating the graphic card driver.

DWGCONVERT crashes AutoCAD 2018

Export and Import of SYSVARMONITOR-variables does not work correctly

It is not possible to start AutoCAD due to a license error

Lines are displayed that cannot be selected

Plotting to a specific printer crashes AutoCAD

Plotting to Xerox 6204 or 6030 causes AutoCAD to crash

Polar tracking only moves horizontally in AutoCAD

Poor performance in AutoCAD during zooming and panning

Render with high quality and many light sources will create noise on the output.

Startup Crash APPCRASH ddumd.dll

Windows taskbar covers or is hidden by AutoCAD

May 2017

AutoCAD drawing file icons are not displaying in Windows File Explorer as expected

Convert point cloud file from new AutoCAD versions to 2006

How to create a mesh in Recap and generate a georeferenced FBX file

How to filter paper sizes for a specific plotter

How to install AutoCAD offline help on a network server

How to locate updates in your Autodesk Account

How to use Sheet Sets in AutoCAD

How to use the Scale List Cleanup Utility

Which Autodesk product should I use for building estimating and measurements?

Which Autodesk products are best for designing household items?

Which Autodesk products can I use to design property renovations, landscapes, driveways, etc.?

How to contact AutoCAD 360 from software

If a .dwg file was created on Windows, can I open it on a Mac?

Unable to publish a multi-sheet PDF file from AutoCAD

A360 Desktop: How to turn off the message for A360 Desktop Expiration notification

AutoCAD - Activation loop: software remains in Trial mode after selecting Sign In option upon activa...

AutoCAD 2014 crashes on startup

AutoCAD 2014 crashes with system error on start

AutoCAD 2017 USER, Autodesk ID, based license error

AutoCAD 2018 trial license error

AutoCAD 2018: In place block editor isn’t working as expected

AutoCAD always inserts solid hatch

AutoCAD Error: “Please enter a number from 0.00 to 10.00”

AutoCAD freezes at launch showing only ribbons and menu

AutoCAD Mechcanical: Incomplete STEP import

AutoCAD takes a long time to open, taking a minute and a half or more ‘checking license’ when connec...

AutoCAD: Annotative text not displaying in viewport

AutoCAD: Cannot resize the Layer Properties window

AutoCAD: Objects not plotting with correct lineweight

AutoCAD: Screen divided in four

AutoCAD: SELECTIONCYCLING dialogue is not displayed

AutoCAD: Send Feedback and Learn Videos not working

Autodesk account options grayed out

Autodesk Exchange App Manager does not work due to unknown command

Autodesk Point Layout fails to register with AutoCAD 2018 and AutoCAD 2018 verticals

Bing Live Maps cannot be assigned to LL84 in AutoCAD Map 3D

Block do not show up in viewport in AutoCAD or verticals

Blocks show unexpected added linework in AutoCAD

Calculate area of completed feature in AutoCAD

Chinese Fonts in PDF could not convert to TEXT.

Civil 3D 2016 no longer installs error 1308

Critical Update Required: Install 2018.0.2 on AutoCAD-based products

Dash line in Polyline apprear not evenly

Delete property filters “All Used Layers” and “All non-Xref Layers”

AutoCAD 2018: Dynamic blocks got scaled covering my screen

Crash when enter into block editor with the block editor panel already in ribbon

Delay when editing text or using text commands in AutoCAD

Disable the Proxy Information window that displays when opening drawings in AutoCAD

Drawing errors after using the AUDIT and the RECOVERY command

Duplicate contextual tabs display in the ribbon when selecting an object in AutoCAD

Error - AutoCAD LT is not installed properly or No Permission to run the program

Error [4] with AutoCAD 2000i

Error 1325: Favorites is not a valid short file name

Error: “Microsoft Excel has stopped working” when trying to select Excel file using DATALINK in Auto...

Error: Cannot find the specified drawing file when using File Open in AutoCAD

Fatal Error : Unhandled e0434352h Exception at fd099e5dh

Fatal error at every startup

Fatal error when using your HP Designjet 4000ps Plotter in AutoCAD 2018 after upgrading to Windows 1...

FATAL ERROR: Unhandled Access Violation Writing 0x0024 Exception at 2254f7dbh When publishing to PDF...

Geolocation Not Working - Bing Maps

Grips show offset in blocks in open block editor

How to use the custom scale of layout viewports in the title block

Is it possible to have installed AutoCAD Map 3D and AutoCAD installed in two different languages on ...

Issue with Right Click Customization in AutoCAD

Korean texts on various dialog boxes are broken on AutoCAD Mechanical with Korean language pack on W...

