ACE Technical Troubleshooting & Support Best Practices 4

Question 1

A user's 3ds Max render farm nodes fail to pick up jobs distributed by Backburner. Network connectivity is confirmed. What should be checked next?

Accepted Answer

That the render node machines have the same 3ds Max version and plug-ins as the submitting workstation

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That the user has administrator rights on the submitting workstation

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That the GPU drivers are the same across all nodes

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That all nodes are on the same subnet as the router

Question 2

Which Autodesk support tier is responsible for investigating product defects that cannot be resolved through configuration or workflow changes?

Accepted Answer

Tier 3 — Engineering/Product Team Escalation

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Tier 1 — General Support

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Tier 2 — Advanced Support

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Tier 4 — Hardware Vendor

Question 3

A Civil 3D user reports that corridor models unexpectedly rebuild whenever any drawing object is modified. Which setting is MOST likely misconfigured?

Accepted Answer

Automatic rebuild is enabled in the Edit Corridor Rebuild Options dialog

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The regen mode (REGENMODE) is set to 1

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The OSMODE variable is set too high

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Object snap tracking is interfering with the event triggers

Question 4

When should a support engineer recommend using eTransmit when a user reports issues with an AutoCAD drawing shared between offices?

Accepted Answer

Whenever the drawing has external references (xrefs), fonts, or plot style files to ensure all dependencies travel together

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Only when the drawing contains raster images

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Only when sending files over 50 MB

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When the recipient uses a different operating system

Question 5

A Fusion 360 user's cloud document fails to save and returns a 'Conflict Detected' error. What is the recommended resolution?

Accepted Answer

Use the 'Resolve Conflict' dialog in Fusion 360 to choose between the local or cloud version

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Delete the local cached version and re-download from the cloud

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Reinstall Fusion 360 to clear the conflict state

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Rename the file and save as a new document

Question 6

A user reports that AutoCAD's command line has disappeared and cannot be restored via CUI. What is the quickest recovery method?

Accepted Answer

Press Ctrl+9 to toggle the command line display

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Reinstall AutoCAD

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Run CLEANSCREENOFF command

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Restore the default CUI file from Autodesk's website

Question 7

During a support session, a user's issue cannot be replicated in the technician's environment. What is the best next step according to troubleshooting best practices?

Accepted Answer

Remotely connect to the user's system to observe the behavior directly

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Close the case as unverifiable

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Ask the user to capture screen recordings and system logs while reproducing the issue in their own environment

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Assume the user is operating the software incorrectly