Randomly pop-up autopulish windows

[Anonymous]

Hello!

I have a problem with my AutiCAD LT. While i work, the Auto-Publish windows randomly times pop-up. It's opening in a separate windows. Any idea for the solution?

Thanks,

Stumi

[cadffm]

Hi,

what is the problem?

a) While i work, the Auto-Publish windows randomly times pop-up.

b) It's opening in a separate windows.

    Autopublish is ON and you want this setting?

    What is your Options/Plot & Publish setting, Autopublish at SAVE, OPEN, With or without User prompt?

[Anonymous]

Hello,

Thank you the answare!!! Here is the problem:

This windows pop-up into my face while i working, and yes, it's opening in a separeted window, because it's run as an other taks in windows. The autopublish settings is on, i use this feature with "promt on close" options. I have been using AutoCAD for 5 years, this is the first time I have had such a problem.

[pendean]

Is this a sudden new problem? You wrote "5-years", so what is new all of a sudden with your setup?

What does ABOUT command list as your LT version?
What is your OS?
What is triggering the pop-up? Find out, it has to be either a command you are using just before or a timing (after x amount of minutes precisely all the time)?

[cadffm]

Q1: Which files autopub? I guess a) all opened or b) all opened except the active one?

Q2: Still a problem with on one file opend?

Q3: Depending on SAVETIME? ( if isavepercent is on)

[Anonymous]

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@pendean wrote:
Is this a sudden new problem? You wrote "5-years", so what is new all of a sudden with your setup?

What does ABOUT command list as your LT version?
What is your OS?
What is triggering the pop-up? Find out, it has to be either a command you are using just before or a timing (after x amount of minutes precisely all the time)?

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Yes, a new problem. Nothing, I didn't change my settings in a past 4 years (so, that is why i don't understand this problem).

What does ABOUT command list as your LT version? What exactly do you mean?
What is your OS? Windows 10 Pro.
What is triggering the pop-up? Find out, it has to be either a command you are using just before or a timing (after x amount of minutes precisely all the time)?

Yesterday I tested, and i find out, the pop up coming out most often when i open a DWG file, or open block editor in the DWG file. Fun-fact: the pop-ups close automatically a few minutes later.

[Anonymous]

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@cadffm wrote:

Q1: Which files autopub? I guess a) all opened or b) all opened except the active one?

Q2: Still a problem with on one file opend?

Q3: Depending on SAVETIME? ( if isavepercent is on)

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Q1: It can pop up at any moment, doesn't matter, what i like to do 😄 When i click 'yes', it does nothing, just like i click no.

Q2: Does not matter how many files open.

Q3: Do you mean autosave? I turned it off, set in 10 min or 1 min interval, does not take any effect.

Maybe it cause a wrong DWG/DXF file? But it how is possible? I save my files in a new version of DWG or DXF.

[cadffm]

"What exactly do you mean?"

Generally

A B O U T is a command, start this command and you can see the ProductNAME(s) and ProductVERSION(s).

For AutoCAD &LT you have one Productname/version, for Toolset you will find multiple.

The best way to share is a screenshot.

In this case, please post productname,version, AND

Command: _vernum

Feedback (_Vernum is often the Productnumber, but depending of installed Hotfixes, not)

BEDIT:

Makes a bit sense, because AutoCAD creates a new documents, by BCLOSE it close the temporary document.

[cadffm]

"Maybe it cause a wrong DWG/DXF file? But it how is possible? I save my files in a new version of DWG or DXF."

That's why i asked about the files, 

Only one new created and saved file open.. same problem?

I think this problem is not unique and we will find a solution.

I am going googling 🙂

[Anonymous]

Command: _Vernum
_VERNUM = "R.119.0.0 (UNICODE)" (read only)

My steps: I close my files. Open to try it with a new and totaly empty file, pop ups coming, so it's a same problem. I was created a block, the popup coming, open block editor, same result...

After that, i closed autocad, but the pop ups didnt closed! They live independent life 😂

So, i opened AutoCAD LT again, create a new file, create blocks, editing blocks, and it's work fine.

Conclusion: i think, the problems is in my DWG/DXF files, and they do something wrong, with my autocad (because after i close my files, and open new ones, the issue stay until i restart the software). What should i do?

[cadffm]

>>" What should i do?"

Please test a bit more to "make sure" it has to do with your files.

If so: Share one or more files, so we can try to reproduce the issue and checking what the problem is.

Another information what would be useful is: Any ObjectEnablers installed?

Windows Features and Program

Use the filter in upper right Corner: *enabler*

[Anonymous]

Okay, thank you! I'll test for a few days, to "make sure" 🙂 I'll be back in a few days!!!!

No, i don't have any ObjectEnabler.

[pendean]

>>>...Yes, a new problem. Nothing, I didn't change my settings in a past 4 years...<<<
Err, LT2021 was not out 4-years ago, so there goes that theory 🙂
What else are you assuming did not change with your setup or files or file storage locations or your PC or OS or added/removed software?

