Thank you for downloading AutoCAD® MEP 2013 Service Pack 2
This readme contains the latest information regarding the installation and use of the Service Pack. It is strongly recommended that you read the entire document before you apply the Service Pack to your product. For reference, you should save this document to your hard drive or print a copy.
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.
32-bit Product |
Service Pack |
| AutoCAD MEP 2013 | AutoCAD_MEP_2013_SP2_32bit.exe |
64-bit Product |
Service Pack |
| AutoCAD MEP 2013 | AutoCAD_MEP_2013_SP2_64bit.exe |
This Service Pack can be applied to AutoCAD MEP 2013 installed as a standalone application as well as AutoCAD MEP 2013 installed from the following Autodesk Design Suites.
When you apply this Service Pack while running AutoCAD MEP, do not click the "Automatically close applications and attempt to restart them after setup is complete" option. Instead, close AutoCAD MEP manually, and click the "Do not close applications. (A Reboot may be required.)" option in the dialog box. It is recommended that you reboot your system after installing the Service Pack.
The following operating systems are officially supported for 32-bit and 64-bit AutoCAD MEP 2013 with Service Pack 2.
As a result of detailed information from customers who used the Customer Error Reporting Utility, a number of problems were identified and fixed. Updates have been made in the following commands and features:
AutoCAD MEP
Content
Service Pack 1
- Migrating Content or editing special MvParts causes a crash.
- Editing the placement of duct connector on an MvPart causes a crash.
Tool Palette
Service Pack 1
- Dragging a tool or editing the Tool Palette causes a crash.
General
Service Pack 1
- Opening certain AutoCAD Architecture drawings causes a crash.
Service Pack 2
- Adding special MvParts could cause a crash.
AutoCAD Architecture
AEC Dimensions
Service Pack 1
- Crash when saving a drawing originally in 2004 (or earlier) format, with AEC Dimensions on a locked layer.
Drawing Compare
Service Pack 2
- Occasional crash related to drawing compare.
Geometry Sharing
Service Pack 2
- Occasional crash related to geometry sharing.
Grips
Service Pack 1
- Occasional crash when editing grips of structural members.
Layer Key
Service Pack 1
- Fatal error when layer key overrides from Tool Palettes do not match the layer key overrides of the current layer standard.
Object Viewer
Service Pack 2
- Crash when saving an image in the object viewer while the steering wheel is enabled.
Open
Service Pack 1
- Frequent crashes when opening certain drawings.
Project Navigator
Service Pack 2
- Occasional crash related to the Project Navigator.
- Occasional crash when double-clicking drawing nodes in the Project Navigator.
Sections
Service Pack 1
- Occasional crash when modifying an object included in a section.
- Crash while generating sections for big drawings or when using CreateHLR.
Schedules
Service Pack 1
- Crash when exporting a Schedule table containing a complex formula to Excel 2003.
Slabs
Service Pack 2
- Occasional crash related to slab and roof slab.
Walls
Service Pack 1
- Occasional crash related to certain wall cleanup conditions.
Win8
Service Pack 1
- Frequent crashes when closing AutoCAD Architecture.
Service Pack 2
- Occasional crash when adding tags to objects.
- Crash when modifying space geometry type.
AutoCAD
3D Navigation Tools
Service Pack 1
- Unexpected exit while panning.
- Occasional crash related to navigating in 3D drawing.
Service Pack 2
- Occasional crash related to navigation tools.
3D Modeling
Service Pack 1
- Occasional crash while selecting a face during a Presspull operation.
- Crash when opening multiple 3D drawings containing a large number of 3D objects.
Autodesk 360
Service Pack 1
- Crash in Japanese AutoCAD when logging into Autodesk 360 from the Options dialog box.
- Occasional crash when opening a drawing that contains xrefs, when logged in to Autodesk 360.
Service Pack 2
- Crash with long file path in the Autodesk 360 folder.
- Occasional crash when opening AutoCAD with the InfoCenter off.
Block
Service Pack 2
- Occasional crash when clicking a block table grip with only one row of values available.
