AutoCAD P&ID 2010 Update 1 Readme

Thank you for downloading AutoCAD® P&ID 2010 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 this update to your product. For reference, you should save this document to your hard drive or print a copy.

Contents

All users of AutoCAD P&ID 2010 should install this update, even if you are not experiencing problems documented in this Readme. This update resolves issues that could cause future problems with projects, data, and AutoCAD P&ID drawings.

NOTE: The AutoCAD P&ID 2010 Update 1 contains AutoCAD 2010 Update 1. You do not need to install AutoCAD 2010 Update 1 separately.

32-bit Update
64-bit Update
AutoCADPID2010lockedUpdate_1_32.exe AutoCADPID2010lockedUpdate_1_64.exe

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

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

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

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

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Problems Reported with the AutoCAD P&ID 2010 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 commands and features:

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Problems Reported with Performance

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Problems Reported with Project Creation and Setup

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Problems Reported with Smart Line

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AutoCAD 2010 Subscription Benefits

Subscription customers can now access selected subscription benefits without logging onto the Subscription Center. The following benefits are available only to subscription customers.

Online Renewal

If you meet the online renewal program rules and your subscription expires soon, a balloon notification with the option to renew displays. This notification displays only three times. If you have already renewed your subscription, or are not a subscription customer, these options are not available.

eLearning

In InfoCenter, click the Subscription Center button. Under Benefits Center, click View eLearning Catalog or from the bottom of the Subscription Center menu click an eLearning lesson. You will be prompted to sign-in to the Subscription Center.

Search

You can access some subscription-only learning and technical support without logging onto the Subscription Center. This includes eLearning lessons.

New Advantage Packs

When a new advantage pack becomes available, a balloon notification and menu option displays. To review and download the advantage pack, click the balloon notification or menu option. You must have permission to begin the download. Contract managers and software coordinators can control access to advantage packs from the Subscription Center > Set Access from Product. Instructions for setting access permissions are provided to contract managers and software coordinators prior to advantage pack releases.

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Problems Reported with the AutoCAD 2010 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 commands and features:

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General AutoCAD 2010 Updates

The following defects have been fixed:

2D Drawing

3D Modeling

3D Navigation Tools

Action Recorder

Annotation Scaling

Blocks

Check Spelling

CUI

Data Extraction

DGN Support

Digital Signature

Dimensions

DWF

Dynamic Dimensions

Export Layout

External References

File Open

Find and Replace

General UI

Graphic System

Hatch

Image

Inquiry Tools

Keyboard Modifiers

Layers

Licensing

LiveUpdate

Measurement Tools

Migration

Multileader (mleader)

PDF

Publish

Purge

QUICKCALC

Recover

Reference Edit

Ribbon

Section & Flatten

Seek

Snaps

Visual Lisp

UCS

Xrefs

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Before You Begin

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.

Start AutoCAD P&ID 2010

It is recommended that you start and exit AutoCAD P&ID 2010 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.

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Apply This Update to a Stand-Alone Installation

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

  1. If you are a secondary user, start and exit AutoCAD P&ID 2010.
  2. Download the update and save it to any folder.
  3. If required, insert the product media (for example, the AutoCAD P&ID installation disc).
  4. Find the folder where you saved the update and double-click the executable (EXE) file.

Restoring a Missing Default Project in Secondary User Installations

Note: If a secondary user installs AutoCAD P&ID 2010 Update 1 without first running AutoCAD P&ID 2010, the default project will not be visible in Project Manager.

To resolve this problem, do the following:

  1. Uninstall AutoCAD P&ID 2010 Update 1.
  2. Open Registry Editor and delete the following registry folder:

    \\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD

  3. Double-click the AutoCAD P&ID 2010 icon on the desktop to start AutoCAD P&ID 2010.
  4. Exit AutoCAD P&ID 2010 and install Update 1.

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Apply This Update Through a Local Network

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

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Apply This Update to a Network Administrative Image

The following distribution method applies 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, append this update to the 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 an 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 the following information 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 click Configure when allowed. On the Include Service Packs page, do one of the following:
    Click Configuration Complete.
  8. Follow the instructions in the Deployment wizard to complete the update deployment.

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Apply this Update to Side by Side AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD P&ID 2010 Installations

Note: Stand-alone AutoCAD 2010 installation fails when applied to an AutoCAD P&ID 2010 installation with a network license with AutoCAD P&ID 2010 Update 1 previously applied. To prevent this failure, first install AutoCAD 2010 Update 1, then install AutoCAD P&ID 2010 Update 1. To resolve this issue after a failed installation, do the following:

  1. Uninstall AutoCAD P&ID 2010 Update 1.
  2. Install AutoCAD 2010 Update 1 with any license.
  3. Install AutoCAD P&ID 2010 Update 1.

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Uninstall This Update

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. 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

  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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Depending on the type of installation you choose (32-bit or 64-bit), this AutoCAD P&ID Update 1 updates the following files:

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