AutoCAD Civil 2009 Update 1 Readme
In a continuing effort to provide high quality products, Autodesk has released
AutoCAD Civil 2009 Update 1.
AutoCAD Civil 2009 Update 1 also contains all the fixes included in AutoCAD
2009 Update 1.
This Readme contains information regarding the installation and use of this
update. It is strongly recommended that you read this entire document before
you apply the update 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:
This update, Civil2009SP1.exe, is for all versions of AutoCAD Civil 2009
running on English-language and non-English-language operating systems.
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It is recommended that you create a backup of all custom CUI (menu customization)
files before installing the update. These files are located in the
following locations:
Microsoft® Windows® XP: Documents and
Settings\<user name>\Application Data\Autodesk\Civil09\enu\Support
folder
Microsoft® Windows® Vista: <user name>\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Civil09\enu\Support
folder
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During the installation of this update, you may be prompted for the original
installation media or network image.
Important: You cannot run an automatic uninstall to remove this update.
To restore your version of AutoCAD Civil 2009 to its pre-update state, uninstall
AutoCAD Civil 2009 and reinstall it.
The Windows command line switches built into this update are as follows:
- /e - Extracts the MSP file from the update executable.
- /p - Extracts a patch list from the update executable.
- /q - Suppresses the completion message after the update is applied. This
is useful if you use a script or batch file to apply the update to multiple
computers.
Instructions about how to use these command line switches are included in the
procedures that follow.
- Download Civil2009SP1.exe and save it to any folder.
- Insert your AutoCAD Civil 2009 media into your media drive.
- Navigate to the folder where you saved the update.
- Double-click the executable file to begin the installation.
Use
this procedure if you want to use Communication Center to apply this update
through your local network.
To apply this update through
Communication Center using local patch list functionality
- On a machine that has AutoCAD Civil 2009 installed, install the Autodesk
CAD Manager Tools. To install the Autodesk CAD Manager Tools, insert the
AutoCAD Civil 2009 product media and select Install Tools and Utilities.
On the Select the Products to Install page, select Autodesk CAD Manager
Tools. Click Next to review and accept the License Agreement, then click
Install the start the installation.
NOTE: The update should not be installed on this machine.
- In a shared location, create a folder where the patches will be downloaded
to (example: \\servername\shared_folder_location\ ).
- Click Start > Programs > Autodesk > CAD Manager Tools > CAD
Manager Control Utility.
- Select AutoCAD Civil 2009 from the drop-down list and click OK.
- On the InfoCenter tab, under Communication Center Panel, select Enable
Live Updates. From the drop-down list, select Receive Live Updates from
Local Network.
- Select Browse and browse to the previously created shared location (example:
\\servername\shared_folder_location\ ).
- Select Manage Patches. This option will connect with the Autodesk servers
and allow you to download any available patches for your current installation
of AutoCAD Civil 2009.
- Under Manage Patches you will see AutoCAD Civil 2009 Service Packs listed.
Select the update you want to apply. Under Action Type select Add To Patch
Folder and select Update Patch Folder.
- Under details you will see "downloaded to local patch folder on <time><date>".
- Click Close.
In AutoCAD Civil 2009, ensure the Communication Center is configured.
Once it is configured you will see that a Live Update Maintenance Patch
is available.
The following two methods of distributing AutoCAD Civil 2009 Update 1 apply only to administrative images created with the AutoCAD Civil 2009 Network Installation wizard. After you complete these procedures, any
new deployments of AutoCAD Civil 2009 will have the update applied
to them automatically.
NOTE: In both of the following procedures, the update
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 AutoCAD Civil 2009 Update 1 to a new AutoCAD Civil 2009 administrative image
- From the Autodesk Product Support website, download Civil2009SP1.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>
- From the installation media, select Create Deployment.
- Select the location of your deployment and provide a name, and then
click Next.
- Select the products you would like to install, and then click Next.
- On the Configure page, select the Configure button to customize the
deployment.
