Publish Pages Plentifully
and Take a Stab At Stopping Stickies (Bug Watch
Tutorial) - confusing AutoCAD update numbering
scheme, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, Nov 1, 2008
How AutoCAD Can Mess You Up Behind Your Back (Bug Watch AutoCAD Tutorial) -
interoperability problems, new mtext features in latest versions corrupts visual
integrity of drawings, QuickCalc palette unit conversion selection problem when
docked, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, Oct 1, 2008
Clear sticky Sheet Sets from Recent Documents List in AutoCAD
- trick clears recent files, history in AutoCAD 2009, JTB World Blog, Sep 8,
2008
Sticky Update Pudding (Bug Watch AutoCAD Tutorial)
- overcoming problems regarding dual screen setups and vertical scroll bar,
Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, Sep 1, 2008
AutoCAD
2009 Brings Some Good Scale List News - workaround to
osnaps not working on polylines and ribbon minimize options,
Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, May 1, 2008
AutoCAD 2009 - Action Recorder Needs Action - long awaited feature needs to
be editable, Steve Johnson, blog nauseam, Apr 9, 2008
Acrobat PDFMaker 8.0
Toolbar in AutoCAD 2009 and CUI Bugs - JTB World, Apr 7, 2008
PUBLISHCOLLATE Bugs in AutoCAD 2009 - some characters are not plotted
correctly when creating multi-page PDF, JTB World, Apr 3, 2008
Did AutoCAD Modify Your Drawings Without Permission? - child Xrefs modifed
without permission, bug in scale list and button image backgrounds, Steve
Johnson, Cadalyst, Mar 1, 2008
Invalid Display of Polyline With Negative Thickness in AutoCAD - bug still
present in AutoCAD 2009, JTB World, Mar 4, 2008
AutoCAD 2008 Service Pack 1 - Yay or Nay? - bug in TIFF files, increased
startup time, CursorSize system variable issue, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, Feb 1,
2008
Horror in AutoCAD-4. The
Final Conflict - two workarounds to fix FILEDIA variable in AutoCAD2007,
Alex Borodulin, NYacad, Inc., Feb 16, 2008
Revenge of the Annoyances
- scale lists issues remain unaddressed in AutoCAD 2008, Steve Johnson,
Cadalyst, Jan 1, 2008
Annoyance Watch - bug in Xref
layer defaults, Leader Object Snap, 3D orbit function, more, Steve Johnson,
Cadalyst, Dec 1, 2007
AutoCAD 2008 Service Pack 1 Arrives with a Pleasant Surprise (Bug Watch AutoCAD
Tutorial) - SP1 fixed AutoCAD dialog boxes, scale problem is
partially fixed, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, Nov 1, 2007
Don't Get Your Ys in a Knot
- bug in calculations on y-scale factor, Explorer bugs when opening multiple DWG
files, uncooperative AutoCAD after using 3DOrbit command, Steve Johnson,
Cadalyst, Oct 1, 2007
Tell the Bugmeister About Your AutoCAD Annoyances
- bug in double-click editing and color conundrum, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, Sep
1, 2007
Careful with Those Dimensions! - workaround avoids crashes using Dimjogline
in AutoCAD 2008, bug in Dimbreak command, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, August 1,
2007
Oops! Autodesk's Swat Misses the Bug and Squishes the Workaround
- workaround to speed up the saving time and regenerating the selected objects
in AutoCAD 2008, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, July 1, 2007
3dsout is Back In
- icons of Visual LISP Integrated Development Environment change color plus bug
in developer help, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, June 1, 2007
Another Service Pack for AutoCAD 2007 - bug in dimension Ddedit
in AutoCAD 2008, AutoCAD 2007 SP2 to deal with Vista problems, more, Steve
Johnson, Cadalyst, May 1, 2007
What to Do About 3D Graphics Problems
- keep your Autodesk certified hardware XML database updated to resolve 3D
display bugs, more, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, April 10, 2007
Customization, What Customization?