Did this start after you installed the LT2021.1 update? or since you installed LT2021? I cannot replicate it here.
As a test, only a test, turn off SAVETIME for a day and see if your issue goes away https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-lt/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/ENU/Au...

[Anonymous]

Yes, you are right, but i wrote, I have been using AutoCAD for 5 years, not AutoCAD LT 🙂 I've only been using LT for a few months, and this problem comes in a last few weeks. Before the problem comes, i used LT some weeks without any problem with my settings (keyshortcuts, color options, osnap setting... and same things).

I tested it on other computer, a full version of autocad too, and i with my files produced a same problem. So i think, a problem is in my files, but i don't know how i did it. I created a DWG file with a new feature: it is can open pop-up windows outside of Autocad 🤣 It's sound terrifying.

Should i attach the strange file?

[cadffm]

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@Anonymous wrote: Should i attach the strange file?

Yes, I've been waiting since Friday 🙂

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[Anonymous]

If this files not produce this issue, i will send another.

[cadffm]

@Anonymous 

1. It has nothing to do with you files.

2. It is a bug in Update 2021.1

3. I will describe it after two more tests 

[cadffm]

Please start an AutoDESK - EMAIL SUPPORT CASE,

and add a link to this thread.

AutoCAD Updates 2021.1 (R118 and R119 versions) brings with a problem

AUTOPUB setting, Acad LT/ACAD (and so, nased on ACAD also all toolsets)

http://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2021/ENU/?guid=GUID-0A0DDEBA-5FF8-4ACF-A58F-589456535A53

Option: "Prompt on Close (Publishes when the drawing is prompted to close) "

1. If you used BLOCK or BEDIT command earlier in the session

2. AutoCAD (in this case the accoreconsole engine) ask about to autopub with every SAVE/SAVEAS command!

   It's not filetype or fileformat depending, also not file content.

3. How to see what i talk about:

    - Set up your 2021(.1) to use AUTOPUBL with the setting "Prompt on Close",

        (my other settring are PDF / Multipage / Model /incl. Layer, Linemerge  -my i know it isn't the only combination with this problem )

       I am not sure about you need to leave an restart Acad, try it or re-start ACAD, then follow the next steps:

    -Open 2021.1, (R118 or R119, ACAD LT or ACAD, or any toolset based on it)

   - Open an existing file [extisting file: Because of i don't write explanation for new-file and specially not for DXF-files-inolderversions]

    -Use QSAVE ! to see that there isn't a problem at this point with QSAVE

    Create a block by command BLOCK use one time BEDIT/BSAVE/BCLOSE

    Try it again: QSAVE

And?

Note: It's possible that you have to wait some seconds.. (for an "empty" file ~5-20sec)

one eyes on taskmanager

and/or taskbar

will show the new task from ACC with the Publish-Question (AutoPublish= yes/no ?)

But the  setting is: PROMPT ON CLOSE, not "Prompt on Save"..

And without started BEDIT or BLOCK command in this session, it is also not a problem.

With 2021.0.0 it is never problem.

I could give more data, but nothing would change and unfortunately I don't get any money for it,
Somebody at Autodesk has to take it easy
including the other variants (a DXF saved in an older format, for example)

Sebastian

[cadffm]

LOL

and another issue appears now: I disabled the autopubl feature... and it is still "working" in case of the bug (after block/bedit usage and then qsave)

[hgaitang]

Hello Stumi.

I have the same issue and it's really, really, really annoying.

I have found out that it is directly related with the new Block Insert dialogue. What I believe is that all those previews of blocks somehow generate a dwg instance when being displayed and when these instances are eliminated AutoCAD behaves as if it was closing a file and thus prompting the Auto Plot dialogue window.

This is only deduction, to be honest, I am not programming nor AutoCAD customization expert as the other people that has commented on this thread looks to me.

 My partial soulition was first to edit my aliases and create a new shortcut to *CLASSICINSERT, I used "II" and for a while kept the "I" for the new Block Insert Manager. However, every now and then I would hit "I" by accident and then have the pop-up window constantly appearing again, even after closing AutoCAD!

So, just today, I decided to definitely cancel the Block Insert and set "I" as an alias for *CLASSICINSERT. 

I say partial solution because the problem is still there, if I decided to go back to the new Insert Manager (which I don't think I will to be honest), the pop-up window will be back too.

I hope Autodesk developers are already aware of this bug and come with a solution soon, meanwhile I'll stick to the good old (but simple and useful) *CLASSICINSTERT dialogue.

About the new Insert Manager: from all the new features AutoCAD has been adding to the software lately, this is the one I really don't understand. Not only it has this bug we have been writing about, but I am not too keen to be previewing all the blocks contained in a drawing every time I want to insert a block, it is a slow process and resource consuming. Definitely not a great improvement, at least not for me. 

I find interesting how it is very common that the first answers to threads are on the “it must be something you are doing” vibe.

I hope this throws some more light on the issue.

Just for the record, I am an AutoCAD draughtsman fully dedicated to the Events Industry. Since 2004 AutoCAD has been my main tool for working. Not an expert, but advanced level user for sure.

Saludos.