- Continue with the customizations of the deployment. On the Include Service
Packs page, use the ellipses button to browse to the location of the MSP
file that was downloaded and extracted from the executable file.
- Select an option to either merge or append the installation of the update.
Merging the installation installs both AutoCAD Civil and the update during
the product installation. Appending the installation installs AutoCAD
Civil and then installs the update.
- Complete the customizations and select Configuration Complete, then
select Create Deployment.
To apply AutoCAD Civil 2009 Update 1 to an existing AutoCAD Civil 2009 administrative image
NOTE: Before applying AutoCAD Civil 2009 Update 1 to
the existing AutoCAD Civil 2009 administrative image, ensure that all client
machines have already been updated with Update 1.
- From the Autodesk Product Support website, download Civil2009SP1.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 created the original AutoCAD Civil 2009 deployment
there is a "modify <deployment name>" shortcut. Double-click
this shortcut.
- On the Install Framework page, you can select a new name or location for
the deployment.
- On the Begin Deployment page, specify a new name or leave the name as-is.
- Review and make any changes required on the Review - Configure - Create
Deployment page.
- Select Configure and then make any appropriate changes on the Include
Service Packs page. Now use the ellipses button to browse to the location
of the MSP file that was downloaded and extracted from the executable file.
- Select an option to either merge or append the installation of the update.
Merging the installation installs both AutoCAD Civil and the update during
the product installation. Appending the installation installs AutoCAD Civil
and then installs the update.
- Complete the customizations and select Configuration Complete, and then
select Create Deployment. Now any new deployments of AutoCAD Civil 2009
will have the update applied to them automatically.
As a result of detailed information from customers who used the Customer
Error Reporting Utility, a number of issues in the following areas were
identified and fixed in this update:
- API
- Audit
- Corridor Design
- Feature Lines
- Grading
- Install
- Lines/Curves
- Parcels
- Points
- Save As
- Settings
- Surface
- Survey
This update includes the resolution of over 100 issues. This section
of the readme documents the resolved issues that previously caused
loss of data, unexpected failures of AutoCAD Civil, or reflect a
change in functionality.
General
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You can now open a drawing in AutoCAD Civil 2009 that was created
in a previous version. Previously, the program would close unexpectedly
in certain situations.
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Selecting Arbitrary X-Y Coordinate System on the Units and Zones
tab in the Drawing Settings dialog box no longer causes the program
to close unexpectedly.
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Inserting a block from a tool palette no longer causes the program
to close unexpectedly.
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The shortcut notification window in a client drawing is now displayed
when the source drawing is modified and saved.
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When you create a deployment and add a shortcut name in the shortcut
parameter, such as "/p c:\profile.arg", the program
no longer closes unexpectedly when you attempt to install using
the deployment.
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Object styles persist as expected when you use the Copy and Paste
commands on objects. Previously, using these commands to copy
and paste objects would randomly cause some object styles to disappear.
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Closing a drawing no longer causes the Toolspace Prospector window
to close unexpectedly.
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A temporary drawing object that is created when you use the View/Edit
Corridor Section command is now being deleted when you exit the
command.
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Creating parcel lot lines, alignments, and grading feature lines
from an xref entity no longer causes the Audit command to issue
an error about invalid linetypes.
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Inserting a drawing that contains proxies no longer causes the
program to close unexpectedly.
Alignments
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The start station and end station properties for a fourth spiral
in a SCSSCS curve group now display the correct values in the
Alignment Entities panorama vista.
API
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When using the API extension dictionary, objects are now properly
propagated across data references for all object types.
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Performance is improved when you use AeccPoints:: AddMultiple()
to add points.
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In the AeccSettingsSurfaceBuildOptions object, the values for
ElevationMin and ElevationMax are now correct. Previously these
values were reversed.
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AeccStyle:: ExportTo() no longer displays a Map error dialog box.
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The AeccPipe:: ConnectToStructure() method now works as expected
when you call the Disconnect() method.
