AutoCAD 2015/2016 Freezing Up…

We had couple of customers calling about their AutoCAD’s freezing up at multiple times randomly during the day; after trying multiples things, here are the changes we did to make it work:
1. Autodesk software needs full permission to:
 
Registry Entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AUTODESK
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AUTODESK
 
Folders:
The folder the program was installed in, such as:
C:\program files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 201x (for example)
 
Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10:
C:\Users\All Users\Autodesk
C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Autodesk
C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared
 
2. Disable “Show Home Base on Startup” in the Registry Editor:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\DirectConnect\RegistryVersion20.0\System\Preferences\File
Look for: 
ShowHomeBaseOnStartup and change it to cero (0)

Whats New in InfraWorks 360 - September 2015 release?

InfraWorks 360 2016.3 has been released... The September release include cool new features and enhancements.
Here is an update overview video courtesy of  Eric Chappell, Autodesk Community Evangelist for InfraWorks 360:

 

You can find more information on the Autodesk InfraWorks 360 Video Library . 

Autodesk Windows 10 Support

It is very important to know that Windows 10 it is NOT Supported by any Autodesk software yet. This may change as Autodesk release any specific service pack to address this.
As instated on the Autodesk Knowledge Network:

Windows 10 support for Autodesk products

Jul 29 2015

Issue:

You want to know which Autodesk products are supported on Microsoft® Windows® 10.
Note: Unless indicated otherwise, this information applies to only the 2016–2013 versions of all Autodesk products. Autodesk product versions of 2012 and earlier are no longer supported and are not included in considerations of Windows 10 compatibility.

Solution:

Windows 10 is not yet an officially supported operating system across the Autodesk product line. Autodesk intends to support many of our key products on Windows 10 and will add products to the list of products supported on Windows 10 as updates and future versions are released. Product Support will assist customers who have issues with current Autodesk products running on Windows 10.
Note: This article will be updated as new Windows 10 compatibility information becomes available.

Autodesk 2016 Software’s Supported OS

OS	32-bit	64-bit
Windows® 8.1	Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Enterprise	Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Enterprise
Windows® 8	Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Enterprise	Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Enterprise
Windows® 7	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium

Autodesk 2015 Software’s Supported OS

OS	32-bit	64-bit
Windows® 8.1	Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Enterprise	Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Enterprise
Windows® 8	Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Enterprise	Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Enterprise
Windows® 7	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium

Autodesk 2014 Software’s Supported OS

OS	32-bit	64-bit
Windows® 8	Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Professional	Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Professional
Windows® 7	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium
Windows® XP	Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition (SP3 or later)	Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (SP2 or later)

Autodesk 2013 Software’s Supported OS

OS	32-bit	64-bit
Windows® 8	Standard, Professional, Enterprise (Requires AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT 2013 SP2)	Standard, Professional, Enterprise (Requires AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT 2013 SP2)
Windows® 7	Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, Home Premium	Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, Home Premium
Windows® XP	Professional, Home Edition (SP3 or later)	Professional x64 Edition (SP2 or later)

Just so you know Microsoft Fix It doesn’t work with Windows 10.
Please Upgrade “Cautiously”.

What is New in InfraWorks 360 2015 Summer Release!!!

InfraWorks 360 2016.2 has been released... The summer release include cool new features and enhancements.
Here is an update overview video courtesy of  Eric Chappell, Autodesk Community Evangelist for InfraWorks 360:

You can find more information on the Autodesk InfraWorks 360 Video Library . 

Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2015 Service Pack 3 is out!!!

