Hacking the registry to change the license from Standalone to Network

AutoCAD Family 2013: Hacking the registry to change the license from Standalone to Network

The registry location to change quickly change the installation from Standalone to Network for AutoCAD 2013 is here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R19.0\ACAD-B000\AdLM

NOTE: The value ACAD-B00 may change depending on your AutoCAD vertical. The example above is for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013.

In that directory change the type for the installation that you require to edit Type:

1 – Network

2 – Standalone

3 – Multiseat Standalone

Inventor 2013 Update 2 for SP1.1

Autodesk have recently released Update 2 for SP1.1
This does fix some instability issues.

RAL Colours

I have a RAL appearance table for Inventor 2013 onwards, if anyone is interested.

Please e-mail for a copy: dave@envisageuk.com

Inventor thread table

I have a revised Inventor thread table if anyone is interested.

It defaults to the ISO Metric threads and also includes BA, BSF, BSW & PG threads.

E-mail me for a copy:  dave@envisageuk.com

Vault 2013 SP1 & Purge

The readme for Vault 2013 SP1 reveals a long list of issues that are addressed with this service pack, most importantly it sees the return of the `Purge’ feature which had been temporarily suspended by Autodesk up until now.

 

However, please read on if you are intending to use Purge after applying the service pack. Note that a new function is made available by installing the service pack, the `Reference Repair Utility’ is provided to managed files considered as `orphaned’. This should be considered and applied before turning on Purge (See link below).

 

Please note that for existing Vaults migrated when SP1 is installed, the Purge feature first has to be enabled via ADMS. (Purge will automatically be turned on for Vaults created after SP1 is applied). To turn on Purge, follow the following steps:

1. Log onto ADMS 2013 on the Vault Server.
2. Right-click over the existing Vault and select Purge from the context menu.
3. Consider the options presented:

The Vault 2013 SP1 download is available via the following link:
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=21017345&linkID=9261341
For the step-by-step information on using the new `Reference Repair Utility’, please refer to the following link:
http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/enu?adskContextId=ID_PURGEUTILITY_MAIN&language=enu&product=Vault&release=Help