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
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
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
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
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
Resolving Autodesk Vault Backup failure due to replication issues.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Explains what an ARG files is for AutoCAD-based software
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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
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
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
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
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
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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