September 2009

  • Civil 3D Update 2 is out

    Submitted by rkmcswain on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 12:59

    Update 2 for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 is out. You can find it using the link below.

    http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=DL13921667

    This update fixes over 40 issues, and it contains all the previous fixes from C3D update 1, AutoCAD update 1, and Map update 1. As always, be careful with any new software patches on production machines. A similar update is out for AutoCAD Civil 2010 also. Read more »

  • Disabling Infocenter - AutoCAD 2010

    Submitted by rkmcswain on Thu, 09/17/2009 - 18:41

    Thanks to Tony Tanzillo for posting the information needed to disable the Infocenter. This was repeated by others such as Jimmy at JTBWorld, and Owen at Outside the Box. I even linked to it here also.

    Anyway, we are rolling out some 2010 products and I thought it would be a good idea to perform this step as early as possible and per user (not per machine - since this is a per user setting now)... So why not put it in a windows startup script...? So I turned it loose on a set of test machines... Read more »

  • Using the AutoCAD License Transfer Utility

    Submitted by rkmcswain on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 12:48

    Starting with AutoCAD 2010, the old Portable License Utility (PLU) has been replaced by the License Transfer Utility (LTU). The old PLU essentially created a "license file" that you could move from one computer to another using a network, flash drive or any other method. If you bought a new computer for example, you could install AutoCAD on the new computer, and use the PLU to transfer the activation from the old machine to the new one.

    The only problem with this is that the PLU failure rate was about 50%, and because you had to define the target machine when you exported, you could not re-import back onto the same machine.

    So along comes the LTU. So what is the difference? The LTU copies your activation up to the Autodesk servers where it can sit until you are ready to import it. So far in my testing, it has not failed once. Of course you will need an internet connection on both machines, and you will need an Autodesk UserID and password. If you don't have one, you can create one. Read more »

  • AutoCAD's Support File Search Path

    Submitted by rkmcswain on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 20:31

    Since at least R14, inside the OPTIONS dialog, on the Files tab, the first expandable checkbox contains the Support File Search Path (SFSP).

    This is a list of local and/or network paths in which AutoCAD looks for support files when needed. You might not put too much thought into this, and the settings on your machine may even be set by your CAD manager. But it's good to know how this affects AutoCAD. Read more »

 

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