AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Update 2.1 Readme
In a continuing effort to provide high quality products, Autodesk has released AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Update 2.1.
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Update 2.1 also contains all the fixes included in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Update 1, AutoCAD 2009 Update 1, AutoCAD 2009 Update 2, AutoCAD Map 3D 2009 Update 1 and AutoCAD Map 3D 2009 Update 2.
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, C3D2009SP2.1.exe, is for all versions of AutoCAD Civil 3D 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 customisation) files before installing the update. These files are located in the following locations:
Microsoft® Windows® XP: Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data\Autodesk\C3D 2009\eng\Support folder
Microsoft® Windows® Vista: <user name>\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\C3D 2009\eng\Support folder
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During the installation of this update, you may be prompted for the original installation media or network image.
- The following benign error message may be displayed when installing this update on non-English language operating systems, or when the English product is installed on a non-English locale:
Resource Manager Error: Cannot load resource only DLL: C:\Program Files\AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009\AecResMgr50eng.dll
This error message may also be displayed when running the AutoCAD Civil 3D Content Browser feature on certain non-English language operating systems. If you see this error message, simply click OK and proceed with the update installation or with using the Content Browser.
Important: You cannot run an automatic uninstall to remove this update. To restore your version of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 to its pre-update state, uninstall AutoCAD Civil 3D 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 has been 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 C3D2009SP2.1.exe and save it to any folder.
- Insert your AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 media into your media drive.
- Navigate to the folder where you have 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 3D 2009 installed, install the Autodesk CAD Manager Tools. To install the Autodesk CAD Manager Tools, insert the AutoCAD Civil 3D 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 3D 2009 from the drop-down list and click OK.
- On the InfoCenter tab, under the 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 3D 2009.
- Under Manage Patches you will see the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Service Packs listed. Select the update that 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 3D 2009, ensure the Communication Center has been configured. Once it is configured you will see that a Live Update Maintenance Patch is available.
The following two methods of distributing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Update 2 apply only to administrative images created with the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Network Installation wizard. After you complete these procedures, any new deployments of AutoCAD Civil 3D 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 3D 2009 Update 2.1 to a new AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 administrative image
- From the Autodesk Product Support website, download C3D2009SP2.1.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 customise the deployment.
- Continue with the customisations 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 Civil 3D and the update during the product installation. Appending the installation installs Civil 3D and then installs the update.
- Complete the customisations and select Configuration Complete, then select Create Deployment.
To apply AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Update 2.1 to an existing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 administrative image
NOTE: Before applying AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Update 2.1 to the existing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 administrative image, ensure that all client machines have already been updated with Update 2.1.
- From the Autodesk Product Support website, download C3D2009SP2.1.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 3D 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 Civil 3D and the update during the product installation. Appending the installation installs Civil 3D and then installs the update.
- Complete the customisations and select Configuration Complete, and then select Create Deployment. Now any new deployments of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 will have the update applied to them automatically.
The following are known issues in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009.
Issue: Pipe null structures do not display when Clean Up Pipe To Pipe Connections is selected.
Known issue: If the Clean Up Pipe To Pipe Connections tick box in the Pipe Style dialog box is selected, null structures are no longer visible.
Work-around: To display the null structures, clear the check box for the Clean Up Pipe To Pipe Connections in the Pipe Style dialog box.
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 AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Update 2:
- Audit
- Corridor Design
- Grading
- Pipes
- Plots
- Points
- Profiles
- Project Management
- Surface
- Survey
- Toolbox
This update includes the resolution of the following issues.
Pipes
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2D and 3D inside edge to inside edge pipe length values are calculated as expected.
Surfaces
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Previously, when a named drawing containing large surfaces was autosaved, the .mms files saved in the temporary location along with the autosaved drawing, were being removed inadvertently, causing them to disappear. Now the .mms files are saved for surfaces containing two million or more points. The missing .mms file error message no longer appears when the drawing is closed and reopened.
