Tech Tips & Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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— Mark Gabriele, owner, Gabriele Designs

Gabriele Designs does mechanical design, analysis and drafting for firms such as Bayer Pharmaceuticals.

Autodesk Cross-Product

• Microsoft Hotfix Helps with VIZ/DRF File Corruption
• Microsoft Windows Update Hotfix 832980 Causing .MAX File Corruption on XP Operating Systems
• Discreet Alert: Corruption of 3ds max® and Autodesk® VIZ Files
• MAX and DRF files are corrupted after installing Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4
• Windows XP compatibility with Autodesk products
• Side Button Mouse Customization
• Linetypes are not displayed correctly in a layout viewport

AutoCAD

• Does AutoCAD 2004 support AutoCAD R14 DWG file format?

Autodesk Mechanical

• AutoCAD Mechanical 2004 and Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 2004 Service Pack 1 Now Available
• AutoCAD Mechanical 2004 and Mechanical Desktop 2004 Updates Available for Download

Autodesk Inventor

• Autodesk Inventor 7 Service Pack 1 Now Available

Autodesk Architectural Desktop

• Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2004 Service Pack 1 Now Available
• Saving ADT 2004 Drawings in AutoCAD 2000 DWG Format
• Autodesk Architectural Desktop 3.3 Service Pack 2

Autodesk VIZ

• Discreet Alert: Corruption of 3ds max® and Autodesk® VIZ Files
• VIZ Compatibility with Windows 2000 SP4

Hardware

• New HP-GL/2 Drivers from Hewlett Packard