Thank you for downloading AutoCAD MEP 2009 Update 1.

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 the update to your product. For reference, you should save this readme to your hard drive or print a copy.

Contents

§  Who Should Install This Update?

§  Supported Operating Systems

§  Information for Windows Vista Users

§  Primary Issues Resolved by This Update

§  General Updates to AutoCAD MEP

§  AutoCAD MEP Problems Reported with the Customer Error Reporting Utility

§  General Updates to AutoCAD Architecture

§  AutoCAD Architecture Problems Reported with the Customer Error Reporting Utility

§  General Updates to AutoCAD

§  Known Issues With This Update

§  General Installation Information

§  Before You Begin

§  About Windows Command Line Switches

§  Installation Instructions

§  Apply This Update to a Standalone Installation

§  Apply This Update Through a Local Network

§  Apply This Update to a Network Administrative Image

§  Uninstall This Update

§  Files Patched by This Update

This update is for the following Autodesk products running on all supported operating systems and languages. Be sure to install the correct update for your software.

 

32-bit Product	Update
AutoCAD MEP 2009	MEP2009SP1.exe
AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite 2009	ARS2009SP1.exe

 

64-bit Product	Update
AutoCAD MEP 2009	MEP2009SP1.exe
AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite 2009	ARS2009SP1.exe

This update can be used with the following operating systems:

§  Microsoft^® Windows^® XP Home Edition SP2

§  Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition SP2

§  Microsoft Windows Vista^® Enterprise

§  Microsoft Windows Vista Business

§  Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate

§  Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium

§  Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

§  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

When applying this update while running AutoCAD MEP, it is recommended that you do not click the "Automatically close applications and attempt to restart them after setup is complete" option. Instead, before you install this update, close AutoCAD MEP manually.

General Updates to AutoCAD MEP

The following issues have been fixed in AutoCAD MEP 2009 Update 1:

Catalog Editor

§  Unable to Write Check Permissions error occurs when copy and paste parts into the same catalog.

Duct

§  Duct sizing does not always provide the expected size when using Metric units 

Electrical

§  Power Totals tool does not always state the correct load.

Pipe

§  Pipe segments will be offset from each other when using justification which is not Center/Center.

§  Insulation will not be applied to pipe fittings when using the match properties.

§  In some instances pipe object are not visible until a regenerate is performed.

MvPart

§  Invalid Enum Map String error when using MvPartModify on a multi-view part created via MvPartConvert command.

System

§  AutoCAD warning message when saving an External Reference. 

 

 

Problems in AutoCAD MEP 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:

§  External Reference (xref) Editing

§  Device Selection

§  Project Navigator

§  Multi-View Part Modify

§  Opening Legacy drawings

 

General Updates to AutoCAD Architecture

The following issues have been fixed in AutoCAD Architecture 2009 Update 1:

AModeler

§  The application might crash when cutting or refreshing sections or elevations containing certain structural members.

Drawing Management

§  For localized versions of AutoCAD Architecture, callouts and labels would occasionally fail to resolve when dropping views onto sheets.

§  The application might crash when viewing the external references of a project drawing that was resaved as a different project drawing type.

§  It was not possible to drag a project entity from one file to another when hardware acceleration was enabled, if the host drawing did not use the 2d wireframe visual style.

§  The application might crash when plotting immediately after cancelling a previous plot job.

IFC

§  Fillet radii would not be imported reliably for certain parameteric profiles.

§  Parametric profiles without voids would not be imported reliably.

§  Spaces with clipping and holes would not import reliably.

§  Wall styles would not be reliably converted and mapped on import.

§  Curtain walls might not be import properly on localized versions of AutoCAD Architecture.

GBXML

§  gbXML would export a value 1000 times too large for AirChangesPerHour in metric drawings.

OMF

§  The application would occasionally crash on shutdown.

Wall Objects

§  The face of a wall might not draw correctly in isometric view for certain endcap configurations.

Display System

§  Autodesk Civil 3D users could end up with a style referencing a non-existent hatch.

Miscellaneous

§  Memory would not be released to Windows when closing a drawing.

 

Problems in AutoCAD Architecture 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 to AutoCAD

The following issues 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 object, 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 of Enterprise CUI file, on the ribbon, 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.

Before You Begin

As you prepare to install this update, keep these points in mind:

§  Backup Custom Files

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

§  Administrative Privileges

During installation, you will be prompted for the original installation media or a network image. In order to apply this service pack, 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 Windows Command Line Switches

Two 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 this 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 procedures that follow.

§  Apply This Update to a Stand-Alone Installation

§  To update a stand-alone installation

§  Apply This Update Through a Local Network

§  Apply This Update to a Network Administrative Image

§  To add this update to a new administrative image

§  To apply this update to an existing administrative image

§  To Uninstall This Update

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

To update a stand-alone installation

1.    Download the update and save it to any folder.

2.    Insert the product media (for example, AutoCAD MEP).

3.    Find the folder where you saved the update and double-click the executable (EXE) file.

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

Note: The CAD Manager Control Utility can be installed from the product installation media by selecting "Install Tools and Utilities" and by then selecting the Autodesk CAD Manager Tools.

The following distribution methods apply only to administrative images created with the Deployment wizard. After you complete these procedures, subsequent deployments of your product will include this update.

In all cases, please "Append" this update to a deployment. The only time it is appropriate to "Merge" an update is if you intend to distribute the deployment through a group policy object.

The patch (update) file that you download contains a MSP (Microsoft Patch) file, which you extract from the executable file using the /e (extract) switch. For an example of the syntax, see step 2, below.

1.    From the Autodesk Product Support website, download the update EXE file to your local computer.

2.    On the Start menu (Windows), click Run. Enter information using the following syntax and click OK.

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

3.    Insert the Autodesk media and launch setup.exe.

4.    Select "Create Deployments". Click Next.

5.    On the "Begin Deployment" page, in the "Specify the Deployment Location" box, enter the shared network location where you would like to create an administrative image, or click "Browse" to find a location. Users install the product from this location.

6.    In the "Specify a Deployment Name" box, enter the name for your deployment.

7.    Continue through the Deployment wizard, and Configure when allowed. On the "Include Service Packs" page, click "Browse" to browse to the update extracted in Step 2. Notice that the update has been added in the "Service Packs Included in this Deployment" box. Click "Configuration Complete".

8.    Follow the instructions in the Deployment wizard to complete the update deployment.

1.    From the Autodesk Product Support website, download the update EXE file to your local computer.

2.    On the Start menu (Windows), click Run. Enter the following information and click OK.

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

3.    Browse to the location of the existing Administrative image.

4.    In the Tools folder, select the "Create and Modify a Deployment" shortcut.

5.    On the "Begin Deployment" page, you may change the name of the existing deployment in the "Specify the Deployment Name" box.

6.    On the "Begin Deployment page", do one of the following:

§  Select "Create a new deployment using an existing deployment as a template". Specify a new deployment name.

§  Select "Modify an existing deployment". Modify the existing deployment.

7.    Continue through the Deployment wizard, and Configure when allowed. On the "Include Service Packs" page, click "Browse" to browse to the update extracted in Step 2. Notice that the update has been added in the "Service Packs Included in this Deployment" box. Click "Configuration Complete".

8.    Follow the instructions in the Deployment wizard to complete the update deployment.

NOTE: This update cannot be uninstalled when the product is installed from a deployment (also called an administrative image) with a merged update.

Windows XP

1.    On the Windows Start menu, click Settings > Control Panel.

2.    In the 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

1.    On the Windows Start menu, 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.

Depending on the product and the type of installation, this service pack updates the following files:

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