Thank you for downloading AutoCAD^® Civil 3D 2012^® Service Pack 4

This readme contains the latest information regarding the installation and use of this service pack. It is strongly recommended that you read this entire document before you apply this service pack to your product. AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Service Pack 3 is a prerequisite of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Service Pack 4.

Contents

• Who Should Install This Service Pack?
• Supported Operating Systems
• Information for Windows 7 Users
• Primary Issues Resolved by This Update
• General Installation Information
• Installation Instructions
  • Apply This Service Pack to a Stand-Alone Installation
  • Apply This Service Pack Through a Local Network
  • Apply This Service Pack to a Network Administrative Image
  • Uninstall This Service Pack

You can apply this service pack to the following Autodesk products running on all supported operating systems and languages. Be sure to install the correct service pack for your software.

This service pack does not include previous hotfixes or Service Packs for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012. In order to install AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Service Pack 4 you must have already applied AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Service Pack 3.

You can also use Communication Center to install the Live Update Maintenance Patches, which will automatically show the correct service pack for your product.

32-bit Product	Update
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012	c3d2012_win32_sp4.0.exe

64-bit Product	Update
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012	c3d2012_x64_sp4.0.exe

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Supported Operating Systems

You can use this service pack with the following operating systems:

Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Service Pack 3 (SP3) of the following:

• Microsoft^® Windows^® XP Professional Edition
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

The following Microsoft^® Windows^® 7 operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
• Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
• Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit
• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
• Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

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It is recommended that you right click the installer and select "Run as Administrator" while installing the service pack. When you are installing this service pack a prompt with options to "Automatically close applications and attempt to restart them after setup is complete" or "Ignore" may be displayed. It is recommended that you do not click the "Automatically close applications and attempt to restart them after setup is complete" option. Instead, click "Ignore" at the prompt. It is also recommended that you reboot your system after installing the service pack.

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The following issues have been resolved in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Service Pack 4:

COGO

• The Coordinate Geometry Editor now accepts Degrees/Minutes/Seconds in a spaced format.

Corridor Design

• An issue that caused feature lines to not display as expected has been resolved.

• An issue that caused errant feature lines to be generated between stations has been resolved.

Cross Sections

• Volume tables now remain as saved when reopening the drawing.
• Non-orthogonal sample lines now sample corridor links as expected.

Data Shortcuts

• Profiles are no longer duplicated in multiple alignments.

• An issue that caused pipes and pipe labels to not plot as expected has been resolved.

• Creating a reference to a grid surface no longer causes the application to close unexpectedly.

General

• The performance of tooltips has been improved.

Labels

• Alignment labels using the crows foot block are now aligned as expected.

LandXML

• When importing LandXML data, alignments are now imported to the specified drawing layer.

Pipe Networks

• The structure style block rotation is now aligned with the 3D solid.

• The Part Matchup Settings for Box to Box and Elliptical to Elliptical are no longer being ignored.

Project Managment

• DwgRelPath retains leading periods on Windows XP based workstations.
• An error is no longer generated when checking in a drawing with a reference, when the reference drawing is checked out by another user.

Reports

• Station Equations now work as expected when the decreasing option is used.

Surface

• Waterdrop polylines now display proper linetype generation.
• New surfaces created from a DEM now use the user specified coordinate system.

Superelevation

• The diagram in the Create Superelevation View dialog box is now displayed as expected when the alignment is referenced.

Survey

• The stability of traverse analysis has been improved.
• The latitudes and departures for the face 2 observations are now calculated as expected.
• The accuracy of the traverse analysis report has been improved.
• An issue that caused incorrect survey backsight calculations has been resolved.
• An issue that prevented the use of the Crandall rule when adjusting with a mapcheck or a bearing traverse has been resolved.
• Accuracy when using a reciprocal observation field book file has been improved.

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As you prepare to install this service pack, keep the following in mind:

Back Up Custom Files

It is recommended that you back up all custom CUIX, MNR, and MNL files before you apply this service pack.

Administrative Privileges

During installation, you will be prompted for the original installation media or a network image. In order to apply this service pack, you must have administrative privileges to install and uninstall products.

Network Deployment

This service pack cannot be added to a network Deployment. Administrators cannot deploy this service pack over a network using the Deployment Wizard.

About Your Product

After you install, product information is displayed in the About dialog box.

Reboot

After you install, it is recommended to reboot your system even if not prompted.

 

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• Apply This Service Pack to a Stand-Alone Installation
• Apply This Service Pack Through a Local Network
• Apply This Service Pack to a Network Administrative Image
• Uninstall This Service Pack

Follow these instructions to install this service pack on a single computer.

1. Download the service pack and save it to any folder.
2. If required, insert the product media (for example, the AutoCAD Civil 3D installation disc) or make sure the installation source files are available.
3. Find the folder where you saved the service pack and double-click the executable (EXE) file.

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You can use InfoCenter to apply this service pack through your local network. Detailed instructions on how to set up patching through your local network are listed in the InfoCenter Tab topic in the CAD Manager Control Utility Help.

Note: You can install the CAD Manager Control Utility from the product installation media. Select Install Tools and Utilities and then select Autodesk CAD Manager Tools.

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Distributing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Service Pack 4 using administrative images created with the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Network Installation wizard is not supported.

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NOTE: You cannot run an automatic uninstall to remove this service pack. To restore your version of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 to its pre-update state, uninstall AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 and reinstall it.

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