- AutoCAD 2006 removes all CUI changes if minimized, workaround to bug in pixel
sizing, multiple errors in drawings, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, March 1, 2007
The Dim Side of Dimensions
- join beta programs to point out problems plus dimension disorder bug in
AutoCAD, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, February 1, 2007
A Parade of Precision Problems
- workaround is to move the objects close to 0,0,0, more, Steve Johnson,
Cadalyst, January 1, 2007
Workaround for DWF Writer Installation Issue
- Beyond the Paper, December 12, 2006
Plots, Pictures, Pauses and Palettes
- bug in built-in symbol in Visual LISP editor and unpredictable behavior of
palettes, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, December 8, 2006
Opening Trusted Drawings
- loopy LISP, opening Trusted DWG and DWGCHECK system variable, more, Steve
Johnson, Cadalyst, November 3, 2006
AutoCAD Entity Oddities - ellipses can not be thickened, unexpected behavior
of multiline styles, and MicroStation V8 DGN file importer issue in AutoCAD
2007, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, October 20, 2006
3dsout is O-U-T, Out!
- trouble handling TIFF files, inaccurate length property in new Helix object,
workaround to use 3dsout command in AutoCAD 2007, more, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst,
October 7, 2006
Rotated UCS Impacts DWF Measurement
- Scott Sheppard, Beyond the Paper, October 3, 2006
AutoCAD's Big Problem - AutoCAD doesn't work well with large
coordinate values, here is a workaround, Bill Burchard & Michael
Partenheimer, Cadalyst, September 7, 2006
Is AutoCAD's CUI All Better Now?
- comparing CUI of AutoCAD 2007 with that of AutoCAD 2006 and workarounds for
bugs in dialog boxes and slow gradient, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, September 8,
2006
Project Freewheel: The requested DWF is not valid
- check if your DWF file on Project Freewheel server is intact or not, Scott
Sheppard, Beyond the Paper, August 27, 2006
AutoCAD: Set Shaded Viewport Option to "As Displayed" to Retain Layer
Information - when the Shaded viewport option is set to hidden, AutoCAD does
not show all layers in a DWF file, John Schmier, Beyond the Paper, August 22,
2006
Text Display Errors in DWF Files - AutoCAD
and Inventor have some font problems when
opening a DWF, and workarounds, John Schmier,
Beyond the Paper, August 10, 2006
Use AutoCAD 2007? 3D? Read On
- pressing F1 can create an erroneous error message, workaround is to dock the
command line, more, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, August 7, 2006
A Cure for Disappearing Dialog Boxes - basics of AutoCAD's CMDDIA (CoMmanD
DIAlog) system variable, a constant source of confusion with users, Steve
Johnson, Cadalyst, August 7, 2006
Autodesk DWF Viewer, Autodesk Design Review, and Autodesk DWG TrueView
do not Work with Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Beta -
Scott Sheppard, Beyond the Paper, August 1, 2006
AutoCAD's Backward Compatibility
- very slow plotting to a raster file and many View dialog box bugs in AutoCAD
2007 without workarounds, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, July 7, 2006
You Didn't Really Want to Detach That Xref, Did You? - new Reference Manager
palette in AutoCAD 2007 has problem in detaching xrefs, here is a workaround,
Steve Johnson, Cadalyst Management, June 9, 2006
Don't Feed the Bugs -
vertical
variants of AutoCAD 2007 affecting earlier
releases, hotfixes can help to some extent,
Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, May 9, 2006
Are Your Drawings Dotty? - creating text objects using AutoCAD 2006 Dtext
editor also creates a dot, bug has been fixed in AutoCAD 2007, Steve Johnson,
