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.

Important: You must also install the Autodesk Civil 3D Service Pack 2 to use the migration feature in Autodesk Civil 3D 2006 or if Autodesk Civil 3D and Autodesk Land Desktop are both installed on the same computer. For more information, see Installation Information for Side-By-Side Installs.

This Readme includes the following topics:

• Resolved Issues in Autodesk Land Desktop 2006 Service Pack 1
• Known Issues in Autodesk Survey 2006
• Who Should Install the Service Pack?
• General Installation Information
• Installation Information for Side-By-Side Installs
• Windows Command Line Switches
• Applying this Service Pack to a Stand-Alone Installation
• Applying this Service Pack to an Autodesk Land Desktop 2006 Network Administrative Image

Resolved Issues In Autodesk Land Desktop 2006 Service Pack 1

This Service Pack includes updates for Autodesk Land Desktop 2006 as well as all updates in the AutoCAD 2006 Service Pack 1 and Autodesk Map 3D 2006 Service Pack 1.

• Autodesk Land Desktop Resolved Issues
• AutoCAD Resolved Issues
• Autodesk Map Resolved Issues

Autodesk Land Desktop Resolved Issues

• Actions That No Longer Cause Fatal Errors
• General
• Points
• Labels
• Reports

Actions That No Longer Cause Fatal Errors

• Selecting a border while setting up a new Autodesk Land Desktop drawing.
• Extracting data from an Autodesk Civil 3D drawing when Autodesk Land Desktop is installed on the same machine as Autodesk Civil 3D 2006.

General

• Issues with querying Autodesk Land Desktop objects, for example, points, contours and grading objects, have been resolved.
• The following information clarifies the behavior of the Absolute contour setting on the Pond Contour Settings dialog box (Civil Design > Grading > Pond Settings > Contours): When you choose Absolute as the method for creating your pond contour, if you enter an integer value into the Elevation value field, the pond contour elevation will be calculated using the integer value entered. If you enter a value that is not an integer into the Elevation value field, such as 0.5 or 1.5, the pond contour elevation will be calculated using the nearest integer value, for example, 1.0 or 2.0 respectively.

Points

• When extracting Autodesk Civil 3D point data that does not use point names into an Autodesk Land Desktop project, all valid points now successfully extract into the Autodesk Land Desktop project.
• An issue with transferring point data from latitude/longitude to grid coordinates or vice versa using the Format Manager has been resolved.

Labels

• When labeling a pipe in plan view, using a floating-point division by zero no longer causes the label to read "@-1.#J%".

Reports

• Autodesk Land Desktop no longer becomes unresponsive while loading AecRecipeBase.

AutoCAD Resolved Issues

Actions That No Longer Cause Fatal Errors

• Adding a stretch action to a dynamic block definition in a drawing saved with certain linetypes.
• Displaying thumbnail views of DWF files in Windows Explorer.
• Opening some types of legacy drawings.
• Expanding the Toolbars node in the Customize User Interface dialog box (CUI) after you have migrated custom menus and toolbars from AutoCAD 2005 to AutoCAD 2006.
• Editing a multiline using MLEDIT when AutoCAD 2005 and AutoCAD 2006 are installed on the same computer.
• Using the Properties palette to set mesh density for a smooth polygon mesh.
• Pressing CTRL+A to select objects in certain 3D views.

Problems Reported By Customers By Using the Customer Error Reporting Utility

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 feature areas.

• Command prompt
• DesignCenter
• Dimensioning
• Dragging a drawing
• Dynamic blocks
• Dynamic Input tooltips
• Graphics system
• Hatching
• Info palette
• In-Place Text Editor
• Insert
• Layer
• Layouts
• Linetypes
• Markup
• Migration
• Multiline text (Mtext)
• Options
• ObjectDBX^TM
• Object snaps
• Plot and Publish
• Plotting drivers
• Properties palette
• Selection
• Selection previewing
• Sheet Set Manager
• Startup, Save, and Close
• Tables
• Text
• Tool palettes
• Toolbars

ActiveX API

• You can now program the deletion of a button from a toolbar.
• Problems that sometimes caused side-by-side incompatibility between AutoCAD 2006 and AutoCAD 2005 have been addressed.
• The AddSeparator method now correctly adds a separator to existing pull-down menus.

Calculator

• Number format for certain regional settings: QuickCalc calculator variables now persist from one session to another.
• The vertical scroll bar in the QuickCalc calculator window is now correctly displayed.

Color

• Display properties (such as color, linetype, and lineweight) no longer change unexpectedly when you drag or copy objects.

Data Extraction

• Cells for tables created using EATTEXT are now displayed with the appropriate height.
• Inability to close the Attribute Extraction dialog box (EATTEXT) under some circumstances has been corrected.