Command Line
Service Pack 2
- Crash when switching Input Method Editor (IME) after canceling a command when DYNMODE is set to 0 and the command window is docked.
CUI (Customize User Interface)
Service Pack 1
- Occasional crash while loading a custom CUI file.
- Unhandled exception occurs while clicking the Customize button from Quick Properties palette on a computer running .NET 4.5.
Design Center
Service Pack 1
- Occasional crash while working with DesignCenter.
DGN Support
Service Pack 1
- Fatal error when attaching or importing certain DGN files.
Service Pack 2
- Fatal error when scrolling the DGN linetype in the Properties Palette.
Dimensions
Service Pack 1
- Crash after undoing the creation of a non-associative continued or non-associative baseline dimension.
Service Pack 2
- Occasional crash when grip-editing annotative dimensions.
Express Tools
Service Pack 1
- Occasional crash during a MOCORO (Move/Copy/Rotate) command.
External Reference (XREF)
Service Pack 2
- An OLE Object in an xref was not correctly set before the xref was detached. This crash issue has been resolved by opening the xref before erasing it.
Hatch
Service Pack 1
- Occasional crash while zooming when HATCHEDIT is active.
InfoCenter
Service Pack 1
- Crash when clicking any option from the Stay Connected button in the title bar when no drawings are open.
Inquiry
Service Pack 1
- Crash while calculating the area of a polyline that contains at least one segment that has been reduced to zero length.
MLEADER
Service Pack 2
- Occasional crash when using MATCHPROP with multileaders.
OLE
Service Pack 2
- Occasional crash when closing the application with a drawing that contains an OLE object.
OPTIONS
Service Pack 2
- Occasional crash when changing or switching profiles in Options.
Plot
Service Pack 1
- Occasional crash while plotting to PDF.
- Crash while plotting to a PDF file and the PDF driver is not present.
Service Pack 2
- Occasional crash when plotting with a wipeout in the drawing.
PDF Underlay
Service Pack 2
- Crash when specifying other PDF file from Saved Path field in External Reference palette.
Point Cloud
Service Pack 1
- Crash if the PCG file used to create a point cloud object does not exist.
Startup
Service Pack 1
- Crash due to corrupt graphics cache files on startup.
- Crash occurs while canceling a LISP routine that runs at program startup.
General
Service Pack 1
- Crash on undo/redo after adding 256 or more objects to a group.
- Crash on viewing thumbnail in AutoCAD 2012 when installed side-by-side with AutoCAD 2013.
- Occasional crash when exploding splines created by third-party applications.
- Crash when AutoCAD exits on computers running .NET 4.5.
Service Pack 2
- Occasional crash when opening AutoCAD drawings in Windows 8.
- Occasional crash due to using Intersection object snaps on lightweight polylines.
- Some corrupt drawings crash when opened or saved and are not fixed automatically.
- Exiting the Text Editor while previewing text style causes a crash.
The following AutoCAD MEP defects have been fixed:
Catalog Editor
Service Pack 2
- In Windows 7 and Windows 8, the Catalog Editor cannot be published to the Web.
Cable Tray
Service Pack 1
- If you apply a Visual Style to the Cable Tray, parts of the sheet body do not appear.
Display
Service Pack 1
- Some hatch patterns may not be in the correct place till you run the 'ObjRelUpdate' command.
Duct
Service Pack 1
- Drawing a transition from a duct may cause a fatal error message to display.
- If you select 'MEP Section & Elevation - Hidden' with the '2D Selection/Elevation Object with Hidden Line Removal' selected, exterior lines of the duct may not appear.
Service Pack 2
- When you use 'Top Center' justification of duct with negative vertical offset, the vertical offset is ignored.
- TransitionRemove variable has no effect when you run the ModifyRun command on some duct runs.
Electric
Service Pack 1
- The incorrect panel schedule is added to the drawing.
- The Circuit Manager displays incorrect information.
IFC
Service Pack 1
- When exporting an MvPart to IFC, it will output an IFC entity with an IFC type object; the name of the IFC type object cannot be set and will always use MvPart subtype name.
