====================================== Notice to Autodesk Inventor Customers ====================================== In a continuing effort to provide high quality products, Autodesk has released Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension Service Pack 3**, which fixes or addresses a variety of issues pertaining to Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension. This README file highlights how to install the patch, what has been fixed, and how to download the update. ================================================================================ CONTENTS ========= - Installation Instructions - Summary of issues addressed by this Service Pack - Service Pack Download Location ================================================================================ INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ========================= Autodesk Inventor 11 SP2 Client Upgrade for ADMS 2008 must be uninstalled prior to installing Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension SP3. Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension SP3 must be installed prior to installing Autodesk Inventor 11 SP3 Client Upgrade for ADMS 2008. NOTE: This patch update applies to all flavors of Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension. (1) Download the Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension Service Pack 3 patch file "Inventor11_dwfex_SP3.msp" **You must have Administrator privileges on your local machine to install Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension Service Pack 3** (2) Double-click on the downloaded file to start the install. You will also have a progress meter on your screen while the setup program is updating the files on your system. Click Finish when done. (3) If requested, please reboot your system after the service pack is installed. *For final verification, from within Autodesk Inventor, select "About Autodesk Inventor" from the Help menu. If Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension Service Pack 3 has been successfully installed, the About box displays: "Build: 546, Release: 11.5 SP3 - Date: Thu 06/07/2007" NOTE: If you perform a repair to the Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension SP3 install and have the Autodesk Inventor 11 SP3 Client Upgrade for ADMS 2008 installed - you will no longer be able to connect to the ADMS 2008. To fix this you will need to uninstall Autodesk Inventor 11 SP3 Client Upgrade for ADMS 2008 and then reinstall it. =============================================================================== Summary of customer issues addressed in Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension Service Pack 3 include: ========================================== NOTE: CER stands for Crash Error Report AUTODESK INVENTOR PROFESSIONAL 11 =========================================== TUBE & PIPE =========== Fixed the following issues: Standard component inserted with Inventor Pro, cannot be deleted with Inventor Cannot use the connection point of the fitting in subassembly which has been used in another occurrence of the same subassembly Populate Route will lose iProperty Pipe run failure Unable to select a pipe style with a previous part in the Vault. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension ========================== API === Fixed the following issues: Newsgroup: Files disappear when renaming using Design Assistant GetReferenceKey does not work for ordinate drawing dimensions When using ReplaceReference, the drawing does not update to show the newly referenced file CER: Getting BrowserPanesEvents in the OnNewEditObject event causes Inventor to crash Selection filter does not work for faces of a surface in a multi-body part TextBox.Style property does not return a TextStyle object in parts & assemblies Setting the iPartTableRow.PartName property sets the Member name instead Setting the iPartTableRow.PartName property turns the factory into custom factory iPartFactory.CreateMember method fails after modifications to the associated Excel sheet SetSuppressionCondition method fails for user parameters UnfoldMethod.AddBendTableFromFile method causes API exception/crash FlatPattern object does not support a Delete method to delete the flat pattern FamilyMember.GetNewInstance/GetInstance will cause the Project's folder setting change. Getinstance failed to keep custom iProperties ASSEMBLY MODELING ================= Fixed the following issues: Newsgroup: Part in assembly in hidden state and cant make it visible in browser Icons grayed out in the Browser CER: Crash when expanding the Origin node Newsgroup: "List by Keys" / "List by Member Name" makes iPart/iAssembly dirty Newsgroup: Save error when activating a different member of the table that uses library files iAssembly Exclude cause empty error dialog box CER: Crash when generating a member of iAssembly after table modification