Autodesk Autocad --env.acad Release Name- May 2026

You have 10,000 drawings that must be validated against both AutoCAD 2024 and AutoCAD 2025 Beta. A test harness calls:

.\run_test.ps1 -Release 2024 -Drawings "*.dwg" -EnvOverride @ACAD_BETA_MODE="0"
.\run_test.ps1 -Release 2025Beta -Drawings "*.dwg" -EnvOverride @ACAD_BETA_MODE="1"

The --env.acad syntax becomes a clear, readable way to pass those overrides. autodesk autocad --env.acad release name-

Reality: AutoCAD’s native command line (the one inside the drawing window) does not recognize --env.acad. It will throw Unknown command " --env.acad". This string is meant for the OS shell or a script launcher. You have 10,000 drawings that must be validated

AutoCAD Civil 3D 2025 has a different registry key than Vanilla AutoCAD. If you use --env.acad release name- inside Civil 3D, it might look for C3D_2025 instead of 2025. Solution: For verticals, echo the PRODUCT_NAME variable first. Run (get-itemproperty "HKLM:\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R25.0\ACAD-0001").ProductName to find the exact string. The --env