Plotting
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Using the Etransmit command no longer results in the program closing unexpectedly.
This update includes the resolution of over 70 issues. This section of the readme documents the resolved issues that previously caused loss of data or unexpected failures of Civil 3D, or reflect a change in functionality.
General
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Several issues that prevented the AUDIT command from working properly have been resolved.
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Selecting a large number of civil objects in a drawing with the Object Properties window set to Autohide no longer causes the program to close unexpectedly.
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Opening a drawing after adding a new tool to the Toolbox no longer causes the program to close unexpectedly.
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Slope stake reports now display the correct Gradient value.
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An issue with polylines not retaining their settings has been resolved. Previously, linetype settings would not remain defined when a drawing was saved and reopened.
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Previously the program may have closed unexpectedly when you selected File > Save As, or used the Save As command to change from a template to a drawing format.
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An issue with migrating point group data from previous versions of AutoCAD Civil 3D has been resolved. Previously, opening a drawing with point group data resulted in the program closing unexpectedly.
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Using the WBLOCK command to select and insert a drawing that contains pipe network parts in profile view now works as expected. Previously, attempting to insert a WBLOCK with pipe network data in profile view would result in an "Invalid" message and the insertion would not occur.
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Use of the following workflow no longer results in an unresponsive drawing or an unexpected closing of the program:
- Create a drawing in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009.
- Save the drawing in AutoCAD 2000 format.
- Open and save the drawing in AutoCAD 2006 (or an earlier version of AutoCAD).
- Reopen the drawing in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009.
API
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Setting a feature line style when you create a feature line from a polyline now works as expected. Previously, the style would be ignored.
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The XRecord attached to a point group in the API extension dictionary in a Civil 2008 drawing can now be accessed in Civil 3D 2009. Previously, the XRecord did not migrate correctly to the point group .
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The feature line name value can now be changed using the API. Also, the minimum gradient value no longer incorrectly displays the minimum level value.
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AeccAlignment::MoveToSiteless works as expected.
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The Profile View LevelMin and LevelMax values can be set as expected. You must set the LevelLocked value to True before setting the LevelMin and LevelMax values. Use the following settings:
oProfileView.LevelLocked = True
oProfileView.LevelMin = -50.0
oProfileView.LevelMax = 200.0
Corridor Design and Subassemblies
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An issue with using the Profile Grid View panorama vista to edit profiles has been resolved. VIP Level edits in the Profile Grid View are now reflected in the Corridor node on the Toolspace Prospector tab.
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Volume reports are now generated as expected. Previously when generating a volume report for a cross section, the volume calculations were incorrect.
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Using the Apply To A Range Of Chainages dialog box to specify a chainage range for an assembly override, and then selecting the corridor and expanding the View/Edit Corridor Section toolbar, no longer results in an error. Previously, the error dialog box would redisplay multiple times. In addition, attempting to save the drawing would result in the program closing unexpectedly.
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Material volumes are no longer missing from section views. Previously, the Cut Area, Fill Area, and Fill Vol properties displayed a value of zero.
Criteria Based Design
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A drawing that contains design criteria and was saved in a Windows XP environment can now be opened using Windows Vista. Previously, the design criteria file could not be found.
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Previously, it was not possible to superelevate a Carriageway with the current superelevation files. Now when you change from a crowned carriageway to a carriageway, the carriageway superelevates as expected.
Cross Sections and Cross Section Views
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Sample line vertices are now reported from left to right when working with sample line data through the API. Previously, the vertices may have been reported out of order.
Grading and Feature Lines
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An issue with Stepped Offset command has been resolved. Previously, the Stepped Offset command would not get the correct reference levels from the source feature line if the number of points on the offset feature line was less than the number of points on the source feature line. It would use zero as the reference level.
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Creating a grading feature line from a corridor and using the Smoothing parameters in the Create Feature Line from Corridor dialog box no longer returns incorrect results. The feature line is smoothed as expected.
