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  • AutoCAD Tricks & Treats!32:59

    AutoCAD Tricks & Treats!

    A special Spooktacular webcast filled with AutoCAD tips and Halloween fun!

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  • What’s New in AutoCAD 20241:00:34

    What’s New in AutoCAD 2024

    Take a tour of the new and enhanced features in Autodesk AutoCAD 2024. New features: • Activity Insights • Smart Blocks: Placement • Smart Blocks: Replacement Enhancements: • Markup Assist • Trace

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  • AutoCAD 2023- 'Import Failed' error importing a Solidworks file

    AutoCAD 2023- 'Import Failed' error importing a Solidworks file

    Cause: Missing AutoCAD 2023 updates. The error is fixed in AutoCAD 2023.1. Here's what you need to know and do.

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  • Unable to create a .dwf with DWG TrueView 2024

    Unable to create a .dwf with DWG TrueView 2024

    Unable to create a .dwf file with DWG TrueView 2024 through either the Job Processor or my manually launching the application.

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  • Autodesk Vault for Inventor and AutoCAD Users

    Autodesk Vault for Inventor and AutoCAD Users

    See the full course outline for Autodesk Vault for Inventor and AutoCAD Users, including topics covered, prerequisites, and our cancellation policy.

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  • How to PURGE a Drawing and its XREFs using ETransmit

    How to PURGE a Drawing and its XREFs using ETransmit

    Sometimes when you PURGE your drawing it bloats right back up or gives errors again after you re-open it.  This can happen due to the XREFs and a variable in AutoCAD.

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  • AutoCAD Electrical Find and Replace Tool

    AutoCAD Electrical Find and Replace Tool

    You have a project with one or more components that you need to update the information for and manually making the edits is impractical.

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  • Location of Blocks Used For Default Terminals in AutoCAD Electrical

    Location of Blocks Used For Default Terminals in AutoCAD Electrical

    You need to know where the block files that are used for Default Terminals Footprints are located.

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  • AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT for Mac - Blocks are not updating across drawings

    AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT for Mac - Blocks are not updating across drawings

    Your modified blocks are not updating from one drawing to another because the sharing of blocks in the cloud using the Blocks Sync Settings. Here's what you need to know and do.

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  • Lines with heavy lineweights disappear in AutoCAD

    Lines with heavy lineweights disappear in AutoCAD

    Sometimes after an installation of AutoCAD or verticals (LT, Architecture, C3D, Electrical, etc.) you’d notice some missing lines after opening a drawing file.

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  • Install failed: The install couldn’t finish. Error 17

    Install failed: The install couldn’t finish. Error 17

    Installing or deploying Autodesk 2022 or newer products get an “Install failed: The install couldn’t finish. Error 17”

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  • Configuration File May Be Locked by Another Process or Have Been Set Read Only

    Configuration File May Be Locked by Another Process or Have Been Set Read Only

    This problem can be caused by a few different things, but usually it’s a permissions issue of some kind

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  • How to Turn Off Activity Insights in Autodesk 2024 Products

    How to Turn Off Activity Insights in Autodesk 2024 Products

    The best way to disable this function is to rename the folder where the EXE files that monitor the activity are stored.

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  • Character limit in Windows vs Autodesk

    Character limit in Windows vs Autodesk

    You cannot open items or reference them in a very deep path in a folder, or when attempting to XREF a file form a deep folder path, you get the notification that path is too long

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  • How to Add Custom North Arrow to Map 3D or Civil 3D

    How to Add Custom North Arrow to Map 3D or Civil 3D

    This is a fairly easy issue to fix. Here's what you need to know, and do.

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  • What is the difference between a custom install and a deployment?

    What is the difference between a custom install and a deployment?

    What is the difference between a custom install and a deployment when using the Custom Install option in your Autodesk Account?

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  • Quasar Consulting Group Gains Efficiencies with IMAGINiTs ProductivityNOW Platform

    Quasar Consulting Group Gains Efficiencies with IMAGINiTs ProductivityNOW Platform

    Learn how Quasar Consulting Group, leveraged IMAGINiT's ProductivityNOW platform to streamline onboarding, enhance Autodesk software skills, and optimize their workflows.

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  • AutoCAD fails to download and install - instead you are directed to the Microsoft Store

    AutoCAD fails to download and install - instead you are directed to the Microsoft Store

    Windows 10 or Windows 11 is in 'S Mode' (Secure Mode) that attempts to protect you from downloading any apps except those from the Microsoft App Store.

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  • Mechanical: When exporting to a STEP file the Dialog does not open

    Mechanical: When exporting to a STEP file the Dialog does not open

    Mechanical: When exporting to a STEP file the Dialog does not open. I have FILEDIA set to 1.

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  • AutoCAD: File(s) show Text that is too Bold or Blurry

    AutoCAD: File(s) show Text that is too Bold or Blurry

    There are a few issues that cause the files to show text bold or blurry. Here's what you need to know and do.

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