AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Service Pack 2 Readme

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

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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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:

The following Microsoft® Windows® 7 operating systems:

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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

Alignments

Corridor Design

Cross Section Views

Feature Lines

General/Other

Hydraflow Storm Sewers

Hydraflow Express

Hydraflow Hydrographs

Labels

Lines/Curves

Object Enabler

Plots

Pipe Networks

Plans Production

Plotting

Point Clouds

Pressure Networks

Profiles

Project Management

Projection

Prospector

Quantity Takeoff

Subassembly Composer

Shortcuts

Surface

Survey

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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

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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Apply This Service Pack Through a Local Network

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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Apply This Service Pack to a Network Administrative Image

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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Uninstall This Service Pack

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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