Service Pack 2
- Some duct elbows are flipped after they are imported to IFC file.
MvPart
Service Pack 1
- Using the Parametric Part Wizard to create an MvPart can cause a crash.
- If you place a connector on a new or existing MvPart and close the command line, AutoCAD MEP may crash.
- In the German version of AutoCAD 2013, a wrong command is invoked in the Content Builder.
Performance
Service Pack 1
- Saving large electrical drawings with panels assigned to multiple circuits takes a long time.
Pipe
Service Pack 2
- Some special reducing elbow models do not display correctly.
Plumbing
Service Pack 2
- Fitting Override settings during PlumbingLineAdd does not refresh after the first change.
Schedule
Service Pack 1
- When you convert an empty schedule to a table, the resultant table is drawn incorrectly.
Section
Service Pack 1
- Vertical section does not show hidden lines of overlapping objects and centerline in round ducts.
Service Pack 2
- In some section views some duct lines are not displayed.
Sync
Service Pack 1
- When you sync the AutoCAD MEP UK profile and switch the AutoCAD MEP profile to the AutoCAD profile, some Ribbon tabs do not appear.
- Due to the large number of files in the Tool Palette, syncing AutoCAD MEP settings to the cloud is very slow.
Note: Once you apply Service Pack 1, you can no longer sync the AutoCAD MEP Tool Palette to the cloud.
Others
Service Pack 1
- Some AutoCAD MEP files do not render correctly using renderonline.
- Modified content in the Content Builder, when migrated from a previous release, cannot be edited in AutoCAD MEP 2013.
The following AutoCAD Architecture defects have been fixed:
AEC Dimension
Service Pack 1
- Some AEC dimensions created in AutoCAD Architecture 2007 or earlier versions do not display correctly in later versions.
Annotation Scaling
Service Pack 1
- Some tags are very small when added to drawings that use meters.
Autodesk 360
Service Pack 1
- Synchronizing tool palettes to Autodesk 360 is very slow. Note: This capability has been disabled with this Service Pack.
- Online Render does not support AutoCAD Architecture objects.
Custom Blocks
Service Pack 2
- Some doors or windows with custom blocks do not display their frame values correctly.
Doors
Service Pack 1
- Some double door styles with custom profiles do not display correctly.
Export to AutoCAD
Service Pack 2
- If a drawing has an Xref Xclipped using the Invert Clip option, the opposite part is actually Xclipped after Export to AutoCAD.
Elevation Labels
Service Pack 1
- When an external reference is bound into the drawing, its elevation labels are reset to zero.
Service Pack 2
- Elevation labels defined in world UCS display zero after applying Service Pack 1.
- When copying elevation labels with user defined UCS from one drawing to another, the text value of the copied labels fail to be modified.
Geometry Sharing
Service Pack 2
- Objects may not show correctly during 3D orbit.
List Definition
Service Pack 2
- In certain cases, List Definitions cannot be modified.
IFC
Service Pack 1
- Several improvements have been made to meet the requirements of IFC coordination view 2.0 and GSA certification.
Migration
Service Pack 1
- Content browser migration may fail when migrations are done multiple times.
Progressive update
Service Pack 1
- Characters in certain fonts do not display correctly when the AutoCAD system variable setEnableProgressiveUpdate is set to Yes.
Project Navigator
Service Pack 2
- Failure to create projects on WebDav servers.
Roombook
Service Pack 1
- In a Roombook schedule exported to Excel, the result is off by a factor of 1000, if the decimal symbol in Windows is set to comma.
Schedules
Service Pack 1
- The performance is slow when moving schedules created by Roombook.
- The total sum values may be incorrect in schedule tables when grouping is first turned on.
- The width of the schedule frame may be incorrect when grouping several columns.
Service Pack 2
- Some schedule table lines fail to be turned off through display system.
Sections
Service Pack 1
- New or refreshed sections are not displayed correct in AutoCAD Architecture 2013 as many lines are not hidden.
Spaces
Service Pack 2
- Area calculation may be incorrect for some irregular trapezoid spaces.
Sync
Service Pack 1
- Due to the large number of files in the Tool Palette, syncing AutoCAD Architecture settings to the cloud is very slow.
Note: Once you apply Service Pack 1, you can no longer sync the AutoCAD Architecture Tool Palette to the cloud.
Win8
Service Pack 2
- Enhanced column grid labels cannot be modified under some circumstances.
The following AutoCAD defects have been fixed:
3D Navigation Tools
Service Pack 1
- The Keep Scene Upright option in the 3DConnexion Settings dialog box cannot be changed.
Service Pack 2
- Zoom speed varies with 3Dconnexion device in perspective view.
3D Modeling
Service Pack 1
- Issue with the centroid computation for 3D solids.
Service Pack 2
- Issue with the MASSPROP command with sliced 3D solids.
Action Recorder
Service Pack 1
- Action macros recorded in previous releases are not working correctly in AutoCAD 2013.
Autodesk 360
Service Pack 1
- Pressing F1 does not display Help for the ONLINESYNCSETTINGS dialog box.
- Drawing files with names containing language-specific characters do not get saved to Autodesk 360.
- User is not automatically logged in when launching Autodesk 360 from the AutoCAD ribbon.
- Sometimes the Share Drawing dialog box opens behind the main application window.
Block
Service Pack 2
- Issue with the display of the Block Property Table cascading menu.
CUI (Customize User Interface)
Service Pack 2
- Missing checkboxes in the Customize User Interface (CUI) dialog box when NET 4.5 is installed.
Customization Sync
Service Pack 1
- Customization Sync progress animation runs continuously.
- Customization Sync does not sync new custom commands in tool palettes.
DGN Support
Service Pack 1
- Export to DGN does not use the Global Origin specified in the seed file.
- The DGNIMPORTUNITCONVERSION system variable is missing in AutoCAD LT.
Service Pack 2
- Issues with exporting files to DGN, even after exploding contents of file.
- Import of a DGN arc as an Ellipse.
Display Drivers
Service Pack 1
- Integrated chipsets are unable to return available video memory correctly.
- When using COPYCLIP and PASTECLIP on a 64-bit operating system, you might see the object color change from the original color.
Dimensions
Service Pack 1
- Existing drawings lose Qleader settings when edited in AutoCAD 2013.
- Dimensions created using the Perpendicular object snap will shift when the drawing geometry is moved, copied, or otherwise modified.
Service Pack 2
- Radial dimensions for regions can become associated to wrong arc.
- Dimension text background fill cannot be reset in Properties.
- Jogged radial dimensions in paper space may reflect the wrong value of an extruded cylinder in model space.
External Reference (XREF)
Service Pack 1
- External reference drawings (XREFs) show as unresolved in AutoCAD 2013.
Hatch
Service Pack 1
- The Hatch Preview option is not available from the context menu when creating a hatch.
Image
Service Pack 2
- A MONOCHROME BITMAP attached in DWG file is not shown correctly.
INQUIRY
Service Pack 2
- MASSPROP reports an incorrect mass and centroid for a solid swept along a planar spline.
Field
Service Pack 1
- An object's angular property uses linear format instead of angular format in the Field dialog box.
MLeader
Service Pack 1
- Multileaders incorrectly display a dot at the content block's insertion point.
- If the Extend Leaders to Text option is turned on, the text in multileaders moves if the drawing is opened or edited in AutoCAD 2013.
Service Pack 2
- Multileader scale is not always updated when multileader style is changed.
Model Documentation - Detail View
Service Pack 2
- Changing the Hatch property of a Detail view derived from a Section view sometimes causes AutoCAD to hang.
Modify
Service Pack 1
- The SCALE command gets cancelled while dragging when small scale factor is acquired with object snap turned on.
Service Pack 2
- Ellipse is sometimes distorted during stretching.
MTEXT
Service Pack 2
- The font doesn't match the setting in -STYLE command in Windows 8.
PDF Export
Service Pack 1
- Plotting to a PDF file with a plot style causes wipeouts to appear black.
Performance
Service Pack 1
- Slow performance while running a large script.
- Slow performance while creating Layers quickly.
