Autodesk® AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2014 Service Pack 1 Readme

Thank you for downloading Autodesk® AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2014 Service Pack 1.

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. Autodesk® AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2014 Service Pack 1 contains the fixes included in Autodesk® AutoCAD® 2014 Service Pack 1 and Autodesk® AutoCAD® Map 3D 2014 Service Pack 1. This service pack includes all previous hotfixes and service packs for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 including Hotfix 1. Because Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D is built on Autodesk AutoCAD and Autodesk 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.

Autodesk AutoCAD® 2014 Service Pack 1 Readme

Autodesk®AutoCAD®Map 3D 2014 Service Pack 1 Readme

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 required that you close Autodesk® AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2014 before proceeding with the installation of Autodesk® AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2014 Service Pack 1. It is also recommended that you reboot your system after installing the service pack.

WARNING: Before uninstalling the service pack please read the Uninstall This Service Pack section.

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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 Hotfix or Service Pack for your product.

64-bit Product
Service Pack
Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 C3D2014_x64_SP1.0.exe

 

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The following issues have been resolved in Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 Service Pack 1:

Alignments

Corridor Design

Section Views

General/Other

Labels

Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D Integration

Object Enabler

Parcels

Pipes

Pressure Networks

Profiles

Profile Views

Points

Point Clouds

Project Manager

Quantity Takeoff

Subassembly Composer

Surfaces

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 or uninstallation, you may be prompted for the original installation media or a network image. In order to apply this service pack, you must have 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 displays 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. Close all running Autodesk applications.
  3. Insert the product media (for example, the Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D installation disc) or make sure the installation source files are available.
  4. 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 Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 Service Pack 1 applies only to administrative images created with the Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 Network Installation wizard. After you complete this procedure, any new deployments of Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 will have the update applied to them automatically. For complete information on updating a Network Administrative Image please see the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 Network Administrator's Guide.

To apply Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 Service Pack 1 to an existing Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 administrative image:

  1. On the workstation where you initially created the Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 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 Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 in the product list to open the Configure options.
  7. Under Service Packs, select Include Service Pack 1 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 Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 will have the service pack applied to them automatically.

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Uninstall This Service Pack

It is required to have the original installation source files for the uninstall to be successful. It is not possible to uninstall the service pack if the installation source is a network administrative image with service pack 1 merged.

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

  1. Insert the product media (for example, the Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D installation disc) or make sure the installation source files are available.
  2. In Windows Control Panel > Uninstall a Program, select View Installed Updates.
  3. Under the Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 heading, right-click on Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 SP1 and choose Uninstall.

Note: Uninstalling the service pack in a side by side environment where AutoCAD Map 3D 2014 and AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 are installed on the same machine may cause licensing errors for the applications on start up.

The problem is caused by the adlmint.dll and the adlm_libFNP.dll files in the installation root folder being out of sync.

Should this occur, follow these instructions to resolve the issue:

  1. Navigate to the following location on your product media: <DVD Drive>:\x64\C3D\Program Files\Root\Retargetable Folder #2.
  2. Copy adlmint.dll and adlm_libFNP.dll.
  3. Paste adlmint.dll and adlm_libFNP.dll into the installation root folder (for example, C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014).

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