Thank you for downloading AutoCAD^® Civil 3D 2011 Update 2

This readme contains the latest information regarding the installation and use of this update. It is strongly recommended that you read this entire document before you apply this update to your product. AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Update 2 contains the fixes included in AutoCAD 2011 Update 2 and AutoCAD Map 3D 2011 Update 2. Because AutoCAD Civil 3D is built on AutoCAD® and AutoCAD® Map 3D, it is recommended that you also review the AutoCAD and AutoCAD Map 3D readme files at the following locations. For reference, you should save these documents to your hard drive or print a copy.

AutoCAD® 2011 Update 2 Readme

AutoCAD® Map 3D® 2011 Update 2 Readme

Contents

• Who Should Install This Update?
• Supported Operating Systems
• Information for Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users
• Primary Issues Resolved by This Update
• General Installation Information
  • Before You Begin
  • About Windows Command Line Switches
• Installation Instructions
  • Apply This Update to a Stand-Alone Installation
  • Apply This Update Through a Local Network
  • Apply This Update to a Network Administrative Image
  • Uninstall This Update

You can apply this update to the following Autodesk products running on all supported operating systems and languages. Be sure to install the correct update for your software. This update includes all previous hotfixes for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011.

NOTE: Before installing Update 2, you need to install Update 1. If you already have update 1 installed you can now install update 2.

AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Update 1

You can also use Communication Center to install the Live Update Maintenance Patches, which will automatically show the correct update for your product.

32-bit Product	Update
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011	c3d2011_win32_sp2.exe

64-bit Product	Update
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011	c3d2011_win64_sp2.exe

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Supported Operating Systems

You can use this update with the following operating systems below.

Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Service Pack 3 (SP3) of the following:

• Microsoft^® Windows^® XP Home Edition
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Service Pack 2 (SP2) of the following:

• Microsoft^® Windows Vista^® Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business
• Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit
• Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit
• Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit

The following Windows^® 7 operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
• Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
• Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit
• Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
• Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

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When applying this update you may recieve a windows prompt with options to "Automatically close applications and attempt to restart them after setup is complete" or "Ignore". It is recommended that you do not click the "Automatically close applications and attempt to restart them after setup is complete" option. Instead, press "Ignore" at the prompt. It is also recommended that you reboot your system after installing the update.

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The following issues have been fixed:

Alignments

• When using multisegments, the station range of a surface profile is now the same as the station range of the alignment.

API

• StationOffsetElevationToBaseline no longer returns inconsistent values when queried multiple times for the same object.
• Alignment.StationOffset() no longer returns inconsistent values.

Corridor Design

• Corridor feature lines now connect when the center alignment and the offset alignment have different station ranges.

Corridor Volumes

• When generating materials automatically by sample line group, canceling the dialog no longer causes AutoCAD Civil 3D to close unexpectedly.

Feature Lines

• An unexpected error that occurs when editing a feature line has been resolved.

General/Other

• A delay displaying contours on when first opening a drawing has been resolved.
• If the ApplyTransform check box on the Transformation tab of drawing settings in not selected, AutoCAD Civil 3D no longer sets the reference point on the AutoCAD Geo Data object.
• AutoCAD Civil 3D no longer stops responding after the installation of Autodesk Raster Design.
• An unexpected error that occurs when opening a drawing using the Civil 3D as AutoCAD profile has been resolved.
• An unexpected error that occurs when closing a drawing using the Civil 3D as AutoCAD profile has been resolved.
  

Hydrology and Hydraulics

• Importing a localized DXF as a background image in Storm Sewers no longer generates an error.
• Pipe diameter is properly matched when importing a LandXML file into Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis.

Performance

• Memory performance has been improved when repeatedly opening drawings with Alignments.
• Cogo Point, Parcel, Grading, Lot Line, Alignment, Feature Line, and Survey Figure objects should now display proxy graphics and bounding boxes in accordance with the AutoCAD PROXYGRAPHICS and PROXYSHOW variables.
• Moving tables no longer causes AutoCAD Civil 3D to stop responding.
• Performance when triangulating surfaces in 64bit has been improved.
• Hardware Acceleration no longer causes model space to flicker, a white viewcube background, or AutoCAD Civil 3D to stop responding.

