Sept 3, 2024 – Autodesk released the Autodesk Desktop Connector 16.10.0.2252
The Autodesk Desktop Connector 16.10.0.2252 is available via Autodesk Access or via download from the Autodesk subscription site. The update requires access to the original install resources.
The official listed release date is Sept 3, 2024.
The Autodesk Desktop Connector (ADC) update build version is 16.10.0.2252.
Warning: Check the Release Notes page in Autodesk Desktop Connector Help for the current and correct download link.
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Autodesk Desktop Connector 16.10.0.2252
This Autodesk Desktop Connector (ADC) release supports the Autodesk 2025 products.
AutoCAD 2025 (and verticals) require Desktop Connector 16.0 or above.
This release includes performance enhancements and bug fixes for Desktop Connector.
Read the Release Notes
New Features and Enhancements
The Desktop Connector Rt-Click commands return to File Explorer.
Rt-Click on Files and Folders and see a Desktop Connector flyout menu presenting commands added back to Autodesk Docs connector for View Online and Lock/Unlock. (CDX-24467)
Documentation on how to configure Desktop Connector in a Virtual (VDI) environment.
Files generated during the Revit Export operation (.pcp, .pat) will no longer upload to the cloud.
This means the user will no longer be required to confirm a delete notification for those files. This change also applies to all releases greater than 16.6.x. (CDX-24624)
Resolved a crash when the 'check your browser' popup dialog is left open while Desktop Connector is Exited and restarted. (CDX-24396)
Desktop Connector will allow more than one (non-admin) user to start Desktop Connector on the same device. (CDX-24384)
Users will only see a prompt to Select Project when there are no current projects selected and the logged in user only has entitlement for Autodesk Docs.
If the logged in user has multiple entitlements, the Select Projects prompt will not pop automatically. (CDX-23883)
Adjusted the color of the highlighted row in the Troubleshooter to make the highlighted text more readable. (CDX-24319)
Resolved a crash during startup resulting in the logged message "C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\CDX\Logging.config does not exist" when specific resources are not available. (CDX-24336)
See the read me above for details.
Revit Workflows
Improved file handling in Revit to avoid uploading extra file versions created during file Open operation. Some applications (like Revit) will mark a file modified on Open.
User may still see an upload job created in the Home Screen when a file is Opened. When Desktop Connector executes the job and determines the file bytes have not changed then the job will be deleted. If the file content actually changed, it will be uploaded.
This results in files versioned only when the file has been modified. Other filetypes resolved by this improvement (.doc). Other filetypes known to not be resolved because the authoring application actually modifies the file contents on Open (.ppt, .xls, .mpp). (CDX-24625)
BIM 360
After August 15, 2024 Desktop Connector will no longer connect to BIM 360 Team and A360 Team.
BIM 360 Team files will shift to read-only access, and you can continue to download or copy them using the Autodesk Replication Tool until September 30, 2024.
Refer to the BIM 360 Team End of Life FAQ article to learn more about why this is happening, and how to move your data to Autodesk Docs or Docs for Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection.