Bricsys 2019 Conference
Join Bricsys in Stockholm (9-10 October 2019) to discover the future of computer-aided design.
Author Archive: rkmcswain
CAD Manager Panel at AU -Five years running
For the fifth consecutive year, CAD Panacea author R.K. McSwain will be part of Rick Ellis’ CAD Manager panel at Autodesk University.
Customizing BricsCAD with Robert Green
Recently, Robert Green uploaded a “how-to” guide, in the Facebook group “BricsCAD Managers Unite!“, on how to make BricsCAD look and feel more like AutoCAD. By setting a few system variables, and defining a few new shortcut commands, you can…
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Autodesk TLS Update
If your single user subscription Autodesk product will not work this morning, perhaps you missed the recent TLS security update.
Autosave in BricsCAD
So, what is autosave and how does it work in BricsCAD and AutoCAD? First off, let’s discuss two system variables.
Autodesk previous version support forum
Autodesk has started a new forum where users can go to discuss the upcoming changes to previous versions support.
Autodesk Previous Version Support Changes
Starting on August 31, 2019, you will no longer be able to obtain product activations for Autodesk products, version 2010 and earlier. This will extend to Autodesk products 2016 and earlier sometime in the year 2021. What does this mean…
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Unwanted folder named %RoamableRootFolder% showing up among your DWG files?
There is a recent Autodesk technical bulletin out that describes a bug where double-clicking a .DWG file to open it in AutoCAD 2019, results in a new folder with the name “%RoamableRootFolder%” being created in the folder where the .DWG…
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AutoCAD 1603 Install Error
The 1603 MSI install error is pretty common, and the solutions are widespread. The following are some of the technical articles from Autodesk on 1603: AutoCAD Mechanical 2018 installation failure on CheckForRunningTasks AutoCAD 2018 Core installation failure on CheckForRunningTasks Error:…
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Dam breach leads to new spillway construction in East Texas
Back in May of 2016, a severe rain event dumped up to 14 inches of rain in a few hours in an area of East Texas. In one of the watersheds affected by this rainfall lie a ±112 acre recreational…
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