License TIMEOUT Feature Not Working for AutoCAD 2017

AutoCAD: Application freeze or hang when switching between Layouts

Inventor files saving as 0kb

Missing Autodesk AcPerfMon.Bundle help file in AutoCAD 2015

Objects appear faded in a PDF with transparent layers

Objects Snap does not work for copied lines in layout viewport

OLE Objects in AutoCAD drawings cannot be opened and you get the “Failed to launch server applicatio...

Plot dialog box takes a long time to display in AutoCAD

Problems with the Instalacion of Autocad Architecture 2016

Raster image moves to the front when selected

Properties palette blank when objects selected in AutoCAD

Send command is grayed out and disabled in AutoCAD

Setting lineweight for layer is not maintained in AutoCAD

Several commands are replaced by other commands

Test and other geometry disappears after it is finished being created in AutoCAD

Text is displayed behind viewport in layout

The coordinates entered for a start point are not the coordinates the geometry is drawn at in a 3D A...

The displayed language of the Autodesk Desktop App is in Chinese

The Steering wheel, NAVSWHEEL command, does not work in some viewports in AutoCAD

Toolbars keep moving down a level when closing and opening AutoCAD 2018

Viewbase cross section only shows elevation in AutoCAD

Warning displayed when using 3D Free Orbit (3DFORBIT)

When creating a new viewport, the geometry is very small in AutoCAD

When opening an older drawing in AutoCAD 2016 and newer there are some disturbing components in the ...

No objects were imported

When using the TILEMODE command, AutoCAD sometimes freezes and needs to be force quit

When zooming several times in a drawing with pdf-underlay the acad.exe bloats

Windows Shortcuts (undo, cut, copy, paste, and others) do not work in AutoCAD

Workspace of Enterprise Customization File will be used instead of workspace of Main Customization F...

XREF does not support inserted Field Filename from referenced DWG

April 2017

Factory Design: Connector not shown in AutoCAD

SPDS 2017 module for AutoCAD 2017

When clicking on File in AutoCAD the Import option is not available

When working in AutoCAD you encounter the following error: FATAL ERROR: Unhandled e06d7363h Exceptio...

Press in PRESSPULL command has no effect in AutoCAD

Mtext is distorted in AutoCAD 2008 and erlier when opening a drawing that was created in a newer ver...

DWG very slow to open in AutoCAD

AutoCAD: Missing elements when transferring files

AutoCAD appears to be launching multiple sessions

Blocks are plotting byblock rather than bylayer in AutoCAD

AutoCAD responds very slowly when performing any text-related features

Hatch anomalies in AutoCAD 2018

AutoCAD: Can’t trim the existing lines associated with the Tan, Tan, Radius Circle command

Can’t COPY and PASTE from ACAD 2018 to Solidworks

Cannot download and Install AutoCAD

Cannot open files in AutoCAD

Copied objects display differently in new AutoCAD drawing

Error: “acad.pgp could not be found” in AutoCAD

Error: “Failed to import SketchUp file” in AutoCAD

F8 function key does not toggle Ortho in AutoCAD

How to plot black and white and grayscale in AutoCAD?

No text will display in AutoCAD Drawings

The AutoTrack vector does not appear in AutoCAD

When moving DWG files to another server they don’t want to loose the connections to the references i...

“Connect to the Internet” error message during AutoCAD activation

Can AutoCAD export a DWG to the IFC file format?

ADR fails to open hyperlinks defined with relative path

Attribute to read latest flip state show 0 or 1

AutoCAD 2016 disappears when loading on Virtual Machine

Autocad 2017 dashed lines appearing as solid when copying object into excel

AutoCAD 2018 fails to install due to failure to install .NET Framework Runtime 4.6 Language Pack

AutoCAD drawing is blank when imported into software for plasma table

AutoCAD fields do not update in a block

AutoCAD hangs when scaling 3D solid objects

AutoCAD installation fails with Install Now method.

AutoCAD LT 2015 is not running

AutoCAD LT starts with error report

AutoCAD LT: Fatal error: unhandled e06d7363h exception at 74552db2h followed by a CER error report w...

AutoCAD: “fatal error unhandled access violation reading 0xffffffff exception autocad Fa443985h”

AutoCAD: Gray background plotting on sheet at plotter

AutoCAD: Text orientation to be readable from the bottom

AutoCAD: Wipeouts dissapears after exportlayout

Converting angles to degrees when mapexporting in SHP file format in Civil 3D and Map 3D

Copy and paste from AutoCAD 2018 to Solidworks 2017 doesn’t work

Error “A valid license could not be obtained, error 0.0.0” when trying to pull a license for AutoCAD

AutoCAD: Lost hatch in newer versions

Error: “The text contains new formatting and cannot be edited by your current MText editor” in AutoC...

Error: Unhandled e06d7363h Exception at fcbaa06h

Export to PDF settings not saved between drawings in AutoCAD

Fatal error: Invalid Configuration path\filename.

