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Here is a list of updated commands in AutoCAD 2013 and how they are changed.Updated commandsDescriptionHow changedACISOUTExports solid objects to an ACIS file.Saves SAT files as Version 7.0.ADCENTERManages content.Updated to support Section View and Detail View styles.ARRAYCreates  [more...]

AutoCAD 2012 Service Pack 2 is available now.You can apply this update to AutoCAD 2012 running on all supported operating systems and languages. Consult the readme file for installation instructions and be sure to install the correct update (32-bit or 64-bit) for your  [more...]

This post should cover all you need to know about FlexNet/FLEXlm ports being used by vendors like Autodesk.Port 2080 is used for by the vendor daemon, for example adskflex.exe Port 27000-27009 is used for the lmgrd.exeThe first lines in an FlexNet license file look  [more...]

OsnapzBG is a background color changer app that now also supports AutoCAD 2013 and is now also available as AutoCAD app making installation easy and having it show up on the Ribbon Plug-ins tab. This also gives quick access to easily set OSNAPZ on or off.OSNAPZ set  [more...]

FlexNet License Server Manager version 11.9.1 and others earlier have a bug in lmgrd that can cause a stack overflow. “The server is affected by a classical stack buffer-overflow in the function that copies the data received after the header in a buffer smaller  [more...]

The LAYERSTATESAVE command was added to AutoCAD 2010 but has since then been an undocumented AutoCAD command. Use it to quickly save a new layer state or replace an existing layer state. Here is what the online help says and also if you click on help in the dialog  [more...]

Autodesk’s DWG Viewer freeware DWG TrueView 2013 is built on the same viewing engine as AutoCAD 2013 and enables you to open and view DWG and DXF files, just as you would in AutoCAD. DWG TrueView supports side by side with other Autodesk products. However, TrueView  [more...]

Autodesk Customer Care on Twitter started last year and now it’s time for AutodeskCare - The AutodeskCare Customer Service Blog.And there are more…ADN DevBlogsAutoCADInfrastructureManufacturingAECOther Autodesk Developer BlogsThrough the Interface - Kean Walmsley's  [more...]

For the latest updates on the type of support you can get from Autodesk visit www.autodesk.com/support and specifically http://usa.autodesk.com/support-offerings/. The new terms are Effective May 7, 2012. Speaking of Autodesk there are also price changes: Upgrade now  [more...]

DimNotes has been updated to support AutoCAD 2013 and verticals and is also available as an AutoCAD app so it is easy to install and will show up on the Plug-ins Ribbon tab in both AutoCAD 2013 and AutoCAD 2012.With DimNotes you can quickly add predefined dimension  [more...]

TimberTool has been updated to work with AutoCAD Architecture 2013 and AutoCAD MEP 2013. For AutoCAD Architecture 2013 you can download TimberTool as an AutoCAD app.TimberTool makes it easy to convert closed polylines into mass elements and makes the bounding box width  [more...]

Here are updated system variables in AutoCAD 2013 and how they have been changed.Updated system variablesDescriptionHow changedBINDTYPEControls how xref names are handled when binding xrefs or editing xrefs in place.POINTCLOUDDENSITYControls the percentage of points  [more...]

The updated FlexNet (FLEXlm) version (based on Flexera Software’s FlexNet Publisher Licensing Toolkit 11.10.1) was released in February 2012 but first now available for public download as well as the updated License Administration Guide.Here are the news in 11.10.1:•  [more...]

SSMPropEditor (Sheet Set Manager Properties Editor) is now available as an AutoCAD app on Autodesk Exchange Apps site both as a trial and to purchase.Direct links to the apps:SSMPropEditor trialSSMPropEditor 1 licenseSSMPropEditor 5-pack (discounted)SSMPropEditor 10-pack  [more...]

In AutoCAD 2013 I have found these 41 new system variables.New system variablesDescriptionANNOMONITORTurns the annotation monitor on and off.ARRAYASSOCIATIVITYSets the default behavior of new arrays to be associative or non-associative.ARRAYCREATIONCACHEMAXFILESSets  [more...]

SmartPurger 3.4 is now available. SmartPurger is a scripting and batch application for processing many AutoCAD drawings. It’s possible to use the built-in settings to purge and save to different versions as well as execute custom LSP or SCR files on multiple drawings.  [more...]

In AutoCAD 2013 I have found these new commands.New system variablesDescriptionANNOMONITORTurns the annotation monitor on and off.ARRAYASSOCIATIVITYSets the default behavior of new arrays to be associative or non-associative.ARRAYCREATIONCACHEMAXFILESSets the maximum  [more...]

AutoCAD 2013 can easily be changed between Network, Standalone and Multiseat Standalone licensing with a small registry hack that has changed a little compared to earlier versions. (How to change AutoCAD 2012 from network license to standalone)Start the Registry Editor  [more...]

Google Drive is now available with up to 5 GB free space for cloud storage.Autodesk’s AutoCAD WS app is available in Chrome Web Store so you can access DWGs and DXFs and they can be opened from within Google Drive.Only problem is that most everything in the editor  [more...]

If you in AutoCAD 2013, AutoCAD 2012 and maybe earlier versions too select isolate and Hide Objects on an OLE object like a pasted image from the clipboard there is a glitch making it possible to unintentionally erase or move the OLE object but it cannot be listed  [more...]

AutoCAD 2011 through AutoCAD 2013 is being in progress migrating to fiberless operation. See Wikipedia for more about Fibers.This affects ARX application using acedCommand (replaced with acedCommandS and acedCommandC), acedCmd (replaced with acedCmdS and acedCmdC)  [more...]

JTB FlexReport 7.0 comes with the functionality to schedule creation of license usage charts. One usage of this functionality is to create an intranet web page that always shows the usage from the last 7 days for the main features (products) on your license server.Downloads  [more...]

I’ve seen this error with AutoCAD Architecture 2013. So far the only solution has been to try starting ACA 2013 a second time when it usually works fine.acad.exe - Application Error: The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000043). Click OK to close the  [more...]

For blogs on Google Blogger (blogspot) the optional moderation emails with new comments used to allow to “Publish”, “Delete” or “Mark as spam” as well as “Moderate comments for this blog”.But since around a day ago only “Moderate comments for this blog” link is in  [more...]

VBA (Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications) is still available in AutoCAD 2013 but it is not included with the installation media. Find the separate downloads here at http://www.autodesk.com/vba-download. There downloads are found also for AutoCAD 2010,AutoCAD 2011,AutoCAD  [more...]

No matter if you plan to add Autodesk 2013 products or not it is a good idea to download the latest version (11.10.0.3) of Autodesk Network License Manager or install it from any of the 2013 installation media you have. If you want to use 2013 products like AutoCAD  [more...]

If you in AutoCAD want to start a VBScript file with AutoLISP here are three ways where the variable app holds the full path to the VBS file:(startapp "WSCRIPT.EXE" (strcat "\"" app "\""))(command "START" app)(if (setq WScript (vlax-get-or-create-object "WScript.Shell"))  [more...]

Here are the main news in SSMPropEditor 4.5 that now is available.Added compatibility for AutoCAD 2013. Start Sheet Set associated with the current drawing when started from AutoCAD. Start Sheet Set by specifying DST file as argument when running the SSMPropEditor.exe.  [more...]

AutoCAD 2013 is soon to be released and now the System Requirements have been made public.Note that Windows Vista is not supported by Autodesk for AutoCAD 2013. Autodesk to cease support of Windows Vista even though Microsoft changed their mind Autodesk didn’t follow.There  [more...]

Today I got this error in Windows Live Writer when I tried to publish a post that included an animated GIF file."Can't publish files" "The remote server returned an error: (500) Internal Server Error."When I tried to upload the GIF directly to Picasa Web Albums using  [more...]

Cursor performance issues in Windows 7 when hardware acceleration is off is described in this new knowledge base document from Autodesk.IssueYou are running AutoCAD 2010 up to AutoCAD 2013, AutoCAD LT or an AutoCAD-based vertical product in Windows 7 and are experiencing  [more...]

This hotfix will help with the network utilization traffic caused when using Sheet Set Manager (SSM) files with AutoCAD 2012-based products over a SMB (Server Message Block) V2 Network configuration. Consult the readme file for installation instructions. Be sure to  [more...]

The first Autodesk Knowledge Base document about the coming AutoCAD 2013 and Inventor 2013.Autodesk Sync issues when installing a 2013 release product after installing a 2013 beta productThe TS18744845 document describes the solution to this problem:The Autodesk Sync  [more...]

Here is one way to extract zip files. The example is done in VB.NET using the Shell COM.Declarations needed:Imports System.IO ' Add COM reference "Microsoft Shell Controls And Automation" Imports Shell32Code snippet:Dim ZipFile As String = "D:\temp\files.zip" Dim ZipDir  [more...]