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An issue with the Smoothing options in the Create Feature Line From Corridor dialog box has been resolved. Setting the Horizontal deviation, Arc inclusion distance, and Weeding distance parameters results in straight line segments displaying as expected.
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An issue with opening a drawing containing grading objects and pipe network data references has been resolved. After opening a drawing containing pipe network data references, use the AUDIT command before working with the data.
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The program no longer closes unexpectedly when you paste one surface into another surface with the option for automatic rebuild selected. Previously the program might close during the rebuilding process after new grading objects were added to a grading group.
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Using the Explode command on feature line arc segments created in Civil 3D 2008 no longer results in straight line segments. The Curve Tessellation: Mid-ordinate Distance setting on the 3D Geometry Tab (Site Properties Dialog Box) is enabled for editing and controls how closely the arc segment is approximated.
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An issue with creating grading transitions from straight line segments to surface targets has been resolved. In AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009, the ability to grade to an absolute level target from a straight line segment was enhanced to improve the resulting daylight line. Previously, this enhancement resulted in possible incorrect results when creating transitions from straight line segments to surface targets. Grading from straight line segments to surface targets now works as expected. Use the following registry key to enable the ability to grade to an absolute level target from a straight line segment to function as it did in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R17.2\ACAD-7000:409\AEC\5.7\AeccLand60\EnableNewTransition = 0
Set this option to 1 to allow the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 transition rule to be used for grading to an absolute level target (default if setting is not present).
Labels and Tables
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The Gradient In, Gradient Out, and Dist to VIP properties for Profile Geometry Point Labels at Gradient Break now display the correct values.
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Reference surface labels in drawings created in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2007 now display in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 as expected.
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Crest and sag curves are now correctly labelled in vertical geometry data boxes.
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Dragged profile labels from previous versions of AutoCAD Civil 3D now appear correctly. Previously, the labels appeared in an undragged state.
Lines and Curves
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The Curve from the End of Object command now returns correct results when the degree of curve is specified.
Plots
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Using the Copy To Original Coordinates command to copy plots into a new drawing, and then saving the drawing, no longer causes the program to close unexpectedly when you try to reopen the drawing.
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When you generate a Map Check report, the Northing and Easting properties now display the correct values.
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Using the Export DGN File command on a drawing that contains plots no longer causes the program to close unexpectedly.
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Editing a plot curve no longer causes the program to close unexpectedly.
Pipes
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Grip editing a pipe object with Osnaps enabled no longer causes the program to close unexpectedly.
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Copying pipe and structure rules now work as expected. Previously, some rules would be missing when the drawing was reopened.
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Pipe 2D inside edge to inside edge length values are now calculated as expected.
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Running the pipes rule "Pipe To Pipe Match" on a pipes-only network no longer causes the program to close unexpectedly.
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Structure descriptions in data shortcuts are now updated when structures are edited in the source drawing. Previously, edited structures would retain their original descriptions.
Points
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Selecting a point with QPMODE set to 1 no longer causes the program to close unexpectedly.
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Performance is improved when using the Create Points On Grid command.
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Using the WBLOCK command with points now works as expected. Previously, using the WBLOCK command to select and insert a few selected points into a new drawing would result in all of the points in the drawing being added to the WBLOCK. Now only the selected points are included.
Plan Production
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Matchline text is now displayed in sheets that are placed into a new drawing.
Profiles and Profile Views
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Creating a data shortcut to a profile in situations where the alignment does not exist in the drawing now places the alignment on the Alignment object layer. Previously, the Alignment was placed on the Profile object layer.
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A label set is now applied as expected when you create a reference profile.
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Horizontal clipping now clips to the existing ground or the highest profile, and the grid lines do not extend beyond the profile object.
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There is a workaround to prevent layout profiles from moving when profile views are copied and pasted. Do not use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V to copy and paste a profile view. This may cause the layout profiles to be displayed in a new location. To copy and paste a profile view:
- Right-click the profile view and select Basic Modify Tools > Copy.
- In the drawing, select the base point and press Enter to paste the profile view.
