Readme for the Autodesk Civil 3D 2006 Service Pack 1
Autodesk Civil 3D 2006 Service Pack 1
In
a continuing effort to provide high quality products, Autodesk has released Autodesk
Civil 3D 2006 Service Pack 1, which addresses several known issues with Autodesk
Civil 3D 2006.
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 the service pack to your product.
For your reference, you should save this Readme to your hard drive or print
a copy.
This Readme includes the following topics:
Resolved Issues for Autodesk Civil 3D 2006
Resolved
Alignment Issues
- Issues that prevented the correct
display of data in geometry point labels have been resolved. Previously some of
the labels contained question marks (???) rather than the data.
- Issues
with grip editing an alignment that has associated profile and section views have
been resolved.
- Issues that prevented the addition of new
station offset labels after deleting a station offset label have been resolved.
- Issues have been resolved with superelevation calculations
for planar roads.
Resolved API Issues
- All the start and end station methods return raw station
values.
- The AeccAppliedSubAssemblies.Item (index)
expects an index value between 0 and count-1 instead of the ObjectId.
Resolved
Corridor Issues
- The View/Edit Corridor Section
command displays a progress meter when processing a large number of stations.
- Changing
the Frequency setting of a corridor in the Corridor Properties dialog box (Parameters
tab) correctly updates the corridor. Previously, changing the frequency resulted
in missing feature lines.
- Issues have been resolved with
resampling corridor sections.
- Editing a vertical curve
no longer creates gaps in the corridor at the curve begin and end points.
- The
same feature line can be selected more than once when defining a single corridor
mask.
- Vertical faces, which cause problems with
the formation of datum and top surfaces, have been corrected for the following
subassemblies:
- UrbanCurbGutterGeneral (Vertical Datum link)
- UrbanCurbGutterValley1
(Vertical Datum link)
- UrbanCurbGutterValley2 (Vertical Datum link)
- UrbanCurbGutterValley3
(Vertical Datum link)
- BasicCurb (Vertical Top link)
- ShoulderExtendSubbase
(Vertical Top link)
- OverlayMillAndLevel1 (Vertical Top link)
- OverlayWidenMatchSlope1
(Vertical Datum link)
- OverlayWidenMatchSlope2 (Vertical Datum link)
- UrbanReplaceCurbGutter1
(Vertical Datum link)
- UrbanReplaceCurbGutter2 (Vertical Datum link)
- MedianDepressedShoulderExt
(Vertical Top link)
Resolved Data
Shortcut Issues
- Issues have been resolved with promoting
an invalid reference (where the XML file has been renamed, for example).
- Profiles
derived from reference surfaces display correctly.
Resolved
General Issues
- Various issues with the Move
To Site and Copy To Site command have been resolved.
- Delta
angle label components display grads and radians in decimal format.
-
Issues with parsing and rounding of Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds
values have been resolved.
- Issues with the AUDIT command
have been resolved.
- The ERASE
command erases all objects in a selection set.
- Issues
with the Orient Marker To View setting in multipurpose Marker Styles have been
resolved.
Resolved Grading Issues
- Various
issues have been resolved with the following:
- Grading to
the inside of a closed polygon, where the grading faces overlap.
- Grading
from a polygon with multiple vertices at various elevations.
- Grading
from a complex baseline that contains multiple lines and arcs.
- Grading
transitions and intersections.
- Deleting a grading object
and re-grading from the same footprint.
- Grading to the inside
of an arc.
- Grip editing feature lines.
- Creation
of surfaces from grading groups.
- Moving grading
objects and surfaces.
- Grading objects
can be created from a target surface that is a reference surface from a data shortcut.
Resolved
Parcel Issues
- Various
issues that occurred when grip editing parcel segments have been resolved.
-
If a lot sizing command cannot find a solution, it redisplays
the "Select a point in the parcel" prompt. Previously, the "Solution
not found" error was repeated as the command continued attempting to find
a solution.
- Issues with using the Nearest Object Snap
with parcel arcs have been resolved. Previously, it would snap to a location on
the chord.
- The lot sizing commands more precisely
produce the specified area.
- Issues with Mapcheck
Analysis rounding and precision have been resolved.
- Issues
with using the Slide Angle option to create a parcel have been resolved.
-
Issues with the Create ROW command have been resolved.
-
Issues with adding lot lines that are attached to
an alignment, and then using the UNDO command or editing the alignment, have been
resolved.
- The AUDIT command fixes duplicate parcel
POB (point of beginning) issues and other issues it previously did not correct.
-
Parcel names are maintained when using the Move
To command to move the parcels to a different site.
- The
results produced by the Automatic Layout parcel layout tool have been improved.
-
User-Defined Properties Editor correctly displays the property
values.
- Frontage selection when using the Slide Angle
Create command has been improved.
- Issues
with the Parcel Union tool have been resolved.
Resolved
Pipe Network Issues
- Clicking the Cancel button
on the Pipe Network Properties dialog box after accessing it from the Network
Layout Tools no longer causes Autodesk Civil 3D to quit unexpectedly.
- Clicking
the Cancel button on the Parts List dialog box no longer causes Autodesk Civil
3D to quit unexpectedly.
