# AutoCAD MEP 2010

# gbXML Export Hotfix

## Description of Problem

When using the GbXMLExport command, sometimes the following issues occur:

- duplicate windows or doors are exported
- doors or windows are assigned to incorrect spaces
- some interior surfaces (walls) are created as exterior ones

These issues are resolved with the gbXML Export Hotfix.

## Instructions to install the gbXML Export Hotfix

You must have administrative privileges on your Microsoft® Windows® operating system to complete the installation process.

This installation requires you to replace the following files:

- AecArchBase.dbx
- AecArchX.arx
- AecSpaceOffsetRulesManager.dll

### To Replace the AecArchBase.dbx, AecArchX.arx and AecSpaceOffsetRulesManager.dll Files:

1. Close all software applications.
2. Navigate to your product installation folder; for example C:\Program Files\AutoCAD MEP 2010.
3. Rename the affected original file.
   - In the product installation folder, right-click the AecArchBase.dbx file and rename it AecArchBase.bak.
   - In the product installation folder, right-click the AecArchX.arx file and rename it AecArchX.bak.
   - In the product installation folder, right-click the AecSpaceOffsetRulesManager.dll file and rename it AecSpaceOffsetRulesManager.bak.
4. Based on the product you have installed, double click the appropriate file.
   - gbXML_Export_Hotfix_32bit.zip or gbXML_Export_Hotfix_64bit.zip.
5. Extract AecArchBase.dbx, AecArchX.arx and AecSpaceOffsetRulesManager.dll files to the product installation folder.

### Uninstall hotfix:

To remove this hotfix, delete the new AecArchBase.dbx, AecArchX.arx and AecSpaceOffsetRulesManager.dll files that you downloaded to the product installation folder and restore the files you renamed in Step 3 to the original name.