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Notes About Installation

Installation Requirements

Installation Instructions

Installation of Localized SketchBook Designer for AutoCAD

• SketchBook Designer for AutoCAD can be uninstalled using the Programs and Features entry with the Windows Control Panel.
• It is important to uninstall SketchBook Designer for AutoCAD before uninstalling AutoCAD.

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• For Cintiq users, we strongly recommend setting your Cintiq as the primary monitor. This is the configuration we support and have tested.

• Open the “Autodesk SketchBook Designer for AutoCAD 2014 SP1 - Release Notes” document and check all details.
• Files created with, or files saved using a Beta build, are not guaranteed to migrate to the release version of SketchBook Designer for AutoCAD.
• We recommend that you save your work frequently if the canvas size is relatively large.
• We recommend you turn on the Hardware Acceleration option in AutoCAD. This option can improve the performance of SketchBook Designer for AutoCAD.
• We support both Standalone and Network licensing. For more information, click here.

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We are pleased to provide you with our latest release of SketchBook Designer for AutoCAD. One known issue was resolved.

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The following are a list of issues we are currently working to resolve. For SketchBook Designer specific issues, see Release Notes.

 

Issue: The eyedropper does not work correctly when SketchBook Designer is running in the secondary monitor of a dual monitor setup.

Solution: Ensure SketchBook Designer is running in the Primary monitor.

 

Issue: You start AutoCAD and find the SketchBook Designer for AutoCAD add-in is greyed out.

Why: There is a conflict between SketchBook Designer for AutoCAD and another piece of software. They share at least one .dll with the same name.

Solution: Install SketchBook Designer for AutoCAD on a clean machine. If this is not possbile contact support.

 

NEW - Issue: In rare cases, if you apply the SketchBook Designer for AutoCAD 2014 SP1 SP2 patch and then uninstall it, AutoCAD will not properly recognize the Add-in.

Solution: Do the following to correct this issue:

1. Make sure you are running as administrator.
2. Navigate to:

   C:\Program Files\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\SBD.bundle

3. Dbl-click SBDACAD_client.vbs
4. Launch AutoCAD and check to see if the Add-in UI is visible.

 

Issue: Importing large data sets from AutoCAD or Inventor may cause the software to hang.

 

Issue: You uninstalled and reinstalled the SketchBook Designer for AutoCAD add-in. Now, the SketchBook Designer for AutoCAD add-in UI is not visible in AutoCAD. 

Solution: You need to force the UI back.

1. In the AutoCAD command prompt, type: cui
2. In the Customize User Interface window, upper left panel, scroll to the bottom and expand Partial Customization Files.
3. Right-click on ALIAS_CONCEPT and select Unload ALIAS_CONCEPT.CUIX
4. Tap Apply and OK.
5. Restart ACAD

 

Issue: In rare cases when AutoCAD is installed after the SketchBook Designer for AutoCAD Add-in has been installed, AutoCAD will not properly recognize the Add-in.

Solution: Do the following to correct this issue:

1. Make sure you are running as administrator.
2. Navigate to:

   C:\Program Files\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\SBD.bundle

3. Dbl-click SBDACAD_client.vbs
4. Launch AutoCAD and check to see if the Add-in UI is visible.

• A Vector Underlay Layer consists of SketchBook Designer curves that are derived from the entities in an AutoCAD drawing (with the exception of dimensions, text, annotations, and solids).

• When you create a Vector Underlay Layer, each AutoCAD layer on the layout is exported to a corresponding Vector Underlay Layer on the canvas and the entities are converted to SketchBook Designer curves.

• When you make changes to the entities on the AutoCAD layer, you can update the Vector Underlay Layer on the canvas to reflect these changes. You can trace the resulting curves using Paint Layer snap features or you can copy them. You can also use them as fill boundaries.

• You cannot edit Vector Underlay Layers in SketchBook Designer for AutoCAD; however, you can convert Vector Underlay Layers to Vector Layers, and then edit the Vector Layers in standalone SketchBook Designer.

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• A Paint Underlay Layer consist of a rasterized image of an AutoCAD drawing. The entities in each AutoCAD layer on the layout are plotted and the resulting image placed on a Paint Underlay Layer on the canvas.

• When you make changes to the entities on the AutoCAD layer, you can update the Paint Underlay Layer on the canvas to reflect these changes.

• You cannot edit Paint Underlay Layers; however, you can convert Paint Underlay Layers to Paint Layers and then paint on them.

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• A brush stroke on a canvas that is overlapped with another canvas will experience a significant reduction in performance.
• If the cursor is offset from the stroke point when you paint, save your file and restart SketchBook Designer.

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• Canvases above 2000 x 2000 pixels will be slow if your machine only meets the bar minimum hardware specifications. Raster performance will be better than vector with larger canvas sizes.

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• After performing a number of operations, you may be unable to save the file. To avoid this situation, save your file regularly.
• Install AutoCAD SketchBook Designer Companion 2014 Object Enabler into other versions of AutoCAD to enable them to read data created with SketchBook Designer for AutoCAD 2014 SP1.

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• You need to install standalone SketchBook Designer before using the SketchBook Designer command. Use the SketchBook Designer command to open and edit the active canvas in standalone SketchBook Designer.
  

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We thank all our customers who identify issues and report them to us. These reports give us the opportunity to improve the product and provide you with the best solution in your design. We also thank you for your continued business and for the feedback regarding the content of this update release.




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