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Update: This thread may be related to the discussion about ISBRendererComm crash in VMware Workstation 16.

VMware Software: VMware Workstation Pro 16.1.0, 17.0.0, VMware Tools 12.2.0
Host OS: Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021, version 21H2
Guest OS: Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021, version 21H2
Host GPU: 8 GB VRAM, Supports DirectX 11, 12
Guest Configuration: Accelerate 3d graphics is On, Graphics memory is 2 GB

Problem: AutoCAD 2022, 2023, 2024 crashes with FATAL ERROR when 3D is called, i.e. when any basic 3D object is created in any rendered view (Conceptual, etc.) or i.e. when any basic 3D object is created in 2D Wireframe view and 2D Wireframe view is rotated afterwards.

Additional Details:

1. AutoCAD 2022+ is running in DirectX 12 mode by default and supports forced DirectX 11 mode.
2. If AutoCAD 2022 is using DirectX 12 (by default), the program falls back to Software mode, and still crashes with FATAL ERROR when 3D is called as described above.
3. If AutoCAD 2022 is forced to use DirectX 11 via GFXDX12 = 0 command and GS_DEVICE = Dx11 environment variable, the program uses Hardware acceleration mode and displays settings, but it crashes with the same FATAL ERROR when 3D is called as described above.
4. DxDiag reports DirectX 11 support of GPU adapter is OK.
5. AutoCAD 2020 that uses DirectX 9 (for some reason 9 is set by default my VMs) runs fine, the Hardware acceleration is On by default, everything runs fine when working with 3D, no crashes in any rendering mode, etc.

Question:

Is this something everybody else experiences or my system configuration is faulty in some way?