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  • Autodesk Account User Role Policy and Subscription Usage Policy

    Autodesk Account User Role Policy and Subscription Usage Policy

    Updates to Autodesk Account policies

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  • How to Create a Classic View in AutoCAD

    How to Create a Classic View in AutoCAD

    If you are using a newer version of AutoCAD, the traditional AutoCAD Classic workspace may not be available by default.

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  • How to Scale Objects Using the Reference Option in AutoCAD

    How to Scale Objects Using the Reference Option in AutoCAD

    When working in AutoCAD, you may need to resize an object so that it matches another object or a specific distance.

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  • Moving from iParts to Model States: Solving Assembly Constraint Issues

    Moving from iParts to Model States: Solving Assembly Constraint Issues

    When an existing iPart occurrence in an assembly is replaced with another member from the same iPart factory, existing assembly constraints can become unresolved.

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  • How to Batch Plot Drawings Using Page Setup Manager in AutoCAD

    How to Batch Plot Drawings Using Page Setup Manager in AutoCAD

    When batch plotting multiple AutoCAD drawings, each sheet may have different plotting settings. This can result in drawings being plotted with the wrong

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  • Vault Backups Fail Due to Replication Errors

    Vault Backups Fail Due to Replication Errors

    Resolving Autodesk Vault Backup failure due to replication issues.

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  • Revit:  How to Revert to Legacy Manage Links Window

    Revit: How to Revert to Legacy Manage Links Window

    Revit user is having issues with the new Manage Links window or they prefer the legacy interface.

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  • Force Use of Previous WebView2 Version for Revit

    Force Use of Previous WebView2 Version for Revit

    Revit users (2025 and older) experiencing crashing or add-in issues with the latest update of WebView2 installed.

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  • Autodesk Access – Vault Server Updates

    Autodesk Access – Vault Server Updates

    If you have Autodesk Access installed on your Vault Server, you may have noticed that the update for Vault Server can show up in the Access Utility. What to be aware of.

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  • Launch the Autodesk Installation Log Collector Tool in silent mode

    Launch the Autodesk Installation Log Collector Tool in silent mode

    Can I launch the Autodesk Installation Log Collector Tool (AdskODISLogCollectionTool.exe) in a silent mode?

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  • Revit Crashes When Opening Manage Links on Some Workstations

    Revit Crashes When Opening Manage Links on Some Workstations

    On some workstations, Revit crashes unexpectedly without warning when a user opens the Manage Links window.  In some cases, a crash report (CER) is generated.

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  • How to Use the Autodesk Installation Log Collection Tool

    How to Use the Autodesk Installation Log Collection Tool

    Autodesk provides the Installation Log Collection Tool (AdskODISLogCollectionTool.exe). It gathers all installation logs into one package

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  • How to Fix the "Sync Failed" Error in AutoCAD Electrical

    How to Fix the "Sync Failed" Error in AutoCAD Electrical

    This is a database conflict and data-link timing exception between the 2D schematic environment and the 3D physical modeling space.

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  • What is an AutoCAD ARG File

    What is an AutoCAD ARG File

    Explains what an ARG files is for AutoCAD-based software

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  • Autodesk FlexSim activation process

    Autodesk FlexSim activation process

    There are 2 different processes to activate Autodesk FlexSim. It depends on the version

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  • Content Catalog Thumbnail Preview Images Have Heavy Lineweights

    Content Catalog Thumbnail Preview Images Have Heavy Lineweights

    After uploading Revit families to Autodesk Content Catalog, the generated thumbnail previews may display excessively thick lines, making the family difficult to identify.

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  • Content Catalog is not generating preview image for some Revit families

    Content Catalog is not generating preview image for some Revit families

    Some Revit families uploaded to Autodesk Content Catalog generate incomplete thumbnails, blank 2D previews, or no 3D preview at all.

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  • Connector Element is showing in Content Catalog preview images

    Connector Element is showing in Content Catalog preview images

    After uploading Revit families to Autodesk Content Catalog, users may notice that connectors are visible in the generated thumbnail preview images.

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  • Inventor Error: Failed to Initialize a Component

    Inventor Error: Failed to Initialize a Component

    When starting Inventor users receive a "Failed to initialize a component for accessing AutoCAD files. Please try again. Error 16" message. This is related to the Interoperability Engine Manager.

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  • How to Update DREF When Names Change

    How to Update DREF When Names Change

    You have a source file where names have been changed, such as Road Names (alignments), Surface Names, Pipe network names, etc. and you need to update the names in the drawing that consume those items.

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