Remove Autodesk 360 Control from AutoCAD 2013

[MFate]

Does anyone know how to remove the Autodesk 360 Sign-in control from the AutoCAD 2013? top banner bar I've tried all the options available in the CAD Manager Control Utility and haven't found a solution. TIA

[cadtag]

can't do it. even installing without no 360/cloud/synch cruft leave the user able to login to 360, with all the company liability that entails. One of those marvelous situations where the vendor decides that his shiny new toy is more important than customer wishes.

Can't kill it with fire, but you can blacklist the sites 360 needs at the firewall. (A lot of companies have them closed off anyway. Hence all the whinging on adesk forums about not being able to reach 360)

[Wanderer]

can't do it. even installing without no 360/cloud/synch cruft leave the user able to login to 360, with all the company liability that entails. One of those marvelous situations where the vendor decides that his shiny new toy is more important than customer wishes.

Can't kill it with fire, but you can blacklist the sites 360 needs at the firewall. (A lot of companies have them closed off anyway. Hence all the whinging on adesk forums about not being able to reach 360)

~shifty eyes~ Hey now, I wasn't 'whinging' exactly...

[rkmcswain]

Does anyone know how to remove the Autodesk 360 Sign-in control from the AutoCAD 2013? top banner bar

Yes, just remove the InfoCenter/communication center.

I use this in "acad.lsp"
It should take effect on the next startup after this runs.

;; Disable InfoCenter in 2013
(vl-registry-write (strcat "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\" (vlax-product-key) "\\InfoCenter") "InfoCenterOn"  0 )

[dgorsman]

I do something similar, except its in our initial set-up BAT which merges in an assortment of REG files including one that disables the InfoCenter.

[cadtag]

Good to know; thanks!

[rkmcswain]

It should be noted that removing Infocenter from the title bar has no effect on the "Online" tab in Options which includes a 360 sign-in link also, or the various ONLINE* commands.

The availability of this functionality inside the program should have been made optional at install/deployment build time.

[Hammer.John.J]

I agree, but ditching info center in the registry eliminates the gateway for most button pushers.

[vmendoza691510]

Yes, just remove the InfoCenter/communication center.

I use this in "acad.lsp"
It should take effect on the next startup after this runs.

;; Disable InfoCenter in 2013
(vl-registry-write (strcat "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\" (vlax-product-key) "\\InfoCenter") "InfoCenterOn"  0 )

this worked, thanks! though, if i ever wanted to put it back - how would you do it? t.i.a.

[rkmcswain]

this worked, thanks! though, if i ever wanted to put it back - how would you do it? t.i.a.

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