Issues with the Project Navigator

We're hearing reports of issues with the project navigator tool that could potentially affect your projects. Most of the errors we're seeing have been tracked down to improper use of constructs, elements and views. However, I did hear from an Autodesk employee that large projects that have references files included in the file structure that were not created as elements, constructs or views could potential cause errors in the project database. Since I don't have all of the details yet, I'll try to post more information as I can track it down.

Be aware that when you manually load images, dwf's and dwgs into a drawing that's part of a Project, they are not necessarily linked to the project, and will not be automatically repathed when a project is copied or moved to a different location - be aware of this if you're updating or replacing servers. It's a good idea to check the relative path options when attaching files manually, or even as a default option in the Project properties.

A common issue that's been occurring has to do with ABS and ADT 2005 and 2006 and slow performance with views and other files. Autodesk has published a tech support document that deals with these performance issues. You can find this solution at the following link:

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/item?siteID=123112&id=5911331&linkID=2476059

The techdoc id # is TS1052972, you can also search Autodesk's support site for this information.

If anyone is having issues along these lines feel free to post here so we can discuss. We may not have all the answers but can definitely post issues with Autodesk and hopefully help to resolve some of these issues.

thanks - David B.

New Releases coming for Building Systems and Revit Systems.

Autodesk announced this week that there are new releases pending for Building Systems and for Revit Systems. These releases should be available by mid-October. Keep an eye on the Autodesk web site or most of the ABS/Revit based blogs for information on these updates.

The Revit Systems 2 version will incorporate American metric content, among other features. At this time I don't have a lot of specifics on ABS 2007.1, but we'll cover it as soon as I get more details.

Service Pack 1 Available for Architectural Desktop 2007

Autodesk has release Service Pack 1 for Architectural Desktop 2007. You can download the file from Autodesk's web site at the following link:

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=8128744&linkID=2475897

If the link is truncated in this window - cut and paste both lines into your address bar for Internet explorer. You can also go to support.autodesk.com and browse to the support page for Architectural Desktop.

Be sure to download and read the Readme file prior to installing the service pack.

thanks - David B.

Service Pack 1 Available for AutoCAD 2007

This service pack repairs many issues that occur with the shipping version of AutoCAD prior to September 7, 2006 - check your CD or DVD case to see if the version includes SP1 (do not use this for verticals such as Architectural Desktop, Building Systems, etc). It repairs customer reported items as well as addresses performance issues, issue with mtext, plotting etc.

For AutoCAD 2007 go to this link:

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=7974178&linkID=2475161

For Revit Series including Revit Building and Revit Structure, go to:

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=7974188&linkID=2475161

There will be versions available soon for ADT and ABS - to keep up, check here or go to Autodesk's main support page at support.autodesk.com.

thanks - David B.