How To Stop Autocad 2018 From Checking License

[Blanchefle Strycker]

Helloand thanks for reading. - I have searched all over Google, the Adobe Forums, and other online Tech Tips trying to solve this, but so far have not been able to come up with anything. - I realize this is not an earth shattering issue and most users would be unaffected, but it is a drawdown in our productivity as well as a nuisance.

My company works with a lot of *.pdf documents which were originally created with AutoCAD and sent to us for analysis . - With DC 10, almost all of those documents now have comments or pop-up boxes. The issue is that these were originally large 24"x36" drawings so they contain a lot of information, even more when it's loading a single page on a 24" monitor. - As we try to review a full page, even on our large monitor, panning thru a document using the hand tool almost always results in grabbing a symbol of some sort. If you accidentally grab one ( and it's hard not too ), Adobe DC determines you are selecting an AutoCAD text box, so it immediately disables the pan function and then turns the symbol into a blue box and calls up the Autocad SHX Text box. - This makes panning/scrolling problematic.

Today, the 1 page document I am currently working on has 1,688 comments - If I bring up the comment App, I can hide all comments, which works fine for the document I am in, but as soon as the next document is loaded, the comments come back. -

Is there a global - sticky - setting that can control all files or is there a selection to turn this back into an actual "flat file" with no AutoCAD functionality ? - Like back in the good old days when Adobe was so simple.

I have the same issue sometimes with plan sheets I receive from external partners that I need to incorporate into my plan set. I don't have a solution to turn this off, but a work around I use is to "print" the PDF file to the Adobe PDF printer from my list of printers. In the print screen, there is a section for "Comments and Forms", select document only and it should strip away the SHX text data that is appearing as a comment in the PDF file, while keeping the actual text in the file that I can read & review.

I also had this problem. I am trying to add comments and then the comment cursor selects the SHX text!!. And I wanted to make a comment to the text, because it's wrong. For some reason my PC was extremely slow working in these PDF's with SHX. With this work around my PC is at its max speed again... Why do we use PDF, because it does not draw much resources from the PC, these SHX texts inhibit the functional use of Adobe and PDF!

Hello, this solution avoid PDF SHX Comments, but it flattens the text in PDF and the document is no more searchable. Is there any way where we can convert the Autocad DWG file to searchable PDF without Autocad SHX Text?

Use a true type font. The "standard" font in autocad is simplex.shx, if you pllot to pdf with a true type font, such as simplex_IV25, the pdf will be searchable, smaller, and without teh AutoCAD SHX comments.

Many of us are experiencing the same issue. However, the issue starts with the individual that creates the PDF from AutoCAD. We are not the ones creating the problem, we are just trying to deal with it after the fact. The method of reprinting the PDF in my experience reduces the file size to about half its original size. It is a pain, but it does help. So the most direct solution is the answer, but we need to get this information to the people creating these files with AutoCAD SHX comments in the first place.

Yes, we get sent thousands of PDF files from clients that have this issue from Autocad export, like you we cant do anything about this as we cant get the client to change their processes. I was unsure if we could flatten the PDF or if doing that would loose something that was needed in the comments.

Click on Filter symbol>Reviewer>Select the name of the reviewer only. All other comments will be hidden. For eg. it will show 1.All, 2. Autocad SHX text 3. Reviewer name. If reviewer name is selected, SHX text will be hidden

How many of you have been given or given an auto cad test during an interview or follow up interview?What were they like? And for those of you who conduct interviews what kind of things are looking for in terms of skill. I know it depends on what position you are hiring for, just some ideas would be great. I had to take one once but other firms that I interviewed at didn't give a test. Why do some firms do this and some don't? (I was interviewing for an intern position.)

during an interview i was asked to draw in 2d a floor plan they gave me drawn in a piece of paper.

i think they did it to be sure they were going to hire somebody with the skills they needed.

Places that have a mandatory Cad test use them for a variety of reasons. The more practical reason is that they want a productive and proficient employee that needs the least amount of assistance and will be less likely to have to stop to ask how to do something. The smaller firms usually don't seem to care since the atmosphere is more close-knit and everyone is there for each other. The larger firms find it difficult to find the right people to help you, since everyone seems to be doing a little bit of everything.

This leads to another reason for testing. Many major firms have a CAD specialist who is there on a daily or weekly basis to ensure that all programs are running properly, and to be there in case someone needs help. These people are very hard-core with these programs and need to know how much time they need to allocate to train you and get you up to speed. This is their job, and they're MORE than happy to help you. The Cad specialist at our office here has had to reinstall AutoCad v14,3.3,2004 and 2005 on my computer 3 times within a month due to the quirks on my old machine, and the man couldn't have been more happy if he was laying on the beach. Working at a place which has a speceialist is a dream come true, because problems are solved within 10 minutes of them occurring, and all of the add-ons and short cuts for the programs are made available to you.

As far as the testing itself goes, it is all about efficiency. Every command you run in AutoCad can be seen by the person testing you once you finish, so they know if you took 5 minutes to make a rectangle out of 4 lines, instead of 2 seconds to use the rectangle function. Every second you save through utilizing the programs properly saves the company and the client money.

This is not a life or death situation, and nothing to be afraid of. If you can't draw a line and you're applying to be a cad monkey, that's when you have problems. If you can draft a plan in 5 minutes but don't know the key entry for opening an xref within another file, wait until you get the job. Then ask around.

I've done both. The tested candidates for was mainly looking to see that when your resume claimed you knew/were proficient at AutoCAD, you weren't lying. They started doing that because they'd been through a lot of people who turned out to be fibbing a bit about that - it would turn out that they used it one semester, back in school, or used to use it a lot but hadn't for four years and were totally unfamiliar with newer versions, but their resume still read, "Proficient with: AutoCAD, FormZ, Photoshop...". The test was really to weed people out. It was also to see how quickly the candidate jumped into the task and tried to do something, or if they sat there for most of their time and then drew one or two tentative lines.

This was also a sole proprietor firm where the boss did not know autocad himself, so it was critical that the drafter knew the program well enough that he didn't need help on it, because there was nobody to get help from, so I think testing was pretty justified.

This particular situation won't come up for most people, so don't sweat your cad tests. Just remember that confidence and drive are part of what they're looking for, so don't let yourself get so nervous you freeze up. You probably don't need to be a speed demon, but you shouldn't plod along like a turtle either.

i was given a brief autocad test for one job, which was the floorplan of a typical public facility restroom. so the test was really about whether you knew how to use the mirror command....as if that was the big time saver for CAD.

I had a job where I had this long ass cad test (it was like 3 hours long) and I was sure they were using me for free labor but after I started working there I saw the file and thats what they use for everyone. It was actually pretty helpful-I realized that I didn't really know how to do anything and that my little 'Intro to Autocad' class didn't show me how to do shit in a real office.

I think it's a pretty good sign that you don't want to work there. The only time I've ever had to take one was the first interview I've ever had and I'm pretty sure it was a drafting company calling themselves architects.

I ran into this one time as a student and another time with considerable experience. As a student you can blaze right through it. This should only happen if you are at the minimum pay level in the profession because it is evident that the employer is looking to pay someone as little as possible if they make you take a drawing test. It is basic stuff like layers, draw a plan and elevate it. Expect to finish early and make a 3d model for the remaining time. You will nail it and yawn - whats next bitches!

I see no problem with testing for proficiency of software. There are too many cases when firm hire people to help cut down work but the noob end up creating more work and problems because they don't know how to use the software and regular employees end up having to do or redo the work all over themselves when they're crunched on time too

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