AutoCAD® Map 3D 2008 Service Pack 1 Readme

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.

Contents

Who Should Install the Service Pack?

Service Pack 1 is for AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 running on all supported operating systems and languages.

Supported Operating Systems

This service pack can be used with the following operating systems:

Information for Windows Vista Users

Do not apply this service pack while AutoCAD Map 3D, or any other application is running on your system. Manually close AutoCAD Map 3D, and all other applications before you install this service pack.

General Updates

The following changes were made:

AutoCAD Map 3D 2008

SHP Files

Import of SHP files created in other GIS applications has been improved.

All of your parcel polygons will now be exported when you export SHP files.

The Display Manager now displays all features on SHP layers.

Plotting

When plotting FDO raster layers, you can now expect an image resolution comparable to that displayed in AutoCAD Raster Design regardless of view scale.

When plotting, you can now expect to see the same styles displayed in Plot Preview as you will see in the actual printed result.

General Issues

DWF files published in Map 3D 2008 will now be approximately the same size as those published in Map 3D 2007.

DGN import has been improved.

You can now successfully export a Map with joined data to a DWG file.

The performance of SDF files has improved by 20%.

You can now successfully select a feature when the view scale for a LAYER file is zoomed in all the way.

You can now successfully use the Zoom feature to view raster layers in Layout View.

AutoCAD Blocks

The text style in AutoCAD blocks in SDF layers will now display at the orientation to which it is set.

You can now successfully insert AutoCAD blocks with hatching in the Display Manager.

Style Editor

You can now successfully select a new theme after editing a fill style.

You can now successfully create themes in SDF files with view scale information.

Oracle Connections

You can now export a DWG that is set to an arbitrary X-Y coordinate system without losing your Oracle connection.

You can now successfully check out or update Oracle data that uses a foreign schema for a version-enabled table.

API Users

Calling the API function AcMapLayer.GetFeatureData(…) with valid entity IDs will now return an MgFeatureReader with valid Identity properties for each Feature.

Calling the API function AcMapLayer.UpdateFeatures(…) with an MgInsertFeatures command now properly returns an MgFeatureProperty with a type of MgPropertyType.Feature, and with a value of an MgFeatureReader containing the IDs of newly-created features. In addition, you must now use AcMapLayer.UpdateFeatures(…) instead of AcMapFeatureService.UpdateFeatures(…) for all editing operations, including Insert, Update, Delete, Lock, and Unlock.

AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 will now call the API function GetCurrentMap(…) in multiple open documents without quitting unexpectedly or becoming unstable.

  
AutoCAD 2008

.NET API

ObjectID.Open no longer causes a crash

Removing a handler from Database.ObjectAppended then firing the event now generates an error message

Annotation Scaling

When dragging and dropping a named view from the style sheet manager to the host drawing, the annotation scaling features work properly

Custom scales which exist in the nested xrefs are no longer duplicated in the host drawing

Blocks in the Tool Palettes created from the DesignCenter annotative drawings are now annotative

Attributes

Multiline attributes no longer shift positions every time drawings are saved and opened

The Value field for an attribute definition may now be modified in the Property Palette

Blocks

The Y-scale factor of inserted blocks is now scaled accurately

Communication Center

The Communication Center is now enabled by default

Dashboards

The dashboard panel configuration is now maintained throughout different workspaces and user sessions

Data Extraction

All dynamic block properties are now correctly extracted

Dimensions

Radial extension arcs may now be disabled, restoring the ability to dimension small radii

The In-Place dimension text editor size is now correct

Round-off dimension values now appear correctly

Dimension breaks no longer cause AutoCAD to hang

Display

Linetypes now always display properly after zooming operations

DWG

Copy/paste now works in the drawings saved as 2000 and then resaved in AutoCAD 2004, AutoCAD 2005, or AutoCAD 2006

eTransmit

AutoCAD 2000 and Release 14 file formats are preserved while using ETRANSMIT with the "Keep existing drawing file formats" setting enabled

