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Autodesk Fabrication ESTmep Security Alert
« on: Aug 10, 2017, 17:33:50 PM »
If your company is using ESTmep you must read this:

Autodesk Fabrication ESTmep Security Alert
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Re: Autodesk Fabrication ESTmep Security Alert
« Reply #1 on: Aug 10, 2017, 19:23:58 PM »
I thought everybody already knew that. What's been there for at least a decade.

Note that this is setting is specific to who ever is logged into the computer. It's not global on a system, it's not saved in your configuration. It's stored in your Windows profile.

If another user uses the same system, their login needs this set as well.

My "Undocumented and Under the Hood" class in 2013 documents where in the registry this is stored. It's not too hard to make a simple batch file that imports the proper setting into the registry everytime someone logs on.  Your local IT guys can do this for you as well.

The problem with this setting is that by default, it's set to store the tables.

Luckily, most folks are use SMACNA and MCAA type tables so it's no secret.

On the other hand, if you modified the tables to show your price/discounts and not just list, or your shop/field productivity, this is a must set option.