2024.1 Update
July 24, 2023
Fixed Issues
Autodesk Trust Center
For the latest information regarding the security fixes in this Update, refer to the Security Advisory:
Problems Reported Through the Customer Error Reporting Utility
As a result of the detailed information that we received from customers who used the Customer Error Reporting Utility, we were able to identify and fix several defects including the following:
| Blocks |
| Occasional crashes when inserting a block with AUTOPLACEMENT and then redefining the block. |
| Graphic |
| Occasional crashes when launching AutoCAD on a Windows 10 OS version. |
| Occasional crashes when using certain graphics cards with high memory utilization. |
| Viewport |
| Occasional crashes when switching to middle viewports in some special drawings. |
| General |
| Occasional crashes when performing copy, undo, or grip-editing operations in certain drawings. |
| Occasional crashes when creating a freehand revision cloud in drawings with high coordinates. |
| Occasional crashes when trying to recover some special drawings. |
| Occasional crashes when opening a drawing with external reference drawing paths that contain some unsupported characters for Windows filenames. |
| Occasional crashes when editing and extracting data to tables and then clicking the X button to close. |
| Occasional crashes when switching the spline display from control vertices to fit points. |
General Update Content
The following defects have been fixed:
| Blocks |
| The -BREPLACE command can now support the full path input. |
| Block preview now moves with the cursor when AUTOPLACEMENT and 3D object snap are on. |
| Graphic |
| AutoCAD no longer freezes when switching to Shaded visual style in some drawings. |
| The preview of 3D objects displays correctly when scaling up under Shaded visual style. |
| Transparency of the point cloud objects can be adjusted correctly under Shaded visual style. |
| No more missing point cloud when plotting to PDF under Shaded visual style in certain drawing. |
| Accurate display effects are achieved when highlighting lines or polylines or adjusting lineweight with certain Intel graphics cards. |
| Objects display as expected when their linetype is updated using the Properties palette while hardware acceleration is on. |
| Objects in Model Documentation views can display correctly when zooming in or out. |
| Markup Assist |
| The ESC key can successfully dismiss the Markup Import & Markup Assist Welcome dialog box. |
| Improved markup recognition capability. |
| Plot |
| Custom paper sizes or print properties can be retained in the Plot dialog box with some plotter types. |
| The Overwrite file function works correctly when plotting a drawing to a file. |
| Performance |
| Improved performance during zoom and pan operations in some 3D drawings. |
| Start Tab |
| The cursor state in Autodesk Projects grid view matches the list view or other user interfaces. |
| Sorting according to the date the files were last modified (Last Opened column) on the Start tab now works as expected now in several localized versions. |
| Date format for the recent files on the Start tab honors the Operation System region/date format. |
| The "Clear search and filters" button can clear the search field correctly on the Start tab. |
| Last used template file can be added to the "New" drop-down list of the Start tab. |
| General |
| AutoCAD works well when using the TRIM command and when TRIMEXTENDMODE system variable is set to 1 on drawings with high coordinates. |
| PURGE now removes additional types of orphaned data left behind in the drawing. |
| The correct DST file is now invoked when opening a drawing that belongs to a DST project in the Sheet Set Manager for Web. |
| Dimensions remain associative with the objects even when editing the texts inside the blocks using the Block Editor. |
| Improved performance when loading customized user interface elements. |
| Support file search paths can be edited during a custom installation of AutoCAD when "Lock security settings" option is on. |
| AutoCAD now remembers or restores the last snapped position or state. |
| The PDF external references display at the correct scale in paper space. |