Plot
Service Pack 1
- Using Plot Preview turns the Command window back on.
Service Pack 2
- There is a black stripe when plotting some drawings with a clipped image.
- A printer cannot be added after adding multiple driver folders in the Options dialog box.
- Drawings cannot be plotted with the oversized paper size and transparency on.
Properties Palette
Service Pack 1
- When an object is selected, the tooltip is missing in the Properties Palette for the following languages: Traditional Chinese, Czech, Russian, and Hungarian.
Ribbon
Service Pack 1
- The Visibility drop-down control on the Block Editor Ribbon is not working properly when property preview is enabled.
Selection
Service Pack 1
- Pressing Shift with a window selection fails to remove multiple Drawing Views from the selection set on a layout.
Service Pack 2
- Grips for attributes of blocks are not automatically made hot upon sub-selection.
- Selection preview is reset to off when IntelliMouse® zooming is ended.
Sheet Set Manager
Service Pack 1
- A high network utilization will result with the SMB V2 (Server Message Block) protocol while working with the Sheet Set Manager.
Visual Lisp
Service Pack 1
- Menucmd does not display the drop-down menu when the Command window is docked.
Service Pack 2
- DCL files whose code page matches the system but not the product are not recognized and loaded properly.
General
Service Pack 1
- Error on launching AutoCAD after the QuickCalc palette is anchored.
- INSBASE value is incorrect for a drawing created using -WBLOCK.
Service Pack 2
- Saving some DWG files that contain 3D solids is slow.
- A UCS other than the World UCS results in an incorrect location for the wipeout frame.
- Prompts to save are not displayed when closing a hyperlink drawing that has been changed.
- Performance is slow when saving the drawing created with Release 2010 and earlier.
This Service Pack introduces options to control the operation of AutoLISP and VBA applications in AutoCAD. The new controls provide the following security measures:
- Minimize the possibility of loading and running unauthorized or malicious AutoLISP and VBA applications by controlling the folder location from which AutoLISP and VBA applications are automatically loaded (AUTOLOADPATH system variable).
- Limit the impact of malicious AutoLISP and VBA applications by disabling autoloading of default AutoLISP and VBA applications (AUTOLOAD system variable).
- Facilitate the cleanup process by completely disabling AutoLISP at startup (/nolisp startup switch).
For more information see AutoLISP and VBA Security Controls in AutoCAD 2013 SP1 document.
Note: To enable the autoloading changes to acad.dvb, uninstall the AutoCAD 2013 VBA Enabler, and download and install the latest AutoCAD 2013 VBA module that was updated for the changes made in Service Pack 1 for AutoCAD 2013.
New /nolisp Startup Switch
Start AutoCAD with this switch to disable AutoLISP execution in the current AutoCAD session, including all LSP, FAS, and VLX files. This switch is useful for preventing malicious AutoLISP code from automatically loading and executing.
Disabling AutoLISP has the following effects:
- Attempting to load any LISP file will fail.
- Attempting to copy and paste AutoLISP code into the Command window will fail silently.
Note: Disabling AutoLISP will prevent the Express Tools and some AutoCAD command tools from functioning and should only be used in emergency situations.
LISPENABLED (System Variable)
Indicates whether AutoLISP is enabled for the current AutoCAD session.
(Read-only)
Type: Integer
Saved in: Not saved
Initial value: 1
0 - AutoLISP is disabled
1 - AutoLISP is enabled
Disabling AutoLISP has the following effects:
This system variable is controlled by the /nolisp startup switch.
- Attempting to load any LISP file will fail.
- Attempting to copy and paste AutoLISP code into the Command window will fail silently.
AUTOLOAD (System Variable)
Controls whether AutoCAD autoloads acad.lsp/fas/vlx, acaddoc.lsp/fas/vlx, acad.dvb files.
Type: Integer
Saved in: Named Profile/Registry
Initial value: 1
Values:
0 - None of the following 7 AutoLISP/VBA files will be automatically loaded
1 - autoloads the 7 files depending on the value of the AUTOLOADPATH system variable.