In a continuing effort to provide high quality products, Autodesk has released Autodesk® AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2015 Service Pack 3, which fixes or addresses a variety of issues discovered by Autodesk's internal testing team and by customers using the Customer Error Reporting Utility. 
Notes: 
• This Service Pack applies to all language versions of Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2015. 
• Be sure to close Civil 3D and any other AutoCAD based application before installing this Service Pack. 
• If, during installation, the prompt "Automatically close applications and attempt to restart them after setup is complete" is displayed, choose this option and continue the installation. 
• If your system is not automatically rebooted as part of the Service Pack installation, reboot your system after the installation is complete. 
• Please view the Readme file for instructions on how to uninstall this Service Pack. 
• Before applying this Service Pack, export user profile customizations to a secure location. Customizations include changes made to support file search paths, print file customizations, printer support file paths, re directions, custom template settings, etc. After successful installation of this Service Pack, import and reapply the customizations.

The Future of Global Infrastructure Design...

The Future is here... Perfect integration!...

Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016!!!

Hello everybody... This time I would like to share with you some of the New Features of Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016... The big one for me is that the DWG file format Did not change!!!

Here is a complete list of all the New Features in Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016, taken from the C3D 2016 HELP:

Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 contains the following new features and enhancements.

Integration of the Autodesk Point Cloud Surface Extraction 2015 Feature

• The Create Surface From Point Cloud command has been integrated and is now available on the ribbon. The command now provides the ability to adjust the default distance between points in order to change the percentage of points that will be included in the surface.

Integration of the Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2015 Productivity Pack 1 Features

The following features in the Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2015 Productivity Pack 1 have been integrated:

• The ability to bring Autodesk InfraWorks 360 data into AutoCAD Civil 3D by referencing a local InfraWorks 360 model has been integrated. The feature has been enhanced with the ability to bring InfraWorks 360 bridges into AutoCAD Civil 3D as 3D solids. For more information, see About Exchanging Data Between AutoCAD Civil 3D and Autodesk InfraWorks.
• The ability to create AutoCAD solids from TIN surfaces, pipe networks, and pressure networks has been integrated. For more information, see To Create AutoCAD Solids from AutoCAD Civil 3D TIN Surfaces and To Create AutoCAD Solids from AutoCAD Civil 3D Pipe Networks and Pressure Networks.

Catchments

• An option is now available for creating exclusionary catchments, which exclude other catchments.

Corridors

• An option is now available for selecting alignments by layer to use as width and offset targets for corridors.

Data Exchange

• The ability to import and export Industry Foundation Class (IFC) files has been added.

Data Shortcuts

• You can use the Manage Data Shortcuts command to repair broken data shortcuts and to replace drawing objects with data shortcuts.

Labels

• You can now label the locations in profile views where pipes and pressure pipes cross an alignment. You can also label the locations in section views where pressure pipes cross a sample line. New properties are available in the Label Style Composer dialog box to support these label types. For more information, see To Label Crossing Pipe Locations in Profile Views and Section Views and To Label Crossing Pressure Pipe Locations in Profile Views and Section Views.
• New commands are available for labeling pressure networks in section views.

Sections

• Options are now available for controlling the direction of sections in section views.

Vault

• The Prospector tree can now display project objects that exist in subfolders within the object type folders.
• You can now create data references to objects that exist in different Vault projects.

New Features in the Autodesk Subassembly Composer for Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016

• A new Loop Geometry tool is available for repeating specified links until they reach a Surface Target or until they are repeated a specified number of times. The following new sample PKT file is available:
  
  • Loop_Geometry_Example.pkt
  
  
  You can access the sample PKT files at http://www.autodesk.com/civil3d-subassembly-pkt-files-2016.

New Features in Autodesk AutoCAD 2016

For information about new features in AutoCAD, please see the New Features Overview Video and the New Commands and System Variables Reference in the AutoCAD Help.

The following items provide information about some of the new AutoCAD features that specifically enhance civil infrastructure workflows:

• You can now attach Autodesk Navisworks coordination models to drawings as external references. For more information, see To Work With Coordination Models.
• AutoCAD 2016 includes a number of enhancements for working with point clouds. For more information, see About Working With Point Clouds.

New Features in Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2016

For information about new features in AutoCAD Map 3D, please see the New in This Release topic in the AutoCAD Map 3D Help.