The Autodesk Autocad 2013 ACiSMObj19.dbx Conundrum: A Tale of Network Frustration

As an AutoCAD user, I've encountered my fair share of issues, but none as maddening as the persistent network searching that plagues our office. It seems that even with local licenses and no floating seats, AutoCAD 2013 has an insatiable desire to probe neighboring shares every time we launch a new drawing or enter a command.

My journey began when I noticed that AutoCAD was taking an inordinate amount of time to start up. At first, I suspected it was the DesignCenter tab, which is customized for shop fitting units in attributed block format. But as I dug deeper, I realized that the culprit lay elsewhere. The file searching on the network, which probably kicks off at startup, seemed to be the root cause of the issue.

I've tried various workarounds to mitigate this frustration. Disabling InfoCenter and stopping WSCommCntr4.exe from loading into memory have helped, but I still can't shake the feeling that AutoCAD is secretly longing to ogle over the neighbors' fence every time we enter a command. It's as if the program has developed an uncontrollable urge to snoop around connected shares.

I've also uninstalled all online content searching fluff and disabled 'Access online content when available.' Alas, these measures have only provided temporary relief. The issue persists, causing inexpressible frustration among my colleagues and me.

One of the LT installations in our office still freezes on command input while it's busy scouring the network for unknown files. It's as if AutoCAD has become infatuated with snooping around connected shares, completely disregarding its standalone program heritage.

I've seen suggestions online to unplug from the network or internet as a test, but I'm skeptical about this solution. In our case, we have no vertical derivatives like AutoCad Mechanical Desktop or Electrical or Plumbing or Piping, etc., so it's unclear what benefits this workaround would provide.

As an AutoCAD user, I long for the days when the program was content to live out its life peacefully on our C: drives without feeling a longing desire to explore the network. Alas, it seems that Autodesk Autocad 2013 ACiSMObj19.dbx has other plans. Can we please make it stop looking in SP1 and just be a standalone program again?

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