Project Management and Data Shortcuts
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Structure names in data shortcuts are now updated when the structure name is changed in the source drawing.
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Data references now work as expected when you copy new drawings to another computer. Previously, the data references were broken.
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Promoting a data-referenced alignment no longer causes the program to close unexpectedly.
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Checking in a drawing that contains a surface no longer causes the program to close unexpectedly.
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The $ (dollar symbol) in a file name no longer causes errors when you try to create data shortcuts.
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Undoing the creation of a reference alignment no longer results in the program closing unexpectedly.
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Using data shortcuts to reference multiple objects from multiple drawings into a single drawing no longer causes duplicate alignments to be displayed on the Toolspace Prospector tab when you reference multiple profiles. Now when you reference a surface, an alignment, and multiple profiles into a drawing, the Toolspace Prospector tab displays a single data-referenced alignment as expected.
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Now you can delete a source object reference and recreate it using the same name. Previously, you would not have been able to use the same name for a new data shortcut that had been previously used unless you used the external data shortcut editor to set the name as a criteria. Now the criteria for searching the object is HandleOrName instead of HandleOnly when you create a new data shortcut.
Surfaces
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Deleting a surface edge using a Fence selection no longer causes the program to close unexpectedly.
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The slope and slope arrow colour schemes set in the surface style are now correctly applied to surface properties.
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Several issues have been resolved that were causing out of memory messages to display when working with large surfaces.
Survey
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The MOD LEVS BY command now returns the expected results for control points and non-control points.
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Importing a field book with incomplete coding no longer causes the program to close unexpectedly.
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Sea Level factors are now calculated from the Mean Level. Previously, the sea level factor was calculated from the Instrument Level.
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 Civil 3D, or reflect a change in functionality.
General
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You can now open a drawing in Civil 3D 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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The 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 plot plot 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 chainage and end chainage properties for a fourth transition in a TCTTCT 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 LevelMin and LevelMax 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 AeccPlot:: AddSingleSegmentLabel() and AeccPlot:: 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 chainages 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 localised languages. At import time the localised 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 honouring 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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Levels at grading projection line points can now be edited. Previously, in situations where the start or end of a grading touched an IP point of the feature line, those levels 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 level 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 level 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 gradient in and gradient out properties for Profile Geometry Point labels at Profile Start, Profile End, Overall Low Point, Vertical Curve-Straight 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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Error messages are no longer displayed when you open a Civil 3D drawing in a localised version of Map 3D 2009 with the Civil Object Enabler installed.
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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
Plots
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Plots that are exported to LandXML and then reimported no longer cause the program to close unexpectedly.
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Using the Create Plot From Objects command no longer causes the program to become unresponsive.
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Using grips to edit plots 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 3D 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 Civil 3D, 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:\Civil 3D 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 3D 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 Civil 3D.
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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 DGM .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 DGM 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 3D 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.
The following fixes in the AutoCAD 2009 Update 2 are also included in the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Update 2.
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:
3DORBIT
Annotation Scaling
Blocks
HATCH
LAYER
MATERIALS
Menu Browser
OPEN/SAVE
PLOT
Properties Palette
PUBLISH
RENDER
The following defects have also been fixed:
3D Navigation Tools
When you use the ViewCube in some drawings, AutoCAD freezes.
.NET API
If you create a wipeout object through .NET API, a fatal error may occur.
Annotation Scaling
The scale of annotative text changes when you use LISP entmod() to change the properties of the annotative text.
Attributes
When a drawing contains xrefs, the -ATTEDIT command fails.
Autodesk Buzzsaw
In the File Navigation dialog box, when you use the Add a Buzzsaw location shortcut option, AutoCAD crashes.
Blocks
When you copy and paste a dynamic block, associative hatches do not work.
After you redefine a block definition, associative hatches in dynamic blocks display incorrectly.
When you open a drawing, a polyline in a block may have a very large width.
After you open a drawing, some dynamic blocks lose their dynamic properties.
