Category: Autodesk
Autodesk Revit, MS SQL Server LocalDB, and 4K disk blocks
I learned yesterday that Autodesk Revit uses MS SQL Server LocalDB, and the latter is sensitive towards 4K disk blocks.
Read More → Autodesk Revit, MS SQL Server LocalDB, and 4K disk blocksAutodesk Revit Server 2026 and separate storage for user data
Two configuration files named Files.config must be edited if your Revit Server 2026 uses a separate NTFS volume for the user data.
Read More → Autodesk Revit Server 2026 and separate storage for user dataAutodesk 2025 products
Autodesk recently published the 2025 editions of their products. Most notably this time, with the exception of 3ds Max 2025, is that the file numbered 001_002 is a short .exe file, while the file numbered 002_002 is a complete 7-Zip archive.
Read More → Autodesk 2025 productsAutodesk AutoCAD 2020 shows splash screen only to disappear shortly
It’s the same story all over again. Manually repairing or installing x86 and x64 versions of MS Visual C++ Runtimes bundled with ACAD 2020 makes the latter finally run as expected.
Read More → Autodesk AutoCAD 2020 shows splash screen only to disappear shortlyError 1603 when installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable and Autodesk Revit 2019
Today I got error 1603 while installing Autodesk Revit 2019 on a student’s laptop. The best solution is to uninstall all Microsoft Visual C++ runtimes, reboot the computer, and let the Revit installer get its way installing the supplied versions.
Read More → Error 1603 when installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable and Autodesk Revit 2019Revit 2018.1 and Licensing System Error 1
A student experienced Revit 2018.1 giving him this rather useless error message: Licensing System Error 1 After Googling for a solution, we installed/repaired all the Visual C++ runtimes we could find in 3rdParty\x64\VCRedist and in 3rdParty\x86\VCRedist from the Revit 2018 distribution. Success! Shame on lazy developers not willing to code reasonable error messages explaning what […]
Read More → Revit 2018.1 and Licensing System Error 1Revit 2018.1 and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Yesterday, a student installed Autodesk Revit 2018 on his Windows 10 x64 laptop. He then upgraded to Revit 2018.1. After entering the licensing details, Revit crashed. Installing the latest drivers from nVidia, currently at version 385.41, and rebooting the laptop saved us from any more grief.
Read More → Revit 2018.1 and GeForce GTX 1050 Timsvcr100.dll missing?
After installing Autodesk Revit 2017 on a student’s laptop, the software started whining about missing msvcr100.dll. This was solved by repairing Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 4, both x86 and x64.
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Autodesk Vault Professional 2017 and Autodesk Network License Manager
I was installing Autodesk Vault Professional 2017 in the wee hours today, and I noticed the Autodesk Network License Manager was installed in C:\Autodesk\Network License Manager. That’s a bit strange when C:\Autodesk has until now been a temporary location for extracting the setup files. I can confirm moving the files to a saner location like […]
Read More → Autodesk Vault Professional 2017 and Autodesk Network License ManagerUnresponsive Autodesk Revit 2016? Try killing the process running WSCommCntr4.exe
Ref.: http://blogs.rand.com/support/2015/07/revit-2016-hangs-upon-opening-the-software.html.
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