Dimensioning

• Correct values are now displayed for each instance of a polar-arrayed dimension.
• Dimension associativity is now reliably retained when a drawing is saved. Display errors have also been corrected.

Dynamic Blocks

• Inserted dynamic blocks can now be rotated and scaled without losing their dynamic properties.
• The drop-down list of available values is now reliably displayed when you click a visibility or lookup grip on a dynamic block reference in a drawing.

Dynamic Input

• Entering a transparent command (such as 'p) in a Dynamic Input tooltip no longer causes the program to lock up.
• When using Dynamic Input, you can now enter the command modifiers tk (for tracking) and tt (to set temporary tracking points for object snap tracking).

Hatching

• For legacy drawings, text within solid-filled hatch areas is now correctly displayed.

Key Modifiers

• For entries in an edit box in a docked window, the program now distinguishes between temporary override keys (such as SHIFT+E) and capitalized text.

Layers

• Saved layer states can now be reliably restored.

Migration

• The Customize User Interface dialog box now correctly imports full, partial, and custom menus from previous releases. (This update was released separately as Support Solution TS1052001.)
• Display problems resulting from the transfer of legacy MNU or MNS files to AutoCAD 2006-based products have been corrected. This update affects labels in image tile menus and screen menus. (This update was released separately as Support Solution TS1052254.)
• Screen menu aliases are now correctly migrated from earlier versions of the product.
• Right-click menus are now available when the CUI file is loaded as an enterprise customization file and a partial menu is loaded as the main customization file.
• Problems with opening CUI files that have duplicate macro IDs have been corrected.
• The object snap menu (SHIFT+right-click) is now available when partial menus are loaded.
• You now can delete a custom tool created in the Customize User Interface dialog box without causing an error the next time you try to edit the toolbar or tool palette to which it was added.

Modify

• Circles and arcs created on a plane that is not parallel to the world coordinate system (WCS) now move and stretch in the expected direction when they are stretched.
• You can now stretch objects in a group individually.
• You can now stretch multiple 3D polyline segments.

ObjectARX^® and ObjectDBX^TM

• Performance problems as a result of using a carriage return (\r) with the ads_printf() function have been corrected.
• Double-byte languages: The accmGetColorFromACIName() function now behaves as expected when used with multiple-byte color names.

Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)

• OLE objects in model space viewports are now clipped correctly when the viewport is resized.
• The quality of OLE objects (such as photographs) printed at the highest quality setting has been improved.

Object Snaps

• Performance problems using object snaps in certain circumstances have been corrected.

Open

• You can now run a script to open another drawing after the first drawing has been closed.

Options

• Problems with relative search paths created in the Options dialog box have been corrected.

Plot and Publish

• Dot linetypes with line weight are now plotted correctly.
• Plot styles for systems with a large number of plot styles are now assigned properly.
• The time needed to open the Plot dialog box has improved for customers who have a large number of plot styles.
• The name of the layout is now correctly appended to the file name for drawings that are plotted or published to PDF.

Profiles

• Profiles are now retained properly when more than one instance of AutoCAD is open.

Tables

• Formatting is now preserved for text cut from a Microsoft^® Excel spreadsheet and pasted into a table cell.

Text

• The spacing between lines of text created with consecutive executions of the TEXT command is now the same as the spacing between lines of text created within a single TEXT command.
• Pressing the END key in the Edit Text dialog box no longer causes an error.
• Bullets created in the In-Place Text Editor are now displayed correctly in the editor, no matter how many times it is reopened.
• Chinese language: CAPS LOCK and SHIFT keys now work properly on Chinese-language keyboards.
• Japanese language: Several problems with incorrect display of characters have been corrected.
• Double-byte languages: Problems with spacing between double-byte characters have been corrected.
• For some Asian input method editors: You now can switch from Asian text entry to English text entry without causing the program to lock up.

Tool Palette

• Using a tool palette no longer causes the incorrect command to run when you press ENTER or right-click to repeat a command.

Xrefs (External References)

• External references (xrefs) that have been unloaded are no longer reloaded when you click a balloon notification in the host drawing.

Autodesk Map Resolved Issues

Connecting Autodesk FDO Provider for ArcSDE to SQL Server and Oracle

Oracle and SQL Server System Requirements

The following files must be in your \Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\GIS\FDO\2.0\ArcSDE folder, or in another folder located in the command path:

• Updated ArcSDE dlls: sde91.dll, pe91.dll, sg91.dll.