- acad.lsp
- acad.fas
- acad.vlx
- acaddoc.lsp
- acaddoc.fas
- acaddoc.vlx
- acad.dvb
AUTOLOADPATH (System Variable)
Controls the folder from where AutoCAD loads acad.lsp/fas/vlx, acaddoc.lsp/fas/vlx, acad.dvb files.
Type: String
Saved in: Named Profile/Registry
Initial value: ""
Valid strings include the following:
"<folder path or paths separated by semicolons>" = Automatically loads the acad.lsp/fas/vlx, acaddoc.lsp/fas/vlx, acad.dvb files only in the specified folders and no other locations, including the current drawing folder. To minimize the possibility of loading a malicious application, always set the AUTOLOADPATH system variable to the unique folder where your authorized applications are located.
"" (empty string) or "." (period) - No path restriction. Automatically loads the acad.lsp/fas/vlx, acaddoc.lsp/fas/vlx, acad.dvb files found in the AutoCAD startup folder, the drawing folder, and the AutoCAD search path, in that order. This duplicates AutoCAD 2012 behavior and is not recommended.
Changes to acad2013.lsp and acad2013doc.lsp Autoloading Behavior
The acad2013.lsp and acad2013doc.lsp files will now be loaded only from their default installation folders:
<install folder>\Support
<install folder>\Support\<language>
Changes to the Options Dialog Box
The "Load acad.lsp with every drawing" checkbox on the System tab of the Options dialog box (ACADLSPASDOC system variable) is disabled when AUTOLOAD or LISPENABLED has a value of 0.
Recommended Setup and Repair Workflow
For the best protection from malicious AutoLISP and VBA applications set AUTOLOADPATH to a unique folder location and set AUTOLOAD to 1.
If your installation has already been impacted by a malicious application that runs on startup, following these general steps:
1. Start your AutoCAD-based product with the /nolisp startup switch.
2. Find and remove all malicious code.
3. Repair any affected files.
4. Set AUTOLOADPATH to a unique folder location and set AUTOLOAD to 1.
After taking these steps, you can remove the /nolisp startup switch from the shortcut properties of the program's desktop icon, and resume the normal operation of your AutoCAD-based application.
Note: You cannot install AutoCAD, AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD MEP, and AutoCAD Mechanical side-by-side when one of the listed products is installed and the Service Pack is already applied. You need to uninstall this Service Pack first, before the other listed products can be installed.
Note: Autodesk Sync (AdSync) patch will automatically get installed with the AutoCAD MEP patch.
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 the Service Pack, updated product information displays in the About dialog box.
Reboot
After you install, it is recommended to reboot your system even if not prompted.
The following Microsoft Windows command line switches are built into this Service Pack:
Instructions about how to use the /e command line switch are included in the installation procedures that follow.
Follow these instructions to install this Service Pack on a single computer.
Follow these instructions to install this Service Pack on multiple computers using your local network.
Note: Installation through your local network using the CAD Manager Control Utility is not supported for this Service Pack.
The following distribution method applies only to administrative images created with the Deployment wizard. After you complete these procedures, subsequent deployments of your product will include this Service Pack.
In all cases, append this Service Pack to the deployment. The only time it is appropriate to merge the Service Pack is if you intend to distribute the deployment through a group policy object.
The patch (Service Pack) file that you download contains an MSP (Microsoft Patch) file, which you extract from the executable file using the /e (extract) switch. For an example of the syntax, see step 2, below.
<local_drive:>\<patch_name> /e <local_drive:>\< patch_name>.msp
Note: When the AutoCAD MEP Service Pack is included in a deployment, the deployment will install the Service Pack without update files for Autodesk Sync.
Note: The extraction of MSP from the service pack executable requires VC++ runtime redistributable 2010. Please make sure it is installed before extracting the MSP file.
Windows XP
Windows 7 / Windows 8
We want to express our appreciation to all our customers who identified these issues and reported them to us. Their reports gave us the opportunity to improve the product and to provide you with the best solution in general design and drafting. We also thank you for your continued business, and for your feedback regarding this release.
Respectfully,
Autodesk AutoCAD MEP Product Team
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