Data Extraction
Data Extraction cannot finish operations in some cases.
The Data Extraction Combine Record Mode > Sum values option does not work correctly.
DGN Support
When you import some DGN files, AutoCAD crashes.
DIM
If alternate units is on and you edit dimension text, the alternate units text is duplicated.
Export a Layout to Model Space
If .NET 3.5 Service Pack 1 is installed and you use the EXPORTLAYOUT command on some layouts, AutoCAD may stop responding.
Find
The FIND command performs slowly when you search for text.
Groups
Rollover highlighting does not go away.
Hatch
When you bind a drawing with an xref that contains annotative hatches, AutoCAD crashes.
Hide/Shade
When you use the HIDE command with a drawing that contains text, some objects may not be hidden.
Image
When you attach a corrupted raster image to a drawing, AutoCAD crashes.
Layer
When you zoom to a locked viewport, the Layer palette updates.
Layouts
When you attempt to switch layouts in drawings, an Out of Memory crash may occur.
Materials
When you import a 3DS file with texture, AutoCAD may crash.
Menu/Toolbar
Some menu macros do not work.
Multileader (mleader)
Mleader custom arrowheads are not brought over to the drawing from the Tool palette.
Multiline Text (mtext)
When you edit mtext in a viewport, it may be duplicated in other viewports.
Object Snaps
Osnaps on polylines and mesh objects do not work correctly.
Plot
When you plot upside-down, an OLE object does not plot correctly.
A drawing that contains hatches and gradients may plot slowly.
When plot area is set to View, AutoCAD LT may crash.
Publish
When you attempt to publish multiple sheets with PUBLISHCOLLATE=1, only the first sheet of the set is plotted.
Quick Properties
When you edit multiple mtext objects through the Quick Properties palette, AutoCAD crashes.
Render
When you render some drawings, AutoCAD runs out of memory.
Ribbon
If the ribbon is displayed and you select portions of an mtext object that contains multiple formats, the mtext object becomes distorted.
Selection
When you select objects in groups, AutoCAD may crash.
Tables
When you edit text with space before or after the text within a table cell, AutoCAD crashes.
Text
When you move text to a new position within a drawing, it disappears.
Tool Palettes
When you attempt to edit the properties of multiple Tool Palette tools, an Out of Memory crash may occur.
The following fixes in the AutoCAD 2009 Update 1 are also included in the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Update 2.
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 customisation-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 as current. The ribbon tab should display correctly.
For a partial CUI file, before you add a ribbon tab to a workspace, use the Customise User Interface (CUI) Editor to change the customisation group name of the file. The customisation group name is represented by the uppermost node of the tree in the Customisation 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.
The following fixes in the AutoCAD Map 3D 2009 Update 2 are also included in the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Update 2.1.
ADE Query
Corrupt drawing data can result in a crash while executing ADE Query.
When you hover over entities with generating links, an out of memory condition occurs.
ADE Save Back
In the Map Classic workspace, the Map > Save Back > Save to Source Drawing command creates an invalid backup (.BAK) drawing file.
AutoCAD Interoperability
Selecting all the objects in a large drawing causes an out of memory condition resulting in a program crash.
Classification
When you define a Feature Class using Object Data and you do not have administrator rights, AutoCAD Map 3D crashes when you try to save or define the Object Classification definition you want to use. This issue only applies if you are running Windows Vista.
Data Table
When you edit FDO data in the Data Table and a VBA project is loaded, AutoCAD Map 3D crashes.
Display Manager
Draping vector data on a surface does not work correctly after applying AutoCAD Map 3D Update 1.
Annotative blocks are not recognised by the Style Editor.
The fence line style does not display correctly at all zoom levels.
After using the Style Dialog to change the style for a layer, memory is not released.
When a polyline layer with Advanced Placement labels is present in your map, point feature labels fail to display.
When you cut or copy a layer, an error message may display.
When you add and theme raster drawing data using a raster image referenced on an FDO layer, AutoCAD Map 3D crashes.