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AeccPoints::ImportPoints() now works as expected. Previously,
the program would close unexpectedly when running this command
in a file with duplicate point numbers.
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The AeccParcel:: AddSingleSegmentLabel() and AeccParcel:: AddMultipleSegmentLabels()
methods now work as expected.
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The AeccSurveyLandXMLPropertiesRoot:: getitems() method now returns
the LandXML extended properties for the object. Previously, the
method returned the LandXML properties for the survey database.
Corridor Design and Subassemblies
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Alignments, feature lines, polylines, and profiles created from
corridor feature lines are now created at the correct location.
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Material volume calculations are now computed correctly for subassemblies
that contain structural parts. Previously, in situations where
these subassemblies overlapped it resulted in crossing line segments
and omitted material in the material volume calculations.
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Material volume calculations are now consistent across stations
in situations where surface overhang causes surfaces to join incorrectly
in the cross section view.
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Layers now work as expected when you insert a DWG that contains
a corridor as an xref. Previously, the layer settings were ignored.
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Using the View/Edit Corridor Section command when data references
are broken no longer causes the program to close unexpectedly.
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Hatch components are now configured properly in section views.
Previously, they displayed as solid black.
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Using the View/Edit Corridor Section command to edit the lane
width of the LaneInsideSuperLayerVaryingWidth subassembly now
works as expected.
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The Import Subassembly command now supports a package file that
contains multiple localized languages. At import time the localized
language that matches the installation will be extracted.
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The Frequency setting along curves in corridors is now working
as expected. Previously, this setting was only honoring a section
of the curve.
Cross Section Views
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Cross sections now update consistently and reflect changes that
are made to the corridor using the View/Edit Corridor Section
command.
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Sample line label visibility is now determined by the sample line
layer. Previously, the visibility was determined from the sample
line group layer.
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The section 1 and section 2 columns are now correctly displayed
by default in the Section View Bands dialog box. Previously, they
were hidden by default.
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Corridor sections that are included as xrefs in a drawing are
now drawn as expected.
Grading and Feature Lines
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Elevations at grading projection line points can now be edited.
Previously, in situations where the start or end of a grading
touched a PI point of the feature line, those elevations could
not be edited.
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Creating a feature line from an alignment and then attempting
to weed the feature line using the Options button on the Feature
Line Properties dialog box no longer causes the program to close
unexpectedly.
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Creating a feature line from an alignment, with the Weed Points
option cleared, now creates the feature line with correct data.
Previously, the feature line would extend beyond the length of
the associated profile and it would ignore the specified elevation
values.
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Using the Create Feature Lines From Alignment command and selecting
the option to Weed Points no longer causes the program to close
unexpectedly.
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Creating a feature line from a polyline now creates critical curves.
Previously, there were conversion errors in situations where there
were very short lines between two arcs.
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Editing the curve radius on a feature line no longer causes the
program to become unresponsive.
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Using the Stepped Offset command no longer causes the program
to become unresponsive.
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Grading feature lines created from a corridor feature line that
contains gaps or breaks are now created in the correct location.
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Daylight lines are now created correctly for gradings that overlap
each other.
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Surfaces are now built correctly from grading groups. Previously,
the grading surface did not always respect the grading results.
To ensure correct results when you open a drawing, you should
rebuild the surface.
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Erasing a grading, using the Undo command, and then saving the
drawing no longer causes the program to close unexpectedly when
you try to reopen the drawing.
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Several issues involving grading objects and feature lines on
locked layers have been resolved and the program no longer closes
unexpectedly when the drawing is saved or the layer is unlocked.
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Creating a grading transition with a near-zero distance is no
longer allowed. Previously, entering values smaller than 0.0001
would cause the program to close unexpectedly.
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Using the Audit command on drawings created in Civil 3D 2008 no
longer changes the elevation points on feature lines.
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Opening a drawing that contains shortcuts after using VBA no longer
causes the program to become unresponsive.