The following system requirements apply to the ArcSDE Server when connecting the Autodesk FDO Provider for ArcSDE to Oracle:

• ArcSDE version 8.3
• Oracle Database 9i, or any version of Oracle supported by ArcSDE 8.3

The following system requirements apply to the ArcSDE Server when connecting the Autodesk FDO Provider for ArcSDE to SQL Server:

• ArcSDE version 9.1
• SQL Server 2000, or any version of SQL Server supported by ArcSDE 9.1

  For detailed information on how to configure, attach, and connect to ArcSDE databases on Oracle, see Autodesk Map 3D 2006 and ESRI ArcSDE Basics.pdf .

External Databases

• Classification property values are retained when linking to external databases.
• Selecting complex polygons while connecting to external databases function restored.
• ArcSDE connection to SQL server confirmed.
• Writing Arcs to datastore with SRID 82196 function restored.

Display Manager

• Editing Display Manager thematic values function restored.

Globalization

• Adjacent sheet name in MapBooks now displays correctly in Japanese.

Topology

• Buffer operations and performance restored.

Import/Export

• Performance restored when importing files with more than 200,000 entities.

Query

• Query functionality for Land Desktop 2006 (LDT 2006) points, contours and grading objects restored.

Oracle

• Block attributes with NULL values maintained after importing or exporting records from an Oracle database.

Performance

• Changing plotter or plot style performance restored.
• Invoking Customer User Interface (CUI) from command line or View menu only will improve performance.

Image

• Image Insert functionality has been improved.
• Inserting multiple image files functionality has been improved.
• Image transparency functionality has been restored.
• Image Memory functionality has been improved.
  

Known Issues in Autodesk Survey 2006

There is a known issue with the data set in <LDT Project Path > Land Projects\Sv_toolspace_tutor.

• Issue: Erroneous breakline data is created if you use the menu command Analysis/Figures > Create Breaklines From Figures > All.
• Solution: In Survey Toolspace, right-click Figures and click Create Breaklines.

Who Should Install the Service Pack?

This service pack is for the English-language locked and unlocked versions of Autodesk Land Desktop 2006 and Autodesk Land Desktop Companion (installed as part of Autodesk Civil 3D 2006), running on English-language and non-English-language operating systems. You must apply a different service pack file depending on which version is installed.

To determine which service pack to apply

1. Launch Autodesk Land Desktop 2006.
2. On the Help menu, click About.
3. Click the Product Information button in the upper right corner.
• If the Product Name is Autodesk Land Desktop 2006, apply LDT2006_SP1.exe
• If the Product Name is Autodesk Civil 3D 2006, apply LDTCOM2006_SP1.exe

 

General Installation Information

• It is recommended that you create a backup of all custom CUI (menu customization) files before installing the service pack. These files are located in your \Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land Desktop 2006\R16.2\enu\Support folder.
• During the installation of this update, you will be prompted for the original installation CD or network image.
• You may experience problems installing the Service Pack with older versions of the Windows Installer service. If during the installation, you receive an error with a code of 2727, make sure you update the Windows Installer service to its latest version from the Microsoft web site. For more information, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893803. The download of the new version is available at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=889482FC-5F56-4A38-B838-DE776FD4138C.

Important: You cannot run an automatic uninstall to remove this service pack. To restore your version of Autodesk Land Desktop 2006 to its pre-service pack state, uninstall Autodesk Land Desktop 2006 and reinstall it.

Installation Information for Side-By-Side Installs

If you have additional AutoCAD-based products installed on your computer, you may need to apply additional service packs to ensure all the products continue to work properly after you install the Autodesk Land Desktop 2006 Service Pack 1.

These include the following service packs:

• AutoCAD 2006 SP1
• Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2006 SP1
• Autodesk Map 3D 2006 SP1
• Autodesk Land Desktop 2006 SP1
• Autodesk Civil 3D 2006 SP2

For example, if you have Autodesk Land Desktop 2006 installed on the same computer as Autodesk Civil 3D 2006, you must install both Autodesk Land Desktop 2006 Service Pack 1 and Autodesk Civil 3D 2006 Service Pack 2 to ensure both products continue to work properly.

Applying Service Packs to Autodesk Land Desktop 2006 and Autodesk Map 3D

If you have both Autodesk Land Desktop 2006 and Map 3D 2006 installed on the same computer, the recommended order to apply the service packs is as follows:

1. Apply the Autodesk Map 3D 2006 Service Pack 1.
2. Apply the Autodesk Land Desktop 2006 Service Pack 1.

If you install in the reverse order, several benign error messages will be displayed while installing the Map service pack. This is because the files in the Map service pack will have already been updated to a newer version by the Land Desktop service pack.

The error messages will state that files have "already been updated by other means and can no longer be modified by this patch. " If you receive this message, click Ignore to continue the patching process.

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 an Autodesk Land Desktop 2006 Network Administrative Image

To apply Autodesk Land Desktop 2006 Service Pack 1 to an existing Autodesk Land Desktop 2006 administrative image