Pipes

• When reopening a drawing with referenced pipes in Section Views, the referenced pipes now show in section view and network section labels no longer disappear from the drawing.
• Pipe Style elements properly honor color as defined in the style.
• Structures with insertion points that are not centered are now correctly placed in the drawing.
• Drawing audit now repairs .NET pipe rules.

Points

• When selecting all points, then editing the column width, AutoCAD Civil 3D no longer stops responding.
• Importing points using custom file import no longer causes an unexpected close.
• Toggling Toolspace status no longer causes an error after exiting.
• Changes to the priority order of Description Key Sets are now retained as expected.
• An unexpected error that occurs when adding points to a dynamic points table when there are two or more tables has been resolved.

Profile View

• OSNAP behavior is now supported with multiple split profile views.

Project Management

• When exiting AutoCAD Civil 3D while logged into Autodesk Vault, a message that the AutoCAD Application has stopped working is no longer generated.
• Corridors with offset alignments are now displayed as expected when XREFed.
• Importing an AutoCAD Civil 3D project into Autodesk Vault no longer causes an unexpected close.

Surface

• Surface Style elements properly honor plot settings as defined in the style.

Survey

• The order of observations has been corrected to allow proper adjustment of north azimuth surveys.
• In Observation Editor, if the default point number is changed, two new points are no longer created.
• In Observation Editor, descriptions are now saved when entering new observations.
• Importing survey points using the CAiCE migration tool and CAiCE point format no longer causes AutoCAD Civil 3D to close unexpectedly.
• When right-clicking the traverse name in the Traverse Editor panorama and selecting Traverse Analysis, AutoCAD Civil 3D no longer stops responding.

User Interface

• Toolbox content in the Panorama window can now be saved.
• When rolling over an MPOLYGON object the tooltip no longer causes AutoCAD Civil 3D to close unexpectedly.
  

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• Before You Begin
• About Windows Command Line Switches

As you prepare to install this update, keep the following in mind:

Back Up Custom Files

It is recommended that you back up all custom CUIX, MNR, and MNL files before you apply this update.

Administrative Privileges

During installation, you will be prompted for the original installation media or a network image. In order to apply this update, you must have administrative privileges to install and uninstall products.

Network Deployment

Administrators can deploy this update over a network using the Deployment Wizard.

About Your Product

After you install, product information displays in the About dialog box.

Reboot

After you install, it is recommended to reboot your system even if not prompted.

 

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The following Microsoft Windows command line switches are built into this update:

• /e – Extracts the MSP file 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 this update to multiple computers.

Instructions about how to use the /e command line switch are included in the installation procedures that follow.

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• Apply This Update to a Stand-Alone Installation
• Apply This Update Through a Local Network
• Apply This Update to a New Network Administrative Image
• Uninstall This Update

Follow these instructions to install this update on a single computer.

1. Download the update and save it to any folder.
2. If required, insert the product media (for example, the AutoCAD Civil 3D installation disc) or make sure the installation source files are avaliable.
3. Find the folder where you saved the update and double-click the executable (EXE) file.

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You can use InfoCenter to apply this update through your local network. Detailed instructions on how to set up patching through your local network are listed in the InfoCenter tab of the CAD Manager Control Utility Help.

Note: You can install the CAD Manager Control Utility from the product installation media. Select Install Tools and Utilities and then select Autodesk CAD Manager Tools.

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NOTE: Update 2 cannot be deployed through an administrative image. You can apply update 2 at the workstation as long as it is already patched to Update 1.

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Windows XP

1. From the Start menu (Windows), click Settings > Control Panel.
2. In Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs.
3. In the Add or Remove Programs window, select the Show Updates option.
4. Find the appropriate update in the list of programs. Click Remove.

Windows Vista and Windows 7

1. From the Start menu (Windows), click Control Panel.
2. Click Programs.
3. Click Programs and Features.
4. In the Programs and Features window, in the left pane, click View Installed Updates.
5. Find the appropriate update in the list of updates. Click Uninstall.
   

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