After you copy a layer from one drawing to another and switch to a new map, AutoCAD Map 3D crashes.
When you delete a map that contains a layer copied from another map AutoCAD Map 3D crashes.
Editing the style of a layer with a location query results in a program crash.
FDO ArcSDE
When you activate a child version, AutoCAD Map 3D may stop responding or crash.
FDO Create/Edit
New features fail to save to an SHP feature source.
When you cycle through the grip edit commands, AutoCAD Map 3D crashes.
Switching to 3D mode while attached to an FDO data set containing only a single checked-out point feature results in a program crash.
FDO Oracle
Creating a new version while features are checked-out causes the layer to disappear.
Read-only users are not supported.
FDO Raster
You cannot delete a .PNG file from the External Reference (Xref) Manager.
Editing a Raster Style while the incorrect band details are displayed results in program crash.
FDO SHP
When you create a SHP polygon from a MPolygon object, the directions of loops are reversed.
If you connect to a Shape data set with a corrupted SHX index file, AutoCAD Map 3D crashes.
FDO WMS
When you load multiple WMS layers with the Cache WMS data option enabled, AutoCAD Map 3D crashes.
When you combine WMS layers into one layer, and then set the combined layer's background to a customised colour, an exception is thrown in AutoCAD Map 3D.
GIS Annotation
When you have a drawing with checked-out annotation points, zooming to a very small view scale causes AutoCAD Map 3D to crash.
Import/Export
When you export to a Shape file, multipolygons are split into separate features.
When you import data, some attribute values are not retrieved from fields.
When you export a text element to a Shape file as a text object, table columns for the text size and angle are missing.
When you export nested polygons to a Shape file, the loop directions can be reversed.
When you import data from ArcSDE, the import fails.
When you import an SDF file created by AutoCAD Map 3D, the imported MPolygons may be distorted.
When you export a DWG file to an SDF and then connect to the resulting SDF, AutoCAD Map 3D crashes.
When you save a map with connections to FDO data sources to a DWG file, the resulting polygon and polyline entities may be distorted.
When you export a map to a DWG file, the resulting entities may not have the correct scale, lineweight, or style.
If you import a Shape data set with a corrupted IDX index file, AutoCAD Map 3D crashes.
Shape files exported from AutoCAD Map 3D are not compatible with ArcGIS 9.2.
When you export MPolygons with multiple loops to SHP, the output Shape file contains only multiple single polygons.
Map Books
Geometry in inserted viewports is not published to DWF files.
Map Explorer
When you create a drawing index for an attached drawing, AutoCAD Map creates an invalid backup (.BAK) drawing file.
When you Quick View on attached drawings containing a large number of entities, AutoCAD Map 3D crashes.
Map Options
When you clear the cache, AutoCAD Map 3D crashes.
Other
When you drop a template file into the drawing area and attempt to save your changes, AutoCAD Map 3D crashes.
Numerous memory leaks have been addressed.
When you open and close a drawing, AutoCAD Map 3D leaks 12 GDI objects.
When you use the PEDIT command to join some polylines, AutoCAD Map 3D crashes.
Plot/Publish
When you publish a drawing containing a large number of entities with object data, AutoCAD Map 3D crashes.
When you publish to DWF using a password, an AutoCAD Map 3D error report displays.
If you change the plot scale of a layout view before using Plot Preview, the preview may be blank.
When you plot a layout view using a non-rectangular viewport, your plot may be blank.
FDO data is not plotted or published when your layout view contains multiple viewports.
When you plot drawings with raster images, AutoCAD Map 3D crashes due to an out of memory condition.
Points To Surfaces
Surveying Tools do not work correctly after applying AutoCAD Map 3D Update 1.
Split/Merge
When you merge polygons with certain rules applied, AutoCAD Map 3D crashes.
The following fixes in the AutoCAD Map 3D 2009 Update 1 are also included in the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Update 2.