Fields

Drawing name field now always plots correctly

Hatch

The BHATCH command boundary detection mechanism has been improved

Image

Image frames are no longer plotted or displayed when IMAGEFRAME is set to 0

Layouts

The ampersand character ("&") may now be entered on the Layout tab

The Value field for an attribute definition may now be modified in the Property Palette

Multileader

The location of attributes in multileader block is no longer off-center

Multileader text no longer unexpectedly rotates

Multileader attributes are no longer off-center in a rotated UCS

MText

MText tabs are now saved correctly to the older DWG formats

Certain Japanese characters are displayed correctly

Portuguese (Iberian and Brazilian) dictionaries now have accented capital letters

Open/Save

If multiple drawings are opened in Explorer, only a single instance of AutoCAD containing those drawings will launch

Object Snap

Object snaps now work correctly in blocks

PDF Export

Raster images now plot correctly to PDF

Performance Tuner

If there are no new drivers, the "New Driver" bubble does not appear

Plot

Plotting performance of rotated MrSID images is improved

Tables

Data linked cell formatting is now correct

Excel formatting is kept when the paste special (PASTESPEC) command is used

Tool Palette

Icons are no longer truncated

Visual Styles

Erroneous lines and display artifacts no longer show up after multiple zooming operations

XREF

Drawings with long reference paths are referenced properly

Problems Reported with the Customer Error Reporting Utility (AutoCAD Only)

As a result of detailed information from customers who used the Customer Error Reporting Utility, the following problems were resolved:

AutoCAD 2008

.NET API

Multileaders

2D Display

Multiline Text

3D Display

Object Editing

3D Navigation

Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)

Annotation Scaling

Open, Save, and Close

Attributes

Options

Blocks

Object Snap

Copy and Paste

Plot

Customer Involvement Program

Properties Palette

Dashboard

Publish

Design Center

Random Crashes

Dimensions

Recover

DWF Creation

Render

eTransmit

Selection

External References

Sheet Set Manager

File Navigation

Standards

Hatches

Tables

Hide

Text

Images

Tool Palettes

InfoCenter

Tooltips

Layers

Trim

Layouts

Undo and Redo

Lights

Viewports

Materials

Visual Lisp

Known Issues with This Service Pack (AutoCAD only)

Problem: After applying the Service Pack 1, all dashboard control panels are displayed regardless of the selected workspace.

Workaround: Make the desired workspace current.

Important Installation Information

Important: Please read the following before installing the service pack:

There is no option to uninstall this service pack. Instead, uninstall AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 and reinstall it without adding the service pack.

Back up all custom CUI, MNR, and MNL files before applying this service pack.

During installation, you may be prompted for the original installation disc or network image. To apply the service pack, you must have administrative permissions to install and uninstall products.

Administrators can deploy the service pack over a network using the Deployment wizard.

About Windows Command Line Switches

Two 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 following procedures.

Installation Instructions

Apply This Service Pack to a Stand-Alone Installation

Follow these instructions to install a service pack on an individual computer:

  1. Download the service pack and save it to a folder of your choice.
  2. Insert CD1 of the AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 installation.
  3. Locate the folder in which you saved the service pack.
  4. Double-click the service pack executable (EXE) file.

Apply This Service Pack Through a Local Network

You can use Communication Center to apply this service pack through your local network. Detailed instructions for installing service packs through your local network are listed in the Communication Center tab of the CAD Manager Control Utility help.

NOTE: The CAD Manager Control Utility can be installed from the product installation disc by selecting Network Deployment, and then selecting the Autodesk CAD Manager Tools 4.0 link in the Media Browser.

Apply This Service Pack to a Network Administrative Image

The following distribution methods apply only to administrative images created with the Deployment wizard. After you complete these procedures, any subsequent deployments of AutoCAD Map 3D will include the service pack updates.

The service pack file that you download contains an MSP (Microsoft Patch) file, which you extract from the executable file using the /e (extract) switch. An example of the syntax appears in step 3 in the instructions that follow.

