Thank you for downloading AutoCAD^® Civil 3D 2013 Service Pack 2

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 2013 Service Pack 2 contains the fixes included in AutoCAD 2013 Service Pack 2 and AutoCAD Map 3D 2013 Service Pack 2.1. This service pack includes all previous hotfixes and service packs for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 including Hot Fix 1, Hot Fix 2, Hot Fix 2.1 and Service Pack 1 and Hot Fix 3. Because AutoCAD Civil 3D is built on AutoCAD and AutoCAD Map 3D, it is recommended that you also review the AutoCAD and AutoCAD Map 3D readme files at the following locations. For reference, you should save these documents to your hard drive or print a copy.

AutoCAD® 2013 Service Pack 2 Readme

AutoCAD® Map 3D® 2013 Service Pack 2.1 Readme

Contents

• Who Should Install This Service Pack?
• Supported Operating Systems
• Information for Windows 7 Users
• Information for Windows 8 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.

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 2013	c3d2013_win32_sp2.0.exe

64-bit Product	Update
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013	c3d2013_x64_sp2.0.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 operating systems:

• 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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AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 has not been fully tested in, and is not supported in, a Microsoft^® Windows^® 8 environment. This update, however, does contain fixes to several Windows 8 specific issues that were reported by customers.

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The following issues have been resolved in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Service Pack 2:

.NET API

• Setting the Description property in a PointGroup object no longer causes an error.
• An unexpected error no longer occurs when calling ExportAsPolyline3d on a CorridorFeatureLine containing a break point.

Alignments

• Closing the Superelevation Curve Manager no longer causes the application to close unexpectedly.
• An issue that affected the visibility of feature lines in certain regions has been resolved.

Corridor Design

• Handling of large station values has been improved.
• Closing a drawing while the Corridor Section Editor is open no longer causes the application to close unexpectedly.
• Importing a duplicate subassembly no longer causes errors after prompting to overwrite the existing subassembly.
• Adding a subassembly to a LinktoMark point in an offset assembly no longer causes an error.

Cross Section Views

• Volume tables now remain as saved when reopening the drawing.
• Changing Section View Group Bands now adds labels automatically when you modify or add values in the Section View Group Properties dialog box.
• Changing the material style of a section in the Object Properties Manager no longer causes the application to close unexpectedly.

Feature Lines

• An unexpected error no longer occurs when grip-editing a feature line after undoing the FILLETFEATURE command.
  

General/Other

• When closing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 on a system with AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 installed side-by-side, a blank warning dialog is no longer generated.
• Stability when installed on a Windows 8 operating system has been improved.

Hydraflow Storm Sewers

• The pipe shape settings for box and elliptical pipes are now respected upon import.

Hydraflow Express

• The accuracy of the Modified Rational SDF value has been improved.

Hydraflow Hydrographs

• The accuracy of the Modified Rational SDF value has been improved.

Labels

• Latitude and Longitude are now displayed as expected in General Note Labels.
• Profile station labels using station index format with rounding are now displayed correctly.
• Alignment labels using the crows foot block are now aligned as expected.

Lines/Curves

• The Create Curves Between Two Lines and the Create Curves On Two Lines commands now work as expected.

Object Enabler

• An error when displaying surface contours in a RealDwg environment has been resolved.

Parcels

• Copy and pasting a parcel table with a LineBetweenTwoPoints label no longer causes the application to close unexpectedly.

Pipe Networks

• An error when displaying Pipe Network Vistas has been resolved.
• An error when deleting a pipe or structure with Prospector hidden has been resolved.
• The accuracy of the Part Builder Data Structure Table has been improved.
• The structure style block rotation is now aligned with the 3D solid.

Plans Production

• Masked match lines now retain the expected appearance when editing the position of a view frame.
• When creating a new sheet using plan production tools the north arrow is now oriented as expected.

Plotting

• An issue that caused a "command in progress" error when plotting a window has been resolved.

Point Clouds

• LIDAR Point Classification style settings are now displayed as expected.
• An issue that caused inaccurate loading of an ESRI ASC file has been resolved.

Pressure Networks

• An issue that prevented a part from the pressure pipe catalog to be inserted into the drawing successfully has been resolved.
• Valves in profile view are now scaled as expected in metric drawings.
• An issue that caused an error when running the FollowSurfaceINPV command has been resolved.

Profiles

• Importing profile view band label styles now overwrites an existing band style as expected.
• An issue that caused pipes or profiles to display incorrectly when switching layouts or plotting has been resolved.
• An issue that caused the grid in a profile view to be displayed incorrectly has been resolved.

Project Management

• Used and where used information is retained when re-checking in a drawing into Vault.
• DwgRelPath retains leading periods on Windows XP based workstations.
  

Projection

• 3D solids projected in section view are now displayed as expected.

Prospector

• Parcel information is now displayed as expected after sorting in list view.

Quantity Takeoff

• After changing a material, the name and style are now listed correctly in on the Sections tab of the Sample Line Group Properties dialog box.
• Creating a materials list from a sample line group no longer causes the application to close unexpectedly.

Subassembly Composer

• Importing a subassembly with a long path name no longer causes the application to close unexpectedly.

Shortcuts

• 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.
• An issue that caused profile labels to not display as expected has been resolved.

Surface

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

Survey

• The accuracy of the traverse analysis report has been improved.
• The latitudes and departures for the face 2 observations are now calculated as expected.
• An issue that caused incorrect display of Northing and Easting values without updating the network has been resolved.
• The performance of importing a fieldbook has been improved.
• The performance of updating a network has been improved.
• The performance of the Least Squares Analysis command has been improved.
• Accuracy when using a reciprocal observation field book file has been improved.
• Inserting a traverse into the drawing no longer results in rotated linework.

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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

Administrators can 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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The following method of distributing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Service Pack 2 applies only to administrative images created with the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Network Installation wizard. After you complete this procedure, any new deployments of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 will have the update applied to them automatically. For complete information on updating a Network Administrative Image please see the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Network Administrator's Guide.

To apply AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Service Pack 2 to an existing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 administrative image

1. On the workstation where you initially created the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 deployment, open the Tools folder and double-click the Create and Modify a Deployment shortcut icon.
2. On the Create Deployment > Configure page under Modification Options, select Create a New Deployment Using an Existing Deployment as a Template.
3. Specify a new name for the deployment, review and make any other changes, then click Next.
4. On the Create Deployment > License Agreement page, review the agreement and click Next.
5. On the Create Deployment > Product Information page, review the license information and click Next.
6. On the Create Deployment > <Deployment Name> page, click on AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 in the product list to open the Configure options.
7. Under Service Packs, select Include Service Pack from Autodesk.com and click Download.
8. Select the option to append the service pack(s) to the deployment.
9. Review and make any other changes and then click Create. Now any new deployments of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 will have the Service Pack applied to them automatically.

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NOTE: You cannot run an automatic uninstall to remove this service pack. To restore your version of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 to its pre-update state, uninstall AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 and reinstall it.

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