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Autodesk Management Portal

The Autodesk Management Portal can be a confusing site, especially for new users. You can manage your team, assign/unassign licenses, check your license details and even create usage reports. To log in to the Management Portal, head to https://manage.autodesk.com/home. All users accessing any Autodesk product will need their own Autodesk account. Head to https://accounts.autodesk.com/register to …

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Autodesk Software Installers Now Includes Updates

From September 19th 2023 Autodesk now includes the latest updates in the installers for software such as AutoCAD, Revit and Inventor. This will simplify the administration and installing of software for administrators as there will be no need to run additional installs for updates. Autodesk have found that more than half of customers are using …

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AutoCAD-based 2023/2024 Product Vulnerability

Autodesk have found a security vulnerability within all AutoCAD-based 2023 (2024 for Mac) products. They have released an update for each product to mitigate the vulnerability. To ensure you’re on the latest version, follow the below steps. We also recommend running a critical anti-virus scan on your machine using your anti-virus software. Checking AutoCAD Version …

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Switch Licenses Between Teams

When it comes to managing licensing teams in the Autodesk management portal, our licenses are occasionally located in the wrong team. Whether this is based on our contracts, or by previous administrators. In this blog we will look at moving these licenses between teams. Firstly, we will need to be signed into an administrator account …

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Autodesk Installer Security Vulnerability

*This information it up to date from release date – 18/05/2023. Autodesk have found a critical vulnerability within their installer (Autodesk Access). They have released a hotfix to mitigate the vulnerability. To ensure you’re on the correct version, follow the below steps. We would recommend if you have installed/updated any products after April 2023 that …

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How to Access Older Versions of your Autodesk Software

Autodesk allows you to download the latest four versions of Autodesk software from your Management Portal. However, many customers require access to older versions of software, which they are entitled to according to the previous usage rights listed here.  Autodesk Account Basics | Previous Product Versions | Available Versions , Terms of Use | Subscription …

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Incompatible version of Autodesk License Manager

Due to a recent update of Autodesk License Service, there is a known issue where some older products on a network license get the below error message. We would usually recommend you always be on the latest patch of license services, and products. However, if you are unable to continue using your license due to …

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Adobe PDF Print Error

We recently came across an issue whereby printing an Adobe PDF from Inventor using the Adobe PDF Print option would return a text file error stating ‘No PDF File Produced’ (full error message below). Troubleshooting Within the error message we noted one of the fonts in use in the document. This could indicate that your …

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