Font is shown incorrect in drawing header for special characters

Grayscale plot style plots some colors too light in AutoCAD

Grips show up shifted away from geometry in AutoCAD

How many computers can I install AutoCAD on

How to activate the mtext background

How to enable or disable background plotting in AutoCAD

How to import a obj file into AutoCAD

Hyperlink in Excel to a DWG file opens AutoCAD right on top of Excel and shaped to the Excel window

Impossible to draw objects in model space

In AutoCAD the cursor skips over some Object Snaps and will not snap

In AutoCAD when drawing in 2D with an orbited view, 2D lines will track or snap to a z value creatin...

Microsoft Direct Access and AutoCAD 2017 Products

Preview image does not appear full size in AutoCAD

Selecting hatch object causes AutoCAD to crash

Subscription Licensing – Proxy whitelist

Textures are not retained between AutoCAD releases

The color black is not printing black in AutoCAD

Trimble Field Points software no longer appears in AutoCAD

Unresolved external references will not detach in AutoCAD

Update 2018.0.1 available for AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT

Update 2018.02 available for AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT

When I SAVEAS can’t see files on network drive

Where can AutoCAD change PDF file naming defaults in Sheet Set Manager

Where to download symbol Libraries for AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT

Windows copy and paste functionality from AutoCAD 2018 into Inventor 2017 Sketch environment fails

Wrong line shown in Win 10 OS

March 2017

Extra file calls are made when opening DWGs in AutoAD 2015 and older 

Problems when plotting MyriadRegular font from AutoCAD to PDF

AutoCAD: Table changes color and thickness of cell’s when move or copy

Moving the cursor over icons makes Windows on Parallels open multiple windows 

Excel workbooks open as hidden files that stay open in background in AutoCAD

AutoCAD: Lag in performance when attaching a PDF 

0 days left on AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 2018

When importing an AutoCAD DWG (3D Objects) into InfraWorks the geometry is corrupted 

System requirements for AutoCAD 2018
Where is Autodesk Material library located on hard drive 

Advance Steel: How to open detail drawings in pure AutoCAD

How to divide hatch of complex area in AutoCAD 

AutoCAD is slow to launch and randomly shuts down when opening files, or in the middle of work
AutoCAD is using some command other than what is selected
3D objects plot with jagged lines in AutoCAD
Cannot publish multiple sets of drawings from AutoCAD

How to convert a CV splines into a Fit one
How to flatten a drawing in AutoCAD 

AutoCAD: Unable to snap more than two points when using MEASUREGEOM command and measuring an area or...

DISTANCE command returns an incorrect measurement in AutoCAD 

PDF Import icon not showing in ribbon in AutoCAD 2017 

Text background is shifted if plot to DwgtoPDF
Unable to locate the English version for Autodesk AutoCAD 2016 DWG to PDF Custom Properties Hotfix 

How to set a value of a systemvariable when starting AutoCAD

How do I know what LISP programs are loaded AutoCAD
Pan and Zoom no longer work using mouse center scroll button in AutoCAD

AutoCAD hatching does not work properly
Automatically export multiple layouts to separate drawings

AutoCAD: Copy and paste dynamic blocks between drawings does not retain changes in blocks 

AutoCAD freezes and then crahses when selecting “User hatch pattern” from the ribbon 
Block disappears when exploded or burst in AutoCAD
DISTANCE command does not show results at the mouse cursor in AutoCAD
Drawing window flickers black in AutoCAD
Error: “Point or option keyword required” when drawing in AutoCAD 

Editing a block in AutoCAD results in AutoCAD freezing for a few minutes
How to import a layout with viewports from one AutoCAD file to another 

How to change Brightness and Contrast for Raster 

AutoCAD: Plotting to company’s PDF does not plot properly

AutoCAD hangs after showing “Loading AeciRibbonUiApi…” on the command line

AutoCAD FATAL ERROR: Unhandled Access Violation Reading 0xfffffffff Exception at d2fea7c0h
Can’t publish from AutoCAD using a sheet set override
Cannot change the color of elevation marks in AutoCAD 

AutoCAD PDF Import does not scale as expected
How to change text height globally in AutoCAD.
How to change the amount of time the temporary prompts display above the single floating command lin...
How to modify the scale of specific linetypes in AutoCAD 

Ellipses plot incorrectly in Legacy Hidden shade plot in AutoCAD 

Grips are not working or missing on hatches in AutoCAD 

AutoCAD doesn´t recognize digital signatures installed in Windows 

How to create a custom part in AutoCAD Plant 3D using an AutoCAD block

Issues when converting to JT file with FactoryCAD within AutoCAD 2016

AutoCAD asks for Serial Number on launch even though just Sign In is required

BIM 360 Glue: How to upload models from AutoCAD  

In AutoCAD using the Page Setup Override from the EXPORTPDF command the “Fit to page” option is not ...