To apply the service pack to a new administrative image:

IMPORTANT: In the Deployment wizard, when you see the note under the heading: “Apply This Service Pack to a Network Administrative Image” it is important to select MERGE. The Append option does not apply to this service pack.

  1. From the Autodesk Product Support website, download the service pack EXE file to your local computer.
  2. From the Windows desktop, click Start > Run.
  3. Use the following syntax to specify the path of the executable file.

    4. <local_drive:>\<patch_name>\ /e <local_drive:>\< patch_name>.msp

    Note: You will receive a message to use the Merge option for the patch.

  4. Select OK.
  5. Insert CD1 of the AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 installation.
  6. Launch setup.exe.
  7. Select Create Deployments.
  8. Click Next. The Begin Deployment page is displayed.
  9. In Specify the Deployment Location, either browse to, or enter the path to the network on which you want to create an administrative image. This is the location from which users will install the product.
  10. In Specify a Deployment Name, enter a name for your deployment.
  11. Continue through the Deployment Wizard, optionally selecting the appropriate configurations.
  12. On the Include Service Packs Page, browse to the service pack that you extracted earlier. It has been added to the Service Packs Included in this Deployment field.

    13. IMPORTANT: In the Deployment wizard, when you see the note under the heading: “Apply This Service Pack to a Network Administrative Image” it is important to select MERGE. The Append option does not apply to this service pack.

  13. Click Configuration Complete.
  14. Follow the instructions in the Deployment wizard to finish deploying the service pack.

To apply the service pack to an existing administrative image:

  1. From the Autodesk Product Support website, download the service pack EXE file to your local computer.
  2. From the Windows desktop, click Start > Run.
  3. Use the following syntax to specify the path of the executable file.

    4. <local_drive:>\<patch_name>\ /e <local_drive:>\< patch_name>.msp

  4. Click OK.
  5. Browse to the location of the existing Administrative image.
  6. Select Modify Deployment Name. The Begin Deployment page is displayed.
  7. Optionally, change the name of the existing deployment in Specify the Deployment Name.
  8. Continue through the Deployment Wizard, optionally selecting the appropriate configurations.
  9. On the Include Service Packs page, browse to the service pack you extracted earlier. It has been added to the Service Packs Included in this Deployment field.
  10. Click Configuration Complete.
  11. Follow the instructions in the Deployment wizard to finish deploying the service pack.

Files Patched by This Service Pack.

This service pack updates the following files:

AutoCAD Map 3D 2008

acadmap.arx

AcMapOrclApi.arx

BulkCopyManager.dll

AcCmdTarget.arx

AcMapOrclBase.dll

csapi.dll

AcGiMapToHeidi.arx

AcMapOrclUI.arx

dgnio.dll

AcMapAnnotUi.arx

AcMapPlatform.dll

DiagEngine.dll

AcMapApiEvents.dll

AcMapPropMan.arx

DiagEnginePS.dll

AcMapApiMgd.dll

AcMapRastEx71.arx

ExprBuilderUi.dll

AcMapApiStubs.dll

AcMapRastUtils71.arx

FdoBulkCopyCSAPI.dll

AcMapBuffer.arx

AcMapSharedUI.dll

FdoConfigUi.dll

AcMapCoordsys.dbx

AcMapStatusBar.arx

FdoRdbms.dll

AcMapDataConnectPlugins.dll

AcMapStylization.dll

GeoSpatialSharedUI.dll

AcMapDataConnectTools.dll

AcMapStylizationMgd.dll

GMSchemaEditor.dll

AcMapDataConnectUI.dll

AcMapTopoEng.dll

 