Cadalyst Management, April 11, 2006
Alert: Bad Dynamic Block Bugs
- inserting a dynamic block containing attributes in AutoCAD 2007 or a dynamic
block using the explode option in AutoCAD 2006 can be problematic, Mark Douglas,
In The Dynamic Interface, April 21, 2006
AutoCAD 2005, AutoCAD 2006 and AutoCAD 2007 Products Freezing on Launch -
computers not connected to the Internet may freeze when AutoCAD is launched,
correct with Internet security settings, Autodesk, March 29, 2006
Install Express Tools Option Missing
- Express Tools are no longer installed automatically with Autodesk
Architectural Desktop and Autodesk Building Systems 2006/2007 but can be
accessed after a custom install, Autodesk, April 5, 2006
Migration,
Multiple and More Menu Matters - AutoCAD upgrade causes
duplication of PC3 plotter files, here is the workaround, Steve Johnson,
Cadalyst Management, March 10, 2006
Nero
Fiddles, AutoCAD Burns - uninstalling Ahead Nero CD and DVD
burning software will cause AutoCAD to not load menus, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst
Management, February 13, 2006
Dynamic Input That Isn't and Two Kinds of Broken Objects - author wishes for
command prompt and Dynamic Input, which can get hung up, Steve Johnson,
Cadalyst Management, January 12, 2006
Losing Your AutoCAD 2006 Settings? Here's Why
- AutoCAD can mess up your settings--here is a workaround, Steve Johnson,
Cadalyst Management, December 15, 2005
Part of the CUIrate's Egg Isn't Rotten After All
- AutoCAD bugs include problems with Selection
Preview and UCS, author retracts bug about tablets, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst
Management, November 15, 2005
Service
Pack 1 for AutoCAD 2006 - Autodesk lists 89 fixes in different
categories in AutoCAD 2006 with Service Pack 1, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst
Management, October 14, 2005
Issues with Xrefs and More Menu Maladies - AutoCAD bugs addressed include
maligned MLines, reload of rubbish, attack of the clones, more, Steve Johnson,
Cadalyst Management, September 15, 2005
Bug Watch July
- an accounting of bugs uncovered by Cadalyst and fixed by Autodesk -- or not,
Steve Johnson, Cadalyst AEC, July 15, 2005
AutoCAD 2006, for Better or Worse - with some truly useful new features,
AutoCAD 2006 also brings some bugs like caught in a .NET, maligned MLines and
aversion to save in 2000 format, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst AEC, June 15, 2005
AutoCAD
Bugs Me - user hopes 2 pet peeves will be addressed in future versions of
AutoCAD,
Mark W. Kiker, CADDManager.com Blog, May 24, 2005
Which Bugs Buzzed Off in AutoCAD 2006? - Zero Lines, Blind Find 1
and 2, Holy Color Calamity, Battman, Perverted Revert are some of the bugs that
has been fixed, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, May 15, 2005
The Trials of Typing Text in Tables - AutoCAD 2006
bugs include Xopen not working while using Maximize Viewport, Steve Johnson,
Cadalyst Management, April 15, 2005
Updated System Variable Dialog Express Tool for AutoCAD 2006 - AutoCAD
2006 shipped without the latest system variables but Lee Ambrosius comes to
the rescue, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, May 10, 2005
AutoCAD Bugs
- beta testing won't get rid of bugs totally but it can at least ensure that
they are stopped before attacking your software, Mark Douglas, In the
Dynamic Interface, April 24, 2005
AutoCAD 2006 Script Bug - using the Close in a script stops
execution, JTB World, April 27, 2005
Beta Testing
- get involved in the making of software through beta testing, Beth Powell,
Beth's CAD Blog, April 4, 2005
Bug Watch February 2005: Ancient Egyptians Managed It, So Why Can't AutoCAD?
