Thirty second lock-up after plotting

[JOHNLLOYD7213]

After installing two autodesk updates last week via the autodesk access application, autocad locks up for 20 - 30 seconds after plotting to PDF. I use the adobe pdf.pc3 file because the resultant PDF file always opens full window without all the shx "comments" junk to the right of the drawing that I get when I use the built in pdf.pc3 files. The PDF generates properly and quickly, but the plot job progress dialog stays on the screen for about half a minute effectively locking up the autocad application. I just tried the built in PC3 files & the problem is the same. This never happened before last week's updates. So, is there a way for me to uninstall these updates, or should I just wait for the imminent release of 2025 & hope this problem goes away with the new version?

[paullimapa]

There should not have been 2 updates for AutoCAD 2024 last week.

Were they updates that have been around for a while and you just decided to install them now?

Does your About screen now show U. 152.0.0 AutoCAD 2024.1.2?

If true, 2 versions back would be 2024.1 which came out way back in July of 2023:

https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2024/ENU/?guid=AUTOCAD_2024_1_FIXED_ISSUES 

You also mentioned:

"the resultant PDF file always opens full window without all the shx "comments" junk to the right of the drawing that I get when I use the built in pdf.pc3 files"

Perhaps you can do a screen capture or share a sample pdf from your adobe pdf.pc3 vs built-in pdf.pc3 to explain what you're seeing ?

[JOHNLLOYD7213]

They weren't autocad updates they were autodesk updates.

Here are the culprits

[paullimapa]

None of those updates should impact the AutoCAD app. Could it be a problem with your Windows Adobe printer driver?  Still waiting for a screenshot and pdf samples showing what you see differently when printing using one vs the built in

[pendean]

Did background plotting and publishing get turned back on by chance? That is what you are describing.

Otherwise, those updates are installed in our offices across 2022-2023-2024 versions of AutoCAD and no one is reporting any hiccups like yours.

[JOHNLLOYD7213 · Accepted solution]

Thanks for everyone's input. Everything is back to normal now after the installation of the autocad patch issued today.