Labels
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The grade in and grade out properties for Profile Geometry Point
labels at Profile Start, Profile End, Overall Low Point, Vertical
Curve-Tangent Intersect, Distance to Previous, and Distance to Next
now display the correct values.
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Points that are imported with a scale in the parameters now display
labels correctly. Previously, the labels were offset.
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The Labels Properties dialog box now displays the specified reference
text object name.
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The Vertical Reverse Curve Intersect Geometry Point label now has
the correct abbreviation, VRC. Previously, the text displayed as
VCC.
Important: Existing drawings that contain labels for compound/reverse
curve points will not be updated. You must delete the existing labels
and then re-label the geometry points for the labels to have the
correct values.
Lines Curves
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Using the Curve Calculator after using the Create Curve commands
no longer causes the program to close unexpectedly.
Object Enabler
Important: The Civil Object Enabler is a separate install.
You must uninstall and then reinstall the Civil Object Enabler in
order for the following changes to take effect. You can download the
most recent version of the Object Enabler at:
http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=DL11092427
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Opening previous version drawings in the Object Enabler environment
no longer causes the program to close unexpectedly.
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Autodesk® Impression is now supported with the Civil
Object Enabler.
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The following NavisWorks products are now supported with the Civil
Object Enabler.
- Autodesk® NavisWorks®
Manage 2009
- Autodesk® NavisWorks®
Review 2009
- Autodesk® NavisWorks®
Simulate 2009
Parcels
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Parcels that are exported to LandXML and then reimported no longer
cause the program to close unexpectedly.
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Using the Create Parcel From Objects command no longer causes
the program to become unresponsive.
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Using grips to edit parcels no longer causes the program to close
unexpectedly.
Pipes
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Selecting a pipe when the ribbon is displayed no longer causes
the program to close unexpectedly.
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Importing a pipe network from a LandXML file, and then deleting
some pipe network objects and exporting the revised pipe network
to LandXML no longer causes the program to close unexpectedly.
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You can now add a part family to a parts list.
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When you lay out pipes, the program now accepts the point that
you select on screen as an endpoint. Previously, the program would
randomly ignore the selected point and the command line would
continue to prompt you to select a point.
Plan Production
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Sheet numbers on match lines are now resolved if the Sheet Set
Manager .DST file is moved from its original location to a supported
search path location.
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Matchline text is now displayed in sheets that are placed into
a new drawing that contains multiple view frame groups.
Points
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In situations where child overrides exist in point labels, the
arrow is now displayed in the Edit Label Styles dialog box to
indicate the override.
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The program no longer closes unexpectedly when you open drawings
using AutoCAD Civil 2009 As AutoCAD.
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Inserting a drawing that contains points now populates the _All
Points group.
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Specifying the option Do Coordinate Transformation If Possible
when transferring points no longer causes the program to close
unexpectedly.
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The Geodetic Calculator now applies the correct transformation
Grid Scale Factor for ground coordinates.
Profiles and Profile Views
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A corridor is now correctly flagged as 'out of date' when you make
edits to the profile.
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Having a blank row in the Profile Editor no longer causes an Invalid
Input message when you click OK.
Project Manager
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Project DWFx files are now displayed properly when you use the
Preview option on the Toolspace Prospector tab.
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Dependencies are now displayed as checked out. Previously, when
you checked out a drawing from Vault that contained a dependent
drawing the dependent drawing did not display as checked out.
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Vault Explorer now displays "where used" and "used
by" for dependencies.
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The Name field is no longer read-only in the New Project dialog
box when you access this dialog box by right-clicking a survey
database on the Survey tab and selecting Add To New Vault Project.
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Opening a drawing in AutoCAD Civil, logging into Vault, and then
and setting the working folder no longer causes the program to
close unexpectedly.
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You can migrate Vault-based project XML files to the data shortcut
structure using the following process:
- Download the latest versions of all drawings (log into
Vault > set the current project > get the latest
version).
- Open the Data Shortcut Editor.
- Browse to open the project.xml file located in the local
project folder.
- From within the Data Shortcut Editor, use search and
replace. Search for $ and replace this with the local
folder name (C:\AutoCAD Civil Projects).
- Use SaveAs to create a _Shortcuts structure in the local
project folder.
- Remove the old project from Vault.
The migration is completed and drawings that are downloaded
from the server will be treated as non-Vault drawings.
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Data shortcut references now work as expected when you open
the drawing using the AutoCAD Civil 2009 As AutoCAD. Previously,
all data shortcut references were broken.
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Undoing a check out of a file, and then deleting the file and
the folder in Vault Explorer, no longer causes the program to
close unexpectedly when you attempt to add a file to the project
from AutoCAD Civil.
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Shortcuts are now linked to the correct project. Previously, the
absolute path of shortcuts was saved during a temporary save and
that caused the shortcuts to be linked to incorrect projects.
Surfaces
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Turning on the display of points in the surface style for a large
surface no longer causes the program to close unexpectedly.
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Surfaces created from DEM .asc files will use the drawing units
if no unit is specified in the .asc file.
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Creating a surface from a DEM that has the Files of Type set to
ESRI Binary Grid (*.adf) no longer causes the program to close
unexpectedly.
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Computing a volume surface no longer causes the program to close
unexpectedly.
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Using the Bounded Volumes command now returns the correct volumes.
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Rebuilding a grading surface after moving the end of a feature
line no longer causes the program to close unexpectedly.
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Using the Surface Properties command on a finished ground surface
no longer causes the program to close unexpectedly.
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Negative contour lines are now displayed correctly. Previously,
if surface data that existed in the specified contour range consisted
of a single data point, negative contour lines were not displayed
for the surface.
Survey
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On the Survey tab in Toolspace, the previews for Figures, Networks,
and Setups now work as expected.
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When the CgPoints option is cleared in the Import Survey LandXML dialog
box, associated figures are no longer created.
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The LandXML Extended Properties are now saved after you close a survey
database.
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The Name and Description fields in the item list view for a new Network
and for Network Properties are now displayed when the Preview options
are selected.
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Reimporting a field book after using the Browse To Survey Data command
no longer causes the program to close unexpectedly.
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The program no longer closes unexpectedly if you close the survey
database and then reopen it while the Survey Point Editor panorama
vista is open.
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The Import Survey LandXML command now imports CgPoints correctly.
Previously, some points were skipped during import.
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LandXML properties are now saved when you close the survey database.
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AutoCAD Civil 2009 Module Loading Hotfix
This utility resolves an issue where the incorrect loading of modules
caused the program to close unexpectedly when you tried to open drawings
from a previous release that contained point objects.
All fixes included in the AutoCAD 2009 Update 1 are also included in the AutoCAD Civil 2009 Update 1.
Problems Reported with 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:
- 3D Visual Styles
- Annotation Scaling
- External References (xref) palette
- Raster Images
- Partial Open
- Plot
- Properties Palette
- Hatch
- Remote text (rtext)
General Updates
The following defects have also been fixed:
.NET API
- When a .NET function with a LispFunction attribute has the return type as object, an exception is thrown in AutoCAD.
Annotation Scaling
- A drawing that contains a large number of anonymous blocks and copies of annotative entities created in AutoCAD 2007, or an earlier release, opens slowly in AutoCAD 2009.
- A scale is infinitely enumerated when you insert a drawing that contains the same scale as a block or an external reference (xref).
Attributes
- When you attempt to display a tooltip of a multiline text (mtext) attribute that contains 281 characters or more, AutoCAD crashes.
- When you move a block using an insertion grip, mtext attributes move incorrectly.
- When the default value of an mtext attribute in a block contains a field, you cannot edit the attribute text to replace the field with other data.
Blocks
- When you insert or redefine a block that contains attributes on a locked layer, AutoCAD crashes.
- When you change the scale of a block through the Properties Palette, an attribute displays incorrectly.
Export a Layout to Model Space
When you export a layout to model space the following occurs:
- The linetype scale changes.
- Dimension arrowheads do not display.
- Text does not rotate correctly.
- Drawing properties are lost.
External Reference ESW
- The External References palette does not display when auto-hidden and used with the XREF or IMAGE commands are used.
Hatch
- When you recreate a hatch boundary, it consists of separate line segments rather than a closed polyline.
Hide/Shade
- When you plot, objects in an xref are not correctly hidden.
Menu Browser
- You cannot access the menu browser in a non-English version of AutoCAD using the shortcut Alt+Key.
Multileader (mleader)
- When created on a rotated UCS, a multileader does not respect POLAR or ORTHO settings.
Multiline Text (mtext)
- When you drag and drop a drawing while the In-Place Text Editor is active, AutoCAD crashes.
- When some of the values in the In-Place Text Editor are changed, AutoCAD crashes.
- Some mtext objects with double byte characters display as a single line.
Open/Save
- When you attempt to save a file with a long file name, AutoCAD may crash.
- When you drag and drop a file from Windows Explorer into the AutoCAD title bar while in Single Document Interface (SDI) mode, AutoCAD may crash.
- When you attempt to open multiple files from Windows Explorer, only the first selected file opens.
Partial Open
- When the OPENPARTIAL system variable is set to 1, if you use the PURGE command, drawings may become corrupted.
Plot
- When you plot upside-down, an OLE object does not plot correctly.
Property Palette
- In the Properties palette, the Dimension Style control may display an incorrect dimension style name.
Publish
- In the Publish dialog box, the Publish To setting always defaults to DWF format even if you select a different setting.
Quick Properties
- When you change the theme of your operating system while running AutoCAD and then click the Quick Properties window, AutoCAD crashes.
RECOVER
- When you open some valid drawings, you are prompted to use the RECOVER command.
Render
- When you use the RENDER command with certain drawings that contain textured
objects, AutoCAD crashes.
Ribbon
- When acad.CUI is loaded as a partial CUI, some buttons in the multiline text (mtext) ribbon contextual tab fail.
- On a ribbon panel, you may not be able to move items between rows.
- A ribbon panel continues to display after it is removed from a ribbon tab.
- A button image used on a ribbon panel that is loaded from a resource DLL file lacks a transparent background.
- If you transfer a ribbon panel and a tab, buttons display small.
- Enterprise, main, and partial CUI files display multiple ribbon tabs in workspaces.
- You cannot control a ribbon tab when you use more than one non-AutoCAD CUI file.
- A ribbon tab and/or menu macro may not function properly when referenced from multiple CUI files.
- If you load a CUI file that references a missing BMP file, a fatal error displays.
Visual LISP
- The AutoLISP Redraw function fails to hide or highlight objects.
ZOOM
- When you zoom while inserting some blocks, AutoCAD crashes.
Known Issues with This Update
After you apply this update, you may experience the following ribbon customization-related problems:
An Incorrect or Missing Ribbon Tab
Known Issue: When you
display a ribbon tab from a partial or Enterprise CUI file, the ribbon tab
displays incorrectly or is missing.
Workaround: To correctly display a ribbon tab, recreate the workspace used to display the ribbon tab from scratch. Do not duplicate or attempt to update the workspace. Once you create a new workspace, set the workspace current. The ribbon tab should display correctly.
For a partial CUI file, before you add a ribbon tab to a workspace, use the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor to change the customization group name of the file. The customization group name is represented by the uppermost node of the tree in the Customization In pane.
A Blank Image for a Command
Known Issue: On a ribbon panel, the image associated with a command defined in the Command List pane displays as a blank icon.
Workaround: To recreate a ribbon command item on a ribbon panel, delete it. Then, from the Command List pane, add the command to the ribbon panel.
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