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AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 2012 SP1 Ribbon Hotfix

This fixed some persistent crashes on my AutoCAD install – here is the link if you haven’t installed it yet. It needs to be installed AFTER Service Pack 1. Direct links copied below: AutoCAD® 2012 Bas…

2011-11-18 · Luke Johnson
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Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Update 2

The Revit blogosphere is alive with posts about Update 2 for Revit Architecture 2012. Before You Download Please read before downloading and installing: Service Pack Readme (htm – 86Kb) Get Started Re…

2011-09-27 · Luke Johnson
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Autodesk Revit Server 2012 Update Release 1

You can apply this update to AutoCAD Revit Server 2012 running on all supported operating systems and languages. Consult the readme file for installation instructions and more details on the primary i…

2011-07-05 · Luke Johnson
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Revit 2012 Service Pack / Web Update 1 out soon

I previously posted about a minor error in the Options dialog box (link at end of post). After starting a case with Autodesk on this subject, I received a reply that included this statement: “The deve…

2011-06-08 · Luke Johnson
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Updating AutoCAD and Revit

Updating AutoCAD and Revit can be difficult for a few reasons. If you are not on subscription, there can be tension between the users and the purchasers of the software – when do we outlay $$$ to do t…

2011-01-16 · Luke Johnson
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Revit 2011 Secret #15 – Subscribe

I am quite sure that I was the first to post about the Web Update for RAC 2011 (please feel free to correct me if I am wrong). So I thought this might be a good time to encourage you to subscribe to t…

2010-06-22 · Luke Johnson
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Maintenance Update 1 Available for Revit 2011

There is a Maintenance Update available for Revit 2011 x64. Please use the link below to download the update for 64-bit:http://updatesdl.autodesk.com/updates/files/rac_x64_ur10.exe For 32-bit:http://u…

2010-06-22 · Luke Johnson
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AutoCAD 2010 Update 1

Check out the new Maintenance Update for AutoCAD 2010 at http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=13760520&linkID=9240618 Apparently,Autodesk has recently released a maintenanc…

2009-08-24 · Luke Johnson
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Revit 2010 Web Update…who posted it first?

We are all grateful for Update 1 for Revit 2010. But who in the blogosphere posted it first? According to my research: EDIT: Steve from Revit OpEd has quite rightly noted that he was actually the firs…

2009-07-09 · Luke Johnson
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Ribbon performance…bring on the Web Update

I had a persistent crash when ‘tearing an item off’ the Ribbon, so I logged a Support Request. The following admission from the Autodesk Support Team representative is quite telling:“So far we have se…

2009-07-02 · Luke Johnson