- The 3D length of curved
pipes is reported correctly in properties and labels.
- Structure
hatch patterns are aligned with the orientation of the structure.
- Using
a structure style that is set up to have the profile block inserted at the sump
location no longer causes Autodesk Civil 3D to quit unexpectedly.
- Selecting
the Inner Pipe Diameter setting on the Pipe Properties dialog box (Part Properties
tab) no longer causes Autodesk Civil 3D to quit unexpectedly. This occurred when
editing the properties of a pipe created with the Common Sanitary Sewer metric
parts list.
Resolved Point Issues
-
Importing a point file in PNEZ format that
has null point numbers no longer causes Autodesk Civil 3D to exit unexpectedly.
-
Issues that prevented the import of MDB point databases have
been resolved.
- The Point Name Resolution dialog box
no longer appears when importing an MDB file into a drawing that contains no points.
-
Issues that prevented user defined property fields from being
imported from an MDB file have been resolved.
- Issues that prevented multiple
user defined property fields from being imported have been resolved.
-
Latitude and longitude values are generated correctly when
exporting points with the Points > Utilities > Export command.
-
A new point with the same point number as a previously-deleted
point is created with the default label settings, rather than the settings (such
as the dragged state) of the deleted point.
- When
you drag a point label off a point, this state is saved with the point rather
than with the point group. The dragged state of the point label will appear the
same in all point groups.
- Point markers maintain
their size when exploded.
- Issues that caused some of the
Create Points - Interpolate commands to create points at incorrect elevations
have been resolved.
- Using the Make New Block option in the
Create Blocks From COGO Points command no longer causes Autodesk Civil 3D to become
unresponsive.
- Program performance when inserting large point
tables is improved.
Resolved Profile Issues
- Finished ground profiles imported from Autodesk Land Desktop
are no longer truncated in the profile view.
- Issues
that caused vertical curves to plot incorrectly (as a series of line segments)
have been resolved.
- Clicking the Apply button on the Limits
tab of the Superimpose Profile Options dialog box no longer causes Autodesk Civil
3D to quit unexpectedly.
- When you change the direction
of a profile view, the grips that hold grade are pointed in the direction of the
grade, and they correctly hold the grade when you grip edit the profile.
-
Performance issues that occurred when switching to and from the
Graph Data tab of the Profile View Properties dialog box have been resolved.
-
Issues that caused superimposed profiles of reversed alignments
to have incorrect station data have been resolved.
-
Issues that caused profile data imported
from a file to be incorrectly interpreted have been resolved.
- Issues
that prevented the addition of new station elevation labels after deleting a station
elevation label have been resolved.
- A discontinuous profile
displays the correct stations for the segment after the gap (where the alignment
crosses the surface boundary and then re-enters the surface boundary).
Note: If you have existing drawings with discontinuous profiles, the profile
will not immediately draw correctly when you open the file after installing this
service pack. To update the profile, you can recreate the profile view, or you
can open the Properties dialog box of the parent horizontal alignment and click
OK without changing anything.
- See also Documentation
Supplements for a list of supported Object Snaps.
Resolved
Project Issues
- When the Save As command is used
on a drawing, the project link to the original drawing is maintained correctly.
Resolved
Section Issues
- Issues with quantity takeoff
fill areas and volumes have been resolved.
Resolved
Surface Issues
- Issues that caused the offset side
of retaining wall breaklines to be ignored have been resolved.
- Selecting
a triangle face instead of an edge when using the Swap Edge command no longer
causes Autodesk Civil 3D to quit unexpectedly.
- Copying and
pasting a surface into a new drawing no longer causes Autodesk Civil 3D to quit
unexpectedly.
- Adding a block component to a contour label
style, but not specifying a block, no longer causes Autodesk Civil 3D to quit
unexpectedly.
- Issues with surface grid orientation
values have been resolved.
- Contours are drawn behind
the contour labels.
Enhancements in Autodesk
Civil 3D Service Pack 1
Data Shortcuts
Not Validated By Default
For projects with a large number of data shortcuts,
the validation process could potentially slow down the opening of the project
drawings, therefore, data shortcuts are not automatically validated.
To validate
the data shortcuts on demand, on the Toolspace Prospector tab, expand the Data
Shortcuts collection (located under the project to which you have added data shortcuts),
right-click the data shortcuts that you want to validate (for example, Surface
Data Shortcuts), and click Validate.
Productivity
Tips
Modifying Available Viewport Scales
To
add or modify the available viewport scales, at the command line, enter SCALELISTEDIT
and use the Edit Scale List dialog box.
Avoid Using 'Drag
and Drop' to Open Project Drawings
It is recommended that you open project
drawings from within Autodesk Civil 3D instead of dragging or copying the drawings
onto the Autodesk Civil 3D desktop icon.
If there are problems with your project
and you drag or copy the drawings onto the Autodesk Civil 3D desktop icon, the
appropriate error messages and options to repair the project may not be displayed.