ADE Save Back
When you save back edited objects in the save set, AutoCAD Map 3D crashes.
Calculated Fields and Intrinsic
When the stylisation rule uses a calculated property and a default style rule does not exist, selection highlighting and checked out object rendering do not work.
Display Manager
When you add a new theme to your drawing and use global characters for the legend labels, you cannot save your drawing as an AutoCAD 2004/LT 2004 drawing.
When you hover over a rotated point feature, a different highlighting style appears for this feature than for a non-rotated feature.
The Legend thumbnail becomes a long line after you zoom in and out of your drawing.
When you perform simple ACAD commands, which trigger an ACAD reactor to REGEN, AutoCAD Map 3D crashes.
When you transform a coordinate system for FDO data, the composite line style does not display.
You cannot link any stylisation to LineString layers with more than one thematic rule.
You cannot script the MAPEXPORTCURRENTMAPTODWG command because it does not respect the FILEDIA setting.
FDO ArcSDE
When you move a drawing to another machine and open it, AutoCAD Map 3D freezes when it populates the feature cache.
FDO Connect
When you connect to feature sources with unknown coordinate systems, long schema loading times can occur.
FDO Coordsys
Changing the coordinate system of a map may cause performance issues and change the drawing order of the layers.
FDO Create/Edit
The MAPFEATUREEDIT command does not work properly.
When using the COPY command, if you cancel the check out of a large number of features, AutoCAD Map 3D becomes inactive.
When you create a new road using an arc, you cannot check it into the SHP source.
When you select to work offline after deleting an SHP feature, a fatal error occurs.
When you copy a checked-out object while in 3D, AutoCAD Map 3D crashes.
You cannot copy a feature on a joined layer if that feature has a match in the secondary table.
OSNAP intersection does not work correctly with FDO features that are not checked-out.
When you use the MAPLINESTRINGCREATE command, the node OSNAP does not work for some points.
FDO Raster
When you use FDO Raster, the resolution of the image decreases compared to using the MAPIINSERT command.
When you zoom in on a 24-bit uncompressed tiff, the alignment of the image shifts.
Geospatial API
In the Draw Order mode, platform API reports incorrect layer group information.
When you remove layers and reinsert them, the draw order changes.
GIS Annotation
When you create a new annotation and add multiple '\P' codes to the label text, the space progressively increases between each line.
The new annotation text size differs from the old stylisation.
Device context labels render at twice the expected size.
The plot preview is inconsistent with the map drawing.
The text features in the Quick View Layout appear larger than in the Map drawing.
GIS Display Manager
When you paste an FDO layer into the Display Manager, the feature graphics will not display in your map.
When the theming dialog attempts to retrieve a non-existent symbol using the index from a previous selection, an unhandled exception occurs.
When you create a legend using sample data, the drawing fills with colour.
When you change a band in the Style Editor dialog, you must close and then re-open the Style Editor in order to change another band.
When you edit the scale order of a drawing, an unhandled exception occurs.
When you add a thematic rule and select a block from the symbol library as a point style, the point disappears from your drawing.
Layers that use scale dependent line styles may use an incorrect line style in the layout view and plot preview.
When you select Band details in the Style Editor, the first colour in the palette may replace the last colour previewed in the Theme dialog box.
GIS Joins
The Expression Builder properties list does not list the joined class properties.
Import/Export
When you export to a Shape file, if your drawing contains a Japanese field name, AutoCAD Map 3D converts that name to English.
When you import an object data table from AutoCAD Map 3D 2007, the order of the data fields changes.
Plot/Publish
Some point symbols are unavailable in the map sample data.
In the Plot Preview window, labels do not display correctly.
Polygon Object
When you create an MPOLYGON with outer boundaries that contain arc bulges, the boundaries are not nested correctly.
Publish to Autodesk MapGuide
When you publish a symbol layer to Autodesk MapGuide, an unhandled exception may occur.
When you publish block symbols to Autodesk MapGuide, AutoCAD Map 3D ignores the symbol's insertion point.
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