I am trying to compile a list off all of my problems (and solutions) that I've encountered in my recent install of ACAD 2013, plain vanilla. Hopefully this will serve as a one-stop shopping source for others. If people have comments or solutions, please refer to the problem by Item Number and Title, so everyone knows exactly what we're dealing with. Or, post your solution in a new post and add a comment here, pointing to that solution.
I've been discovering problems and finding solutions over the last few weeks. I'll list all that I can remember, and keep this list updated if more items arise. I hope people find this helpful...
Item #1, Radial Dimensions Malfunctioning: When applying a radial dimension to a solid 3D model in a Layout, the dimension will automatically jump to the smallest concentric circle, even if the larger concentric circle was selected. I was previously running 2012, so this problem is new to 2013. I have seen others complaining of the same problem, but I have not yet found a solution. DIMASSOC=2, BTW. If you have found a way to eliminate this problem (not a workaround, but an actual solution) please post it here!
Item #2, File Open Preview Keeps Disappearing: After running for a few days, I noticed that the preview thumbnail image in the Open dialog box had gone missing. It turns out that the DXFIN command causes it to disappear permanently, by changing the "PreviewVisible" value to "0" in the Windows Registry. It is located in your registry here: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R19.0\ACAD-B001:409\Profiles\<<Unnamed Profile>>\Dialogs\Select File. Reset the value back to "1" to restore the preview thumbnails. However, the best solution I have found is to add the following code to your ACAD.LSP file, located in your Support directory. It keeps the registry value set where it should be:
(vl-registry-write
(strcat "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\" (vlax-product-key)
"\\Profiles\\" (getvar "CPROFILE")
"\\Dialogs\\Select File")
"PreviewVisible"
1
)
Item #3, AutoCAD crashes when inserting a block with Design Center: This started happening when I turned off the Command Line. When I turned the Command Line back on (CTRL-9), the problem went away. Weird quirk.
Item #4, There is a lag or delay in in AutoCAD to respond to ENTER after typing a command or keyboard shortcut: Basically, my fingers move very quickly on the keyboard and mouse, and I will type a command like CO <SPACEBAR> or E <SPACEBAR> and then immediately click the mouse to begin selecting objects, but the cursor on screen does not respond to the mouse click. There is a noticable delay after the execution of the keyboard command before the mouse is ready to begin selecting objects. It really interferes with the flow of my work, having to stop the mouse action, waiting for AutoCAD to be ready. It turns out the solution was to either turn off the Command Line (see Item #3 above), or to turn on Dynamic Input. I'm not a big fan of the Dynamic Input method, as I don't care for the temporary clutter in the middle of the screen. But for some reason it stops the input lag, so that's what I'm doing.