- bugs and workarounds explore unwanted round corners in 3D extrusions and
line spacing in leaders, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, February 15, 2005
Bug Watch January 2005: When Close Isn't Close Enough, Here's the Answer
- AutoCAD bugs and workarounds deal with how to draw
accurately in isometric, prevent your viewports from
squaring up on you and handle an academic version
plot-stamp infestation, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, January
15, 2005
Bug Watch December 2004 - a collection of sticky
arrowhead settings, over-zealous Delete keys,
unacceptable system variables and problems with an
almost documented palette feature,
Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, December 15, 2004
Bug Watch: Battman Bylayer Bug is Bread and Butter to the Bugmeister
- latest AutoCAD bugs and workarounds, Steve Johnson,
Cadalyst, November 15, 2004
Bug
Watch October 2004 - AutoCAD bugs and workarounds examine Autodesk's
Communications Center content and AutoCAD's spell checker,
Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, October 15, 2004
Bug Watch September 2004 - AutoCAD bugs and workarounds deal with the
MTEXTED system variable and other text editing functions,
Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, September 15, 2004
Bug Watch August 2004
- AutoCAD bugs and workarounds deal with problems involving
the Communication Center, the extended intersection feature
of object snaps and a disabled Enter button, Steve Johnson,
Cadalyst, August 16, 2004
Bug Watch July 2004 - Part 2 of Top Ten AutoCAD Bugs from Cadalyst's 20th
Anniversary Bug Watch Awards, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, July 27, 2004
AutoCAD 2006 Wishlist - a list of things that need to be fixed in the latest
version, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, May 19, 2004
Bug Watch May 2004 -
AutoCAD 2005 solves many of the obvious problems of recent releases, but a few
remain, such as glitches in the complex linetype feature and the Txt2mtxt
command, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, May 17, 2004
Bug Watch April 2004 -
AutoCAD bugs and workarounds deal with problems involving
the Mtext editor, Qleader command and menus macros, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst,
April 1, 2004
Bug
Watch March 2004 - AutoCAD bugs and workarounds include problems with
Txtexp, the Txt2mtxt command and the Mtext editor, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, March 12, 2004
Bug Watch February 2004 -
the latest AutoCAD bugs and workarounds deal with setting
the base point and hatch setting problems,
Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, February 14, 2004
Bug Watch January 2004 - the latest AutoCAD bugs and workarounds deal with
a color conundrum, attribute annoyance, and flaky behavior
on the part of AutoCAD 2004's Undo command, Steve Johnson,
Cadalyst, January 1, 2004
Bug Watch
December 2003 - the latest AutoCAD bugs and
workarounds deal with the Txtexp Tool, the SDI (Single
Document Interface) and tool palettes, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst,
December 2003
Bug Watch
November 2003 - the latest AutoCAD bugs and
workarounds deal with Service Pack 1, Steve Johnson, November 2003, Cadalyst,
November 2003
Bug Watch
October 2003 - the latest AutoCAD bugs and workarounds
deal with attributes and frozen layers, French language
gaffes and F Lock, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, October 2003
AutoCAD Bugs
- a collection of bugs and workarounds to help stave off
crashes and other productivity-crushing results, DotSoft, September 24,
2003
Bug Watch September 2003
- the latest AutoCAD bugs and workarounds include buggy
behavior in AutoCAD 2004 zooms and pans and a macro to cure
a squished screen menu, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, September
2003
Bug Watch August 2003 - Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, August
2003
Bug Watch July 2003 - Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, July
2003
Bug Watch June 2003
- the latest AutoCAD bugs and workarounds include glitches in the screen
menu and Bhatch dialog box, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst,
June 2003
Bug Watch May 2003 - the latest bugs and workarounds deal
with AutoCAD 2004's Find and RevCloud commands, Steve Johnson,
Cadalyst, May 2003
Bug
Watch April 2003 - the latest AutoCAD bugs and
workarounds deal with Imageclips, the Dimstyle command and
child dimension styles, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, April 2003
Bug
Watch March 2003 - the latest AutoCAD bugs and
workarounds deal with Shortcut Menus in the Drawing Area
option, the Plot Style Table Editor and TrueType
fonts, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, February 2003
Bug Watch February 2003 -
the latest AutoCAD bugs and workarounds deal with attribute
angles, file names and layer locking, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst,
February 2003
Bug Watch January 2003 - the latest AutoCAD bugs and
workarounds include Autodesk's discontinued BigFix service,
Dimstyle dialog problems and layout order, Steve Johnson,
Cadalyst, January 2003