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AutoCAD LT 2015 sp 1 is available for download..

You can download the AutoCAD LT 2015 service pack from the Autodesk website here.

 Please ensure you read the ReadMe for important installation information and to see what was fixed!

 AutoCAD LT 2015 sp 1:

You can apply this update to AutoCAD LT 2015 running on all supported operating systems and languages. Consult the readme file for installation instructions and more details on the primary issues resolved by this update.

Be sure to install the correct update (32-bit or 64-bit) for your software and operating system.

 

AutoCAD 2015 sp 1 is available for download...

You can download the AutoCAD 2015 service pack from the Autodesk website here.

 Please ensure you read the ReadMe for important installation information and to see what was fixed!

 AutoCAD 2015 sp 1:

You can apply this update to AutoCAD 2015 running on all supported operating systems and languages. Consult the readme file for installation instructions and more details on the primary issues resolved by this update. Be sure to install the correct update (32-bit or 64-bit) for your software and operating system.

This Service Pack can be applied to AutoCAD 2015 installed as a standalone application as well as AutoCAD 2015 installed from the following Autodesk Design Suites and bundled product.
•Autodesk AutoCAD Design Suite 2015
•Autodesk AutoCAD with Advance Steel 2015
•Autodesk Building Design Suite 2015
•Autodesk Factory Design Suite 2015
•Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite 2015
•Autodesk Plant Design Suite 2015
•Autodesk Product Design Suite 2015

 

"Badges? We don't need no stinking badges!"

 

Starting in AutoCAD 2015 and including all vertical products based on AutoCAD as well as AutoCAD LT, a small symbol appears next to the cursor when in a command that indicates what the command is.

When originally released, there was no provision to turn off the display of these cursor icons.

After considerable user input, the icons can be now disabled after installing the AutoCAD 2015 Service Pack 1 that introduces the new system variable CURSORBADGE. AutoCAD LT 2015 has its own Service Pack 1

CURSORBADGE (System Variable)

Controls the display of visual aid badges near the cursor.

Type: Integer
Saved in: Registry
Initial value: 2

1 - Turn off all new badges 
2 - Turn on all badges (Default)

For more information see Autodesk's Solution and the 

Autodesk AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD LT 2015 Service Pack 1 Readme

My "ED" command isn't working in 2015

I had two calls on this one today!  I expect more.

When you enter ED at the command line and hit enter you get "Unknown Command" in AutoCAD 2015.  It still shows you the DDEDIT in the "AutoComplete" fly out though.

Run the ALIASEDIT command (or edit your PGP file) and change the command associated with ED from DDEDIT to TEXTEDIT.

It seems this was a change that was made in 2015 as it still works in 2014!

 

While the Autodesk Activation 800 number is down, use their Live Chat!

Autodesk has a Live Chat that we can use to help us out with our licensing needs.

Go to the Autodesk live chat:

https://sales.liveperson.net/hc/49871091/?cmd=file&file=visitorWantsToChat&site=49871091&SV!skill=regact-Installation%26Licensing-english&LEAppKey=f907f2d9acd64b7f8c00b83bed3c2822&referrer=http%3A//knowledge.autodesk.com/contactus&bId=15

Ensure you have your Serial Number handy!

CADmep Fabrication: Export to IFC

To export to IFC within CADmep do the following;

Within the drawing area without any objects selected right click > CADmep > Utilities > Export as IFC.

You will then select all the objects that you want to export. You will then get a "Save IFC as" dialog box. Select the folder you would like to save your drawing to and then change the file type to "IFC Files (*.IFC)"

ACAD/ACA/AMEP: There is a problem with the script control (msscript.ocx) - 64bit

You can no longer draw pipe or HVAC in our AutoCAD MEP using a Windows 7 64bit machine and now get this error message:

Error: There is a problem with the Script Control (msscript.ocx). This problem may be corrected by reinstalling Internet Explorer or by registering the control.

First I followed Josh Benoist steps from this blog posted with SOLVED but I still got the error message. There is an attachment in the blog so make sure you go to the blog and download the zipped folder. Here is what Josh has as the solution to this error:

Good news.  We have been working on this MSscript.ocx issue.

We recently discovered the cause and developed a solution.   Would you please have a look at folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Autodesk Shared, and verify the existence of the following files.

Aec32BitAppServer.dll

Aec32BitAppServer57.exe

Aec32BitAppServer57.tlb

If missing please find the attached zip file, unzip and copy the above 3 into the above location.   Next, let's import the attached registry settings file.  To import registry, save the txt file attachment to your desktop, rename the txt file's extension to .reg, and then double click on it.  That will fix the registry.  Go ahead and test for the MSscript.ocx error to be gone.   Please let us know your impression on the above material and if this helps.  Have a great day.

Joshua Benoist, PE Senior Support Specialist Product Support Autodesk, Inc.

It wasn't until I followed these steps from this blog I found in the Autodesk forum community that my error was fixed.

The user who had done these steps below said that it did not work for him but when I did the steps it worked for me. The one thing I did not do is install the Microsoft script control and I did not uninstall Internet Explorer.

1. Go to Start All Programs Accessories.

2. Right-click Command Prompt and choose "Run as administrator."

3. Enter the command:

Regsvr32 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msscript.ocx

You can copy and paste this by right-clicking in the command prompt window to do the paste.

4. Click OK on the message that says the file registration succeeded.

5. On the keyboard, hold down the WINDOWS key and then hit R.

6. In the Run window, type REGEDIT and then click OK.

7. Find the following folder:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\(0E59F1D2-1FBE-11D0-8FF2-00A0D10038BC)\1.0\0\win32

8. Right-click the win32 folder and choose "Permissions."

9. Make sure the administrator group has full control.

10. With the win32 folder selected, make sure the (Default) key at the right is set to the following path with no quotes around it: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msscript.ocx

11. Close the Registry Editor.

I cannot confirm if doing both solutions was the fix but I assumed that Josh Benoist post was regarding 32 bit machines and the second solution I have is regarding 64 bit machines.

Either way these were the steps I took to solve this error message without having to a reformat of my operating system like so many post said they ended up doing.

ACAD/ACA/AMEP: Tool/property palette color

The new 2015 interface is all black and some people love it and some people hate it. To adjust the colors to what you are comfortable with you can do this through OPTIONS > Display tab > within the Windows Elements section click on the "Colors..." button.

But for those of you who don't like the palettes being dark the only way to change this is by changing the color scheme from dark to light. There is no individual control within colors to adjust the palettes.

 

IMAGINiT Revit Utilities 2015

The IMAGINiT Revit utilities are available for Revit 2015!

Along with the existing tools we have added a new utility called “View Cleanup”. This utility reduces the time needed to cleanup excessive views from Revit Models. This is really helpful during model exchanges with consultants and can reduce file sizes by as much as 1/3. 

These utilities are free to our customers who have their Autodesk Revit subscriptions with IMAGINiT and can be downloaded via the ProductivityNOW Portal. For anyone wishing to get these that does not have their subscription with IMAGINiT, they can be purchased via the eStore.

The utilites come in either stand alone or network versions.

IMAGINiT Scan To BIM 2015

IMAGINiT Scan to BIM is available for Revit 2015!

The Scan to BIM software add-in takes the ordeal out of the process of getting 3D laser scanning data into a high-quality as built model in Revit. Scan To BIM provides tools to automatically create geometry such as walls, pipes or ducts, analyze the deviation between what you have modeled and the point cloud, check interferences, as well as a variety of productivity tools.

You can purchase Scan to Bim 2015 at our eStore in either standalone or named user versions.  You can also rent the add in (standalone version only)!