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In this knowledgebase (blog) you can find small tips, hints, secrets and tricks shared by ARKANCE experts, which - as we hope - help you learn to use your Autodesk and ARKANCE Be.Smart products more efficiently. ARKANCE (in Czechia - former CAD Studio) is a worldwide Autodesk Platinum Partner, Developer and Training Center since 1990. See also our custom software development services.

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Faster startup of AutoCAD 2027 products.

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  Tip 15113

ACAD2027ACLT2027ACADM2027Map2...

Win10,Win11CAD

28.7.2026  

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AutoCAD Drawing Cleanup Utility - a standalone tool to purge your DWG files.

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  Tip 15017

ACADACADMPlantCivil3DACADEA...

Win11CAD

13.5.2026  

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In AutoCAD, the Ortho mode on the Shift key suddenly stopped working.

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  Tip 15007

ACADACADMPlantCivil3DACADEA...

Win11CAD

5.5.2026  

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What does the badge with blue circle and "i" on the AutoCAD icon mean?

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  Tip 14938

ACADACADMPlantCivil3DACADEA...

Win10,Win11CAD

10.3.2026  

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Which graphics cards are certified for Autodesk Fusion?

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  Tip 14902

Fusion360

Win11,MacOSCAD,CAM

3.2.2026  

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When starting up, Fusion gets stuck on "Loading additional modules."

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  Tip 14896

Fusion360

Win11CAD

29.1.2026  

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FATAL ERROR: (0x7ffd344f0005) acismobj20.dbx

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  Tip 14736

ACADADTPlantACADMCivilMapA...

Win11CAD

26.9.2025  

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Revit is slow on a new workstation on structural and steel connections projects.

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  Tip 14593

RevitSteelACCPlantIW

Win11CAD

17.6.2025  

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FATAL ERROR: Unhandled Access Violation Reading 0x4aa6a000 Exception at 2586DABBh

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  Tip 14396

ACADM2022

Win10,Win11CAD

27.1.2025  

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Wrong encoding of XLS/CSV/TXT files exported from CAD. Wrong characters on command line.

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  Tip 14384

ACADACADMPlantCivil3DACADEA...

Win10,Win11CAD

16.1.2025  

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AutoCAD does not start, saved DWGs are sometimes corrupted, fatal error during export or copy, or missing NLS file.

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  Tip 14323

ACADADTPlantACADMCivilMapA...

Win10,Win11CAD

20.11.2024  

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How to remove personal data from a document (Properties)?

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  Tip 13891

ACADInvRevitMaxCivil

Win10,Win11CAD

21.10.2023  

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How to quickly record a video from a CAD application or other Windows program? (replacing Screencast)

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  Tip 13513

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Win10,Win11CAD

19.10.2022   FAQ  

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Revit failing on machines with multiple graphics cards.

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  Tip 13379

Revit2022

Win11,Win10CAD

23.6.2022  

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Compatibility of Autodesk products with Windows 11.

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  Tip 13152

ACADACLTMapCivilPlantInvRe...

Win11CAD

2.12.2021   FAQ  

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