AutoCAD 2014 ViewCube hotfix

There is a hotfix available for issues with the viewcube appearing on the output when plotting to PDF/DWF.

This applies to all versions of AutoCAD including Mechanical and Electrical.

http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-mechanical/downloads/caas/downloads/content/autodesk-autocad-viewcube-hotfix.html

Vault 2014 SP1 Hotfix 1

A new hotfix is available for Vault 2014, client and server.  Please read the readme and follow the instructions for your setup.

 DL21995541.zip

Description of the Issues

1. The Change Order Approval dialog now supports Windows authentication.
2. Resolved a revision sorting order that resulted in the 'attach file' and 'edit item BOM' features to be non-functional.
3. Resolved multiple content source property provider issues to prevent DWG check in problems and IIS worker process crashes.
4. The Web Client now logs in properly after an automatic log out.
5. Adding a new property to a replicated file and attempting to check out the file or edit the property, incorrectly resulted in the error, "The requested file was missing from the file store."

As always, updating Vault should be a planned event when it is most convenient for your users and server manager so please consult with each other before executing the fix.

Vault Office Addin Not Appearing After Installing DL19837065

After installing DL19837065 (link no longer available as it has been unpublished), you may notice that the Vault 2013 addin for Microsoft Office applications either stops working (the icons are greyed out) or you may get an error similar to this when trying to run them.

Could not load file or assembly
'Autodesk.DataManagement.Client.Framework.Vault.Forms, version=17.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=aa20f34aedd220e1' or one of its dependencies. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.

Autodesk have re-released a fix for this issue that includes additional fixes in DL20133057.

So uninstall DL19837065 and install the newer Hotfix.

This is an extract from the Cracking the Vault, Manufacturing Community Blog

Persistent Autodesk 2013 Sync Error in the System Tray

Published date: 2012-Jun-04
ID: DL19683742

Applies to:

• AutoCAD 2013
• AutoCAD Architecture 2013
• AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013
• AutoCAD Design Suite Premium 2013
• AutoCAD Design Suite Standard 2013
• AutoCAD Design Suite Ultimate 2013
• AutoCAD Electrical 2013
• AutoCAD Mechanical 2013
• AutoCAD MEP 2013
• Autodesk Building Design Suite Premium 2013
• Autodesk Building Design Suite Standard 2013
• Autodesk Building Design Suite Ultimate 2013
• Autodesk Factory Design Suite Premium 2013
• Autodesk Factory Design Suite Standard 2013
• Autodesk Factory Design Suite Ultimate 2013
• Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite Premium 2013
• Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite Standard 2013
• Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite Ultimate 2013
• Autodesk Inventor 2013
• Autodesk Inventor Professional 2013
• Autodesk Plant Design Suite Premium 2013
• Autodesk Plant Design Suite Ultimate 2013
• Autodesk Product Design Suite Premium 2013
• Autodesk Product Design Suite Standard 2013
• Autodesk Product Design Suite Ultimate 2013
• Autodesk Showcase 2013

Download from:

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=19683742&linkID=9242539

Details:

This hotfix is for users that have a persistent Autodesk Sync error in their System Tray. Persistent errors can occur when uploading settings or files through publish and save to Autodesk 360. Errors can also happen if you choose to automatically copy to the cloud.

Autodesk Vault Updates

In the past Autodesk would release a Vault Hotfix for each issue that is discovered. This was a good strategy to get Hotfixes released to address specific issues that were affecting production. But the feedback received from Customers was that it was very difficult to roll these out individually over multiple systems.

So lately you may have noticed that many of the Hotfixes being released for Vault 2011 and 2012 are now cumulative. So a Multi Issue Hotfix, which should contain most (if not all) of the hotfixes that preced it. There will still be Hotfixes released to address hot issues, but these should be consumed with the next Multi Issue Hotfix.

There may also be a situation where a specific Hotfix is released immediately prior to a Multi Issue Hotfix, but is not consumed within it. In that case, Autodesk just could not get it published in time, but did not want to delay a big patch that could help most users. You should look at the readme of the Multi issue Hotfix to see if any issues you are experiencing are listed. If it is not listed, it should be consumed in the next Multi Issue Hotfix.

So as a rule, always install the latest Multi Issue Hotfix, and any other relevant Hotfixes between that and the preceding Multi Issue Hotfix.

Microsoft Hotfix Required Prior to Inventor 2012 Install

Microsoft Hotfix 971138 is required for Autodesk Inventor add-Ins to run successfully on Windows Vista. This problem may also affect Inventor Third-Party add-ins.

In most install scenarios, the user will be prevented from installing Autodesk Inventor 2012 on Windows Vista without first installing the Microsoft Hotfix. However, in certain scenarios, particularly when installing via network deployments, it is possible to Install Autodesk Inventor 2012 without first installing the hotfix.

Wrong Date on Checkout

A number of customers reported an issue after applying Vault 2011 Update 2.
The problem resulted in the Check In column displaying a date such as 0001/01/01 0:00 after Check Out.

This issue has now been addressed in the latest Vault Hotfix from Autodesk.