Certain linetypes from .lin file not importing in AutoCAD
Drawing is turning white all of a sudden with no apparent reason or consistency 
Text randomly shifts in AutoCAD 

February 2017

Where to find, install Updates or Service Packs for AutoCAD 2017 or newer 

Huge delays with standard commands in AutoCAD when Factory Addin is loaded 

How to use AutoCAD details in Revit 

Hardware acceleration is unavailable after resetting AutoCAD to defaults 

Grips stop appearing on solids in AutoCAD 

Error: “Printer name is invalid” in AutoCAD
SAT model imported into AutoCAD has the wrong size 

AutoCAD: Stuck in Model space through paper and can’t get out

AutoCAD will no longer launch
Orphaned linetypes cannot be removed in AutoCAD 2013 

Can AutoCAD Architecture install AutoCAD patches
Product installed from USB not working normal 

Cannot download AutoCAD 2017.1.1 Update 32-bit from the Product Updates tab 

Error: “Modeling Operation Error: Loft surface self-intersects” in AutoCAD 

How to batch remove old plotter settings from a dwg 

DXF fails to import or hangs up in Inventor but works when importing into AutoCAD / AutoCAD Mechanic... 

Annotation texts are moved when a drawing is saved as AutoCAD DWG in Inventor
How to snap to a tangent on the fly

Some paper sizes are missing in the selected plotter
Hilti plug-in for AutoCAD will not run

In AutoCAD the angle between items of a polar array is rounded to the nearest whole number 

Unable to dock the ribbon to the top of AutoCAD 
AutoCAD Freezes when switching layouts

File takes a long time to open in AutoCAD after changing server name
In AutoCAD based product Using Publish Selected Layouts does not plot all layouts 

XLine will not work properly when snapping to an endpoint in AutoCAD 

A custom font was set in a text style in a template file but would change to another font upon a new...

Application Autodesk AutoCAD always launching new by opening a file dwg
AutoCAD won’t open older files

AutoCAD will not created published PDF

How to display the AutoCAD drawing setup wizard 

AutoCAD locks up when switching between model viewports 

Points deleted in ReCap reappear when the project is loaded into AutoCAD 

Unable to add a tangent constraint between 2 objects 

How to create a slope hatch in plain AutoCAD?

Where are the automatic save-files saved?

Text plots out larger than it appears in AutoCAD 

PDF file size increases in AutoCAD after installing the 2017.1.1 update 

Ellipses on layers frozen in viewport still plot in AutoCAD 

AutoCAD: Application OPTIONS reset after restarting AutoCAD 

Double-clicking a DWG file opens a blank drawing in AutoCAD 

Cannot enable hardware acceleration with Nvidia GeForce graphics card 

Editing standard paper size margins in the plotter configuration editor 

External references are not keeping their updated paths

AutoCAD 2017: PDFSHXTXT command does not work

When rotating the image disappears in AutoCAD 

BVSTATE dialog box does not open in AutoCAD block editor

XREF palette does not display in AutoCAD 

Autodesk Inventor is slow when importing AutoCAD DWG 

Download Object Enablers 

How to insert a CTB or STB file from another end-user in your DWG file 

Unable to add custom paper size in AutoCAD 

AutoCAD crashes or freezes when running the HATCH command

How to use font Wingdings for linetypes?

AutoCAD 2017: Fatal Error: Unhandled Access Violation Writing 0x0000 Exception at e18916edh

Commands freeze on AutoCAD 2000 formatted drawings

January 2017

AutoCAD locks up when switching between model viewports 

Autodesk Free Viewers 

Bad quality render when objects are far away from drawing origin in AutoCAD 

Copy to clipboard (CTRL+C) does not work in AutoCAD

Edge of viewports plots despite being on a non-plot layer

Excel data link will not insert or update reliably in AutoCAD

How to create a slope hatch in plain AutoCAD?

How to display the AutoCAD drawing setup wizard 

How to expand command line 

Multiple viewports do not display for on a layout in AutoCAD 

Points deleted in ReCap reappear when the project is loaded into AutoCAD 

Registry key that is set after AutoCAD 2016 Hotfix 4 installation

Spline in DXF file becomes broken when it’s opened in AutoCAD 

Unable to add a tangent constraint between 2 objects 

Unable to attach a DWG file as an external reference (xref) in AutoCAD 

Unable to change layer name in AutoCAD

Underscore ‘_’ is added between file name and sheet name when exporting Inventor drawing as AutoCAD ...

Understanding purging of an AutoCAD file after copy paste has been done

Using WBlock to write out a portion of your file to a new file in AutoCAD 

Viewbase command does not work when a drawing was saved in a newer version of AutoCAD 

Where are the automatic save-files saved?

XREF files cannot be edited in AutoCAD