Newsgroup: iPart/iAssembly toolbar - unreliable behavior Regression in Rotation/Translation motion constraint CER: Crash when editing/adding/deleting constraints (failed on Update) CER: Crash when dragging a part with partial constraint CER: Crash when dragging a new created part CER: Crash when mating two parts CER: Crash when in LOD rep and try to constrain part CER: Crash editing a constraint by changing from mating to flushing Contact solver in assembly with assembly features does a calculation even with an empty contact set Copy component reuse cannot keep inmate of assembly. CER: Crash on invoking Copy Components if element node is pre-selected Document with embedded Excel sheet makes top level document dirty CER: VC++ Runtime Error when editing the replaced base component CER: Crash when closing a document after Editing in place CER: Crash when delete a feature via design doctor with this data-set Hole with termination 'To' to a second hole will result in a modeling failure Participants of mirrored assembly features dependent on visible browser content CER: Crash on applying Face Fillet or Full Round Fillet with a special workflow. CER: Crash on deleting pattern when constraints are sick CER: Crash when applying Full Round Fillet on a patterned component Search function crashes Inventor 11 when change the active window Newsgroup: Flexible assembly jumps back at the end of drag Inventor 11 crash after switching an replaced assembly flexible Inventor crashes creating flexible positional representation CER: CRASH when opening an assembly after a couple of related part files have been modified. Newsgroup: Separate items for same component in model data view Newsgroup: Incorrect count in BOM for configured patterns in an iAssembly. SIMILAR 2 IMATES CAUSE ENDLESS LOOP WHEN PLACING AT ALL MATCHING IMATES Newsgroup: Crash after modifying property in part while assembly is in a LOD rep opened from a IDW. Newsgroup: Copy DV to LOD does not dirty the assembly. Poor LOD Performance LOD won't be recognized when open IAM on different machine Inventor is terminating when an assembly is opened both in master and LOD CER: Crash after we change the material of the virtual component in LOD which is not Master CER: Crash when saving a LOD after mating distance modification CER: Crash activating a LOD on an occurrence with associative DV Ability needed to apply a rep used in many subassemblies through the Representation dialog. Newsgroup: Opening this assembly crashes After migrating from inventor 7 to r11: 'cannot open file ...', internal error in persistence operation (can't load segment amdcsegment ... CER: Crash when deleting a part in one assembly Combination of reuse and new components yields incorrect result on mirroring CER: Crash on Drag CER: Crash on dragging newly created component twice CER: Crash when clicking a surface to apply 'look at' command CER: Crash when opening an assembly CER: Crash when deleting the last extrusion feature in the part CER: Crash when open an assembly CER: Crash on open, save, or close doc linked CER: Crash when using 'design doctor' to fix the problem Newsgroup: Crash selecting a suppressed feature pattern to create a component pattern component pattern - select a part crash Inventor 11 CER: Crash when deleting a component pattern Crash when deleting a component pattern Parts invisible in the attached assembly Newsgroup: Activating positional reps crashes if project file is not used to open this assembly CER: Crash clicking slightly on the Position icon of new renamed Position SaveAs exception error after replace iParts CER: Crash when save an IAM file Newsgroup: Assembly document graphics will be blank when you place a base view with Memory Saving Mode Newsgroup: Open assembly and update it crashes Defer updates doesn't always show the yellow lightning bolt which indicates the file should be updated Rebuild all in an assembly always requires to save, even if no changes have been made! Crash on rebuild all with Voith Brazil dataset and 347 SP2a build. CER: Isolating a component in an associative DV will crash if cancel is pressed on Associative DV dialog. CER: Crash when locking a design view Newsgroup: Doing a groove weld and doing other things crashes CONTENT CENTER ============== Fixed the following issues: Newsgroup: AutoDrop, DAcc generators don't honor suppressed state of content family members "Material not found" message when user opens family dialog although materials styles are supplied Inventor is crashing when switching to Family Table in CC consumer or editor Changing the Size of a migrated Content Part gives an Error CER: Crash when using apostrophe in a new category CER: Crash when quit CC editor after copy one category structure to a writable library and create a new category Unable to copy Glasstech families to other user libraries Error message for Copy Category structure to from existing