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Geolocation Online Map Hotfix

This hotfix fixes the issue where the Online Map stopped displaying since October 29th, 2014 within AutoCAD and related verticals.

Hotfix

Turn off cursor badges in AutoCAD 2015

With the release of service pack 1 for AutoCAD 2015, cursor badges can now be turned off with the new CURSORBADGE variable. See below for the link to SP1:

Turn off Cursor Badges

AutoCAD 2015 Sp1

Please use the link below to download and install SP1 for AutoCAD 2015:

AutoCAD 2015 SP1

Want to be an AutoCAD Beta tester?

Would you like to be a part of the team that gets to Beta test AutoCAD and help shape what future releases look like?

In response to the customer feedback for 2015 products, the AutoCAD team is working on the Service Pack to address some of the items customers are reporting. If you would like to get an early preview of this Service Pack, please sign up with our beta site here.

Additionally, if you would like to be a part of the group that gets full releases of AutoCAD early, you can do that here.

AutoCAD 2015 Launch / New Hotfix

AutoCAD 2015 will be launched tomorrow, March 28th globally. Please take a moment to log onto your subscription center site and download the new version. Some things to look out for with the new version:

- All new Create and Learn tabs when you first open the program. You can now very quickly navigate between recent files used, access templates, or find Help documents and learning video's, all from one spot.

- The new Dark Theme. You will notice a new dark theme in AutoCAD 2015. This follows recent studies that a darker image greatly reduces eye strain.

- Look for many new Ribbon enhancements, such as the new Galleries that allow you to see images of blocks, dimensions, mleaders, and other objects BEFORE you insert them.

 

In addition to the new release tomorrow, there is a new hotfix for AutoCAD 2013 that has just been released. This hotfix fixes Model Documentation and IMPORT command related issues found in AutoCAD 2013 based products on 64 bit Windows® 8.1. See below for the link:

Model Documentation Hotfix

AutoCAD 2014 SP1

You can find the link below to AutoCAD 2014 Service Pack 1.

ACAD 2014 SP1

DGN Hotfix for AutoCAD 2012

The popular DGN hotfix has now had a version released that works with the 2012 products. This Hotfix cleans up non-essential data from DWG files that have become bloated while copying and pasting from DWGs containing DGN linetypes. It will also prevent future occurrences of the file bloat issue from occurring.

2012 Hotfix

Service Pack 2 for several verticals, and a crash Hotfix

Service Pack 2 for ACA 2013, Electrical 2013, MEP 2013, and Mechanical 2013 have all been released. The links are below:

AutoCAD Architecture 2013 Service Pack 2
AutoCAD Electrical 2013 Service Pack 2
AutoCAD Mechanical 2013 Service Pack 2
AutoCAD MEP 2013 Service Pack 2

If you missed Service Pack 2 for Core AutoCAD when it was released, I will repost that link below:

AutoCAD 2013 Service Pack 2

I also wanted to share a new hotfix that has been released. Several customers have reported that a crash will sometimes happen during license authorization. There is a solution at the link below:

Windows crash during license authorization of Autodesk 2014 product

A Mountain (Lion) of Service Packs

Autodesk just released three service packs for the Mac versions of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. In addition to resolving issues reported by the Customer Error Reporting (CER) utility and other general problems identified since the previous versions were made available, these service packs add support for OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion).

AutoCAD 2013 Service Pack 1 (Mac)
AutoCAD LT 2013 Service Pack 1 (Mac)
AutoCAD 2012 for Mac Service Pack 3

Playing in the Sandbox

New Apple guidelines require that software packages installed on OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) meet certain security standards. These restrictions mean that you may be unable to do a fresh install or re-install of your existing AutoCAD for Mac products on OS X 10.8. In that case, depending on your product, you should either download the full version of AutoCAD 2012 for Mac or download the trial Mac versions of AutoCAD 2013 or AutoCAD LT 2013. These downloads have been updated to include the latest service packs and conform with new Apple security requirements.

Note: The service pack for AutoCAD LT 2013 is not for the AutoCAD LT 2013 purchased from the Mac App Store. That version will receive the new updates directly from the Mac App Store when it becomes available.

The Return of SP1 for AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 2013

Almost three weeks ago Autodesk released Service Pack 1 for AutoCAD 2013 and AutoCAD LT 2013. Within a couple days of its release the service packs were removed from autodesk.com while the AutoCAD team worked on resolving a newly-discovered fatal crashing error.

The service packs have been re-released (now as Service Pack 1.1) and the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of new update can be found at the following links:

AutoCAD 2013 Service Pack 1.1
AutoCAD LT 2013 Service Pack 1.1

This service pack is only for AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT (with or without SP1) and cannot be applied to vertical products that are based on AutoCAD 2013. If you managed to download and apply SP1 before it was removed, you can just apply SP1.1 on top of it. Uninstall of SP1 is not necessary or required.

Before installing Service Pack 1, I strongly recommend you review the associated readme file for installation instructions and details about the primary issues that are resolved by the service pack.