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FAQ: Why is the Locate Me Button Disabled?

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Even though your system is equipped with position sensors, the Locate Me button on the Geolocation Ribbon tab may be unavailable for several reasons.

You are using Windows XP

Windows XP does not have built-in support for position sensing.

Location sensors are not enabled in the control panel

If you are using Windows 7, AutoCAD cannot communicate with the location sensor unless you enable them in the Windows' control panel.

Windows privacy settings are blocking AutoCAD

If you are using Windows 8, AutoCAD cannot communicate with location services unless the "Let apps use my location" setting in privacy settings is turned on.

The Windows location platform is turned off

If you are using Windows 8, AutoCAD cannot communicate with location services unless the administrator setting "Windows location platform" is turned on.


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