Tips & Tutorials Blog: Helpdesk & Technical

How to get consistent, reliable output when printing your AutoCAD Drawings. By: Kevin Spear, P.E, Application Consultant – AEC, Synergis Technologies, LLC. One common refrain I hear from different companies is, “why is it so hard to PRINT an AutoCAD Drawing?” The question really isn’t why is it hard, because it’s not hard. CTRL-P and […]

Autodesk has released the newest version of Autodesk Desktop Connector for the Autodesk Construction Cloud. This newest version has yet to be published to the downloads page of the Autodesk account at manage.autodesk.com. The version published here is still 15.8. The only place known to access this 16.0 update is from the link below: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/desktop-connector/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/ENU/CONNECT/files/GUID-847CE3FC-B26F-46B8-895E-5D825F4BD540-htm.html […]

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Create a user profile with an enterprise CUI. Lots of folks ask us about this option when customizing the UI of AutoCAD. In general, the idea is that the CAD manager defines the look and feel of AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Plant 3D, etc. via an Enterprise customization file (CUI). The application does have a MAIN […]

Got Autodesk questions? Ask AVA! What is AVA and how can it help? AVA (Autodesk Virtual Agent) is available for any person that may have questions, problems, or needs pertaining to the wide range of Autodesk products. AVA can even help those that do not have access to an Autodesk Account – granted, most of […]

Issue ADSSO (Autodesk Single Sign-on) component update, not seen in Autodesk Desktop App as able to be updated. This issue is causing the ADSSO to become outdated, or not installed at all, thus failing to allow users to license the product appropriately. Cause Unknown Details Multiple reports of users no longer being able to appropriately […]

Autodesk Premium Plan features keep your data secure. Autodesk’s Premium plan is designed to help businesses that manage 10 or more subscriptions operate more efficiently, while offering increased administrative and security benefits. Most security attacks occur from weak, stolen, or shared passwords – 1 in 5 employees use weak passwords 80% of hacking is from […]

For 2022 and 2023 products, Autodesk has implemented that the following components are updated automatically on a regular basis: Autodesk Genuine Service Autodesk Installer Autodesk Licensing Autodesk Interoperability Manager (for Revit and Inventor Files) Inventor product home screen For some, failed updates are causing the unintended install of user’s Autodesk Products. We strongly recommend network […]

Autodesk Premium and Enterprise admins can save time by automating user management and product assignments. Autodesk premium plans are designed to help medium to large-sized businesses that manage 50 or more subscriptions operate more efficiently; upgrading to Premium gives you additional administrative, security, and reporting benefits. On November 8, 2021, Autodesk released Directory Sync, a […]