AcMapDataExtensionUI.dll

AcMPolygonObj17.dbx

GwsCommon.dll

AcMapDataGridUI.dll

AcMPolygonCom.dll

GWSCoordsys.dll

AcMapDisplayManagement.arx

AcMPolygonMGD.dll

GWSeTransmit.dll

AcMapDmMappingService.dll

AcMapWorkspace.arx

GwsFdo.dll

AcMapDMTask.arx

AcMPolygonUI.arx

GwsQueryEngine.dll

AcMapDMUtils.dbx

ade.arx

ieapi.dll

AcMapDwfApi.arx

AdMapErrMan.dll

ird.arx

AcMapDwfUI.arx

AdMapFdoEnabler.arx

ManagedMapApi.dll

AcMapFdoFeatureDataLink.dll

AdMapFdoUi.arx

MapDlgExtension.dll

AcMapFeatureEntity.arx

AdMapOrclUI.arx

mapiarx.arx

AcMapFeatureEntityUI.arx

AdMapOrclApi.arx

MapPublishImp.dll

AcMapFeatureSourceManager.arx

AdMapOrclBase.dll

MapPublishRes.dll

AcMapFoundationInit.dll

AdMapOrcl.arx

MapPublishUI.dll

AcMapGridLayer.dbx

Arcio.dll

MapPublishUIStarter.dll

AcMapGridLayerUI.dll

Autodesk.Gis.Plugins.dll

mapvdb.dll

AcMapImpExp.arx

Autodesk.Gis.Resource.dll

mgpsdfexportimport.dll

AcMapImpExpUI.arx

Autodesk.Map.Catalog.dll

mgpsdfie.arx

AcMapManagedUIForms.dll

Autodesk.Map.Catalog.Resource.dll

mifio.dll

AcMapMapBook.arx

Autodesk.Map.Catalog.Resource.Local.dll

MySQLProvider.dll

AcMapMapBookUI.arx

Autodesk.Map.Catalog.Resource.MapSession.dll

od2ase.arx

AcMapMdfModelMgd.dll

Autodesk.Map.Catalog.Resource.Utility.dll

ODBCProvider.dll

AcMapMdfParser.dll

Autodesk.Map.Metadata.Common.dll

ResourceManagement.dll

AcMapObjClassApi.arx

Autodesk.Map.Metadata.dll

SharedDialog.dll

AcMapObjClassPwApi.arx

Autodesk.Map.Metadata.FGDC.dll

shpio.dll

AcMapObjClassUI.arx

Autodesk.Spatial.Studio.Fdo.dll

SHPProvider.dll

AcMapOrcl.arx

Autodesk.Spatial.Studio.Ui.dll

SqlServerProvider.dll
 
AutoCAD 2008

acad.exe

AcViewMgr.arx

acadlt.exe

AcVMTools.arx

AcCamera.arx

AcVpPlace.arx

AcDashboard.arx

AcXrefService.arx

AcDataLink.arx

AdComFolderWatch.dll

acdb17.dll

AdImaging.dll

AcdbMgd.dll

AdInfoCenter.dll

acDcFrame.arx

AdIntImgServices.dll

AcDgnIO.dbx

adui17.dll

AcDim.arx

anav.dll

AcDx.dll

ASMAHL120A.dll

AcDxUi.dll

axdb.dll

AcEAttedit.arx

Battman.arx

acETransmit.dll

direct3d9.hdi

acgs.dll

dswhip.dll

AcGsConfig.arx

dwfplot9.hdi

acismobj17.dbx

gdiplot9.hdi

AcLauncher.exe

MC3.dll

AcLayer.dll

Oce9.hdi

AcMgdInternal.dll

oletohdi9.dll

acopm.arx

pdfplot9.hdi

AcOpmExt.arx

plcfmgr.dll

AcPEXCtl.arx

prntprog.dll

AcProject17.dll

senddmp.exe

AcPublish.arx

ShareMFC.dll

AcSceneCOM.dll

styleeng.dll

AcSceneUI.arx

szb9.hdi

AcSmNav.arx

vl.arx

AcSmSheetList.arx

vlreac.dll

AcStd.arx

whohas.arx

AcTable.arx

wopengl9.hdi

AcTcTools.arx

WSCommCntr1.exe

AcVBA.arx

xesgdi9.hdi

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