Pilch Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I am having nothing but trouble getting 2013 to run reliably. I'm hoping someone will have a suggestion. Lenovo W520 notebook Intel i7 processor 16GB RAM Windows 7 Professional If AutoCAD loads at all, it will throw an error when I exit the progam every time. I have tried Product Design Suite - Premium and Factory Desigh Suite - Ultimate. I get the same error regardless of which version I try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules_s Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I am having nothing but trouble getting 2013 to run reliably. I'm hoping someone will have a suggestion. Lenovo W520 notebook Intel i7 processor 16GB RAM Windows 7 Professional If AutoCAD loads at all, it will throw an error when I exit the progam every time. I have tried Product Design Suite - Premium and Factory Desigh Suite - Ultimate. I get the same error regardless of which version I try. On a network? We had all manner of problems because you need to download/run first time with full network admin rights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilch Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Sorry for the ommision... I am running a standalone license on the notebook. Although, the computer is connected to a network. I have full administrator rights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raudel Solis Posted April 26, 2012 Author Share Posted April 26, 2012 did you install the new service pack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 What new service pack? There is no service pack, update or hotfix listed on the AutoDesk website for AutoCAD 2013. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules_s Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I guess he was being ironic? That's how I took his post anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raudel Solis Posted April 26, 2012 Author Share Posted April 26, 2012 I guess he was being ironic? That's how I took his post anyways first of all... how is what i said "Ironic" second of all i thought i saw a hotfix download when i installed 2013, but i just realized it 3ds max 2013 that already had a service pack available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules_s Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 first of all... how is what i said "Ironic"second of all i thought i saw a hotfix download when i installed 2013, but i just realized it 3ds max 2013 that already had a service pack available Ironic because every single time (IME) a new release of any Autodesk product it's closely followed by a 'fix' to sort out all of the issues the beta testers told them about but they flatly ignored Irony/ironic call it what you like. a 20 year old piece of software shouldn't need a 'fix' when you subscribe to it annually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Any piece of software is going to need a fix or an update if it is being constantly revised to add totally new features or to increase the functionality of pre-existing features. How many millions of lines of code are there in 2013? Not that I'm siding with AutoDesk as sometimes the programmers end up introducing problems where there weren't any to begin with. That's what tends to set me on edge. Your subscription gives you access to additional bonus features and help when a problem arises. It's also a way of keeping up to date with the latest release by spreading the cost over multiple years. It does not guarantee you a perfect product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgbgod Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I've been working with MEP2013 for two weeks now....Looking forward for bugs to be fixed. Randomly I lose the ability to save documents, ole links are constantly broken, basic functions are randomly disabled, strange alterations happen to locked viewports Haven't heard back from AutoDesk in over 24 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I think there are some major problems with 2013 that go well beyond being just "bugs". The fact that some users have had to uninstall both 2013 and 2012 as a result of one of these bugs is not a good sign. I cannot recall ever loading a new version that negatively affected a previous version. Now that's a "first" I would not be proud of if I were an AutoCAD programmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgbgod Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 ^^ Touche ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nestly Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 AutoCAD2013 is a disaster. It's flat-out destroying some drawings that were created in previous versions. NOBODY should "upgrade" to 2013 from a previous version at this point, the risk of having to re-create large portions of your drawings is too great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Fortunately I have yet to open and edit any previous drawings using 2013. nestly: Could you elaborate a bit further? Thanks. ReMark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtaylor Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Odd, I haven't had any big problems with 2013 and I've started new files and edited old files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 That's sort of how I felt, working on Vista 32 bit system, wondering what was the big problem ......... until some dynamic blocks from 2012 got stripped today (as nestly had stated a couple days ago) of any dynamic attributes. Very annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nestly Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 nestly: Could you elaborate a bit further? I don't fully understand the problem, but apparently it's an AEC content/2013 file format issue. Apparently, Autodesk is incorporating more native support for AEC objects in AutoCAD with each new release. When opening a legacy drawing, AutoCAD2013 automatically updates this AEC content to 2013 format, but when you save the drawing as 2010 (or older) format, all the AEC content may become corrupted. That, and the fact that AutoCAD2013 has a known and confirmed bug that causes some existing dynamic blocks to be stripped of their dynamic properties. This is a huge problem for users that maintain all their blocks in a master "block library" drawing. I honestly can't believe Autodesk hasn't issued a "recall" to warn the professional community about the potential for drawing corruption that AutoCAD2013 presents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 2013 has been sitting on my desk, unopened, for several weeks. Judging from the posts here, it's going to be sitting there for a quite a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nestly Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 The only reason I'm glad I installed 2013 is that perhaps what I've learned will prevent someone else from having 2013 corrupt their existing drawings. These aren't just minor annoyances, the potential for financial and resource losses are huge. Something like this could put a company out of business, which further confuses me about why Autodesk isn't getting out in front of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANIEL Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 i havn't ecountered any problems other that needing updated drivers for my hp's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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