AutoCAD Electrical: Assemblycode vs. Assemblylist
AutoCAD Electrical won’t let you create additional records in the database with the “Unable to add record” due to your record having values that match an existing entry message.
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No PDF Preset when publishing to PDF from AutoCAD
The PDF Preset dropdown menu becomes greyed out and inactive when selecting the option to Publish to PDF in the Publish dialog in AutoCAD.
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How to add automatic scale fields to viewports in AutoCAD
When working on AutoCAD drawings or creating drawing templates, especially for drawing sheets with large number of viewports, it is more efficient to use FIELDS for scale annotations
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P&ID Tag shift in Cloud Projects
When opening a Plant 3D P&ID file from a cloud project, the tag text and/or instrumentation bubble text may shift. This behavior is intermittent and does not occur every time the P&ID file is opened.
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AcDbSpatialIndex Error and How to Fix It
Issue:
Running Recover on a drawing shows an AcDbSpatialIndex error was present and repaired:
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IMAGINiT.PDFCREATOR: The AutoCAD process did not create the output file
The Vault Job Processor produces the error "The AutoCAD process did not create the output file” when processing a PDF with the IMAGINiT.PDFCREATOR for Vault 2025 and Vault 2026.
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Utilizing a Hidden Gem in Vanilla AutoCAD: Automatic Layering!
How to setup Automatic Layering in Vanilla AutoCAD
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AutoCAD: WBlock Operation Rejected Due to a Proxy Object that Does Not Allow Copying
A Proxy object is an object that was created by a 3rd Party or an Autodesk Vertical program. This means AutoCAD does not understand the object. So, it cannot do anything with the object.
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.XYZ Filters in Advance Steel & Plant 3D
When multiple 3D points (different -values) project to the same 2D screen coordinate. AutoCAD guesses the wrong -depth point because it can't distinguish them in a flat view.
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AutoCAD 2026: When launching message “Catalog file ‘Support\AcFields.fdc’ is not found”
In AutoCAD 2026: When launching message “ Catalog file ‘Support\AcFields.fdc’ is not found/”. Here's what you need to know and do.
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Unwanted White Cell Background in AutoCAD Tables
White Cell Background in AutoCAD Tables
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Enable Vault Sheet Set Features in ACA or MEP
You are using AutoCAD Architecture or AutoCAD MEP 2024 or older in an environment that uses Vault and cannot enable Sheet Set features when using Sheet sets.
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Annotative Block with Text Behavior Issue in 2025
When bringing in a custom dynamic block with Attributes, and that dynamic block is Annotative, via the tool palette, when changing the Annotation scale, the Attribute text reverts to original size
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