Documentation
Supplements
Supported Object Snaps for Profiles
Object Snaps have
the following behavior when used with profiles and profile views:
| Osnap | Dynamic
Profiles | Static Profiles | Profile
Views |
| Endpoint | Yes | Yes | Yes
(grid lines + axes) |
| Midpoint | Yes | Yes | Yes
(grid lines + axes) |
| Center | No | No | No |
| Node | No | No | Yes
(tick marks) |
| Quadrant | No | No | No |
| Intersection | Yes | No | Yes
(grid lines + axes) |
| Extension | No | No | No |
| Insertion | No | No | No |
| Perpendicular | No | No | No |
| Tangent | No | No | No |
| Nearest | Yes | No | Yes
(grid lines + axes) |
| Apparent Intersection | No | No | No |
| Parallel | No | No | No |
Known
Issues with Autodesk Civil 3D 2006
The following subassemblies can produce
a datum surface that is incorrect, and therefore they can produce incorrect volume
calculations:
- UrbanCurbGutterGeneral
- UrbanCurbGutterValley1
- UrbanCurbGutterValley2
- UrbanCurbGutterValley3
In these subassemblies, the subbase material (datum link) extends beyond the attachment
point. When you insert another subassembly that also contains a datum link and
create a surface from those links, you create a surface that overhangs itself,
which is not a valid condition.
Who Should Install
the Service Pack?
This service pack, C3D2006_SP1.exe, is
for all language versions of Autodesk Civil 3D 2006 running on English-language
and non-English-language operating systems.
General
Installation Information
Important:
You cannot run an automatic uninstall to remove this service pack. To restore
your version of Autodesk Civil 3D 2006 to its pre-service pack state, uninstall
Autodesk Civil 3D 2006 and reinstall it.
Windows
Command Line Switches
The Windows command line switches built into
this service pack are as follows:
- /e - Extracts the MSP file from
the service pack executable.
- /q - Suppresses the completion message after
the service pack is applied. This is useful if you use a script or batch file
to apply the service pack to multiple computers.
Instructions about
how to use these command line switches are included in the procedures that follow.
Applying this Service Pack to a
Stand-alone Installation
- Download C3D2006_SP1.exe and save
it to any folder.
- Insert your Autodesk Civil 3D 2006 CD into your CD
drive.
- Navigate to the folder where you saved the service pack.
- Double-click
the executable file for the service pack to install it.
Applying
this Service Pack to an Autodesk Civil 3D 2006 Network Administrative Image
The following two methods of distributing Autodesk Civil 3D 2006 Service Pack
1 apply only to administrative images created with the Autodesk Civil 3D 2006
Deployment wizard. After you complete these procedures, any new deployments of
Autodesk Civil 3D 2006 will have the service pack applied to them automatically.
NOTE: In both of the following procedures, the service pack
file that you download contains an MSP (Microsoft Patch) file. You must extract
that file from the executable file. To extract the MSP file from the executable,
use the /e ("extract") switch.
To add Autodesk Civil 3D 2006 Service
Pack 1 to a new Autodesk Civil 3D 2006 administrative image
- From the Autodesk Product Support website, download C3D2006_SP1.exe
to your local computer.
- On the Start menu (Windows), click Run. Enter the
following information, and then click OK.
<local drive>:\<patch
name>\ /e <local drive>:\<patch name.msp>
- On
the computer where you installed the Deployment wizard patch, on the Start menu
(Windows), click Programs > Autodesk > Deployment Wizard.
- In the Deployment
wizard, on the Welcome page, select Create An Administrative Image, and then click
Next.
- On the Create Administrative Image page, in the Select Autodesk Installer
(MSI) File box, enter the path to c3d.msi, the MSI file you use as the
basis for your administrative image. This file is found on your product CD-ROM,
in CDROM:\BIN\Installer.
- In the Administrative Image Location box,
enter an existing shared network location where you want to create an administrative
image, or click Browse to navigate to a location.
- Select the Apply A Patch
(Service Pack) To This Image option.
- In the Select Patch box, enter the path
to the patch location (the location you entered in step 2, including the extension
.msp). You can also Browse to locate the MSP file.
- Click Next, and
follow the instructions in the Deployment wizard to complete the deployment of
this service pack.
To apply Autodesk Civil 3D 2006
Service Pack 1 to an existing Autodesk Civil 3D 2006 administrative image
- From the Autodesk Product Support website, download C3D2006_SP1.exe
to your local computer.
- On the Start menu (Windows), click Run. Enter the
following information, and then click OK.
<local drive>:\<patch
name>\ /e <local drive>:\<patch name.msp>
- On
the computer where you installed the Deployment wizard patch, on the Start menu
(Windows), click Programs > Autodesk > Deployment wizard.
- In the Deployment
wizard, on the Welcome page, select Modify An Administrative Image, and then click
Next.
- On the Modify Administrative Image page, in the Select An MSI File box,
select the existing Autodesk installer file (MSI) from the shared network location
that contains the administrative image you want to modify.
- Select the Apply
A Patch (Service Pack) To This Image option.
- In the Select Patch box, enter
the path to the patch location (the location you entered in step 2, including
the extension .msp). You can also Browse to locate the MSP file.
- Click
Next, and follow the instructions in the Deployment wizard to complete the deployment
of this service pack.
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