library to new read/write library Inventor crashes when family properties dialog is invoked for "McMaster-Carr Pull Action Toggle Clamp U-Bolt Arm-90 Deg (Perpendicular)" Bug Alert followed by crash for 2 families from Glasstech lib Error on publish of family properties Sphere feature from content center does not create sphere under 1 inch diameter. Newsgroup: Setting a filter in CC disables the availability of the cc-features Checking in R11 CC files overwrites migrated R10 CC files and causes reference errors Customized CC parts worked in Inventor 10 but are not working correctly in Inventor 11 New instance doesn't get created when you change the size of standard part after you've replaced the template. Wrong parts list after T&P library migration(description column not mapped after import) Threaded holes are not considered in published parts Cannot insert family components from migrated library All Lock Washer Dimensions Series come in as the same size Can't place a customer library part from CC Unable to place a file from the Inventor 11 CC library when the original part was migrated from Inventor 10 Custom material provokes crash when insert part from CC Published part does not pull in custom parameters Crash when instancing the same member several times for some families Newsgroup: Unable to include " symbol to designate inches in the description field Error for publish Family properties change Import part is invalid when replace family template Unable to publish Feature Newsgroup: Features become sick through the publish process Cannot Publish component to CC Part fails to Publish to Content Center Failed to publish to the selected library Key columns are changed unexpectedly after editing table cells Partnumber is not listed in active key columns list Once you modify a column containing special char like ":" or "[ ]" by setting expression, column cells become blank Content library fails to migrate in Inventor 11 DESIGN ACCELERATOR, FRAME GENERATOR, INVENTOR STUDIO, MULTI SHEET PLOT ==================================================== Fixed the following issues: Bearing: Values L10 and Lna are incorrectly calculated. Newsgroup: Poor performance updating assembly with BC after Rebuild All Newsgroup: BC location is off part after editing part Placing a bolt into an existing countersunk hole using Bolted Connection does not work properly BC: Wrong blind hole length for inserted screw CER: Crash on Bug Alert prompts when trying to solve Spur Gears Internal Spur Gear feature is generated incorrectly. Newsgroup: Cannot insert gear set into assembly - The OK button is grayed out for default data Worm gear calculation doesn’t keep the same value for selected axis distance When adding a new key connection, constraints on other generators are lost. CER: Crash when editing material values in Press Fit Tolerance Newsgroup: When applied to a part, the involute spline feature does not have the "bull nose". Can't use consumed but not shared sketch to create frames CER: Disable FG commands when documents aren't open Fills aren't plotted in msplot Crash at end of render on this dataset DRAWING MANAGER =============== Fixed the following issues: Newsgroup: Balloon performance issues when aligning balloons Gaps placed incorrectly in dimension lines when placing balloons or leader lines on broken view CER: Crash opening idw with Skip all at the resolve dialog CER: Crash selecting a balloon in an idw CER: Crash due to invalid balloon display list CER: Crash moving a balloon in idw Placing a center mark on a hole located on the side of a circular extrusion does not work. Bisector is not attached to the view - selection to reattach does not work Extending a center mark line will hide extension line from dimension in a broken view Hospital is active and empty CER: Crash if attach centerline to thread edge applied to punch feature Work features are too long in drawing view Newsgroup: Custom Symbols cannot be cloned to a new sheet without moving around on the sheet Error trying to copy views to another sheet CER: Crash when copying three views from sheet to another sheet CER: Pasting view with leader text will cause corruption CER: Crash when cloning views due to bad source edge CER: Crash in Dimstyle migration Chamfer Note preview text is correct but the actual value when placed is not correct. Newsgroup: Can not drag vertical dimension text close to dimension line Newsgroup: Inventor crashes when invoking the hospital General dimension of a point and line in an idw does not get updated properly if the line's direction changes in the model Select other fails to stretch and draw selected dimension Edit Text workflow locks application Break view changes dimension behavior Move overlaying extension lines of dimensions Broken view will influence dimension display behavior CER: Inventor crashes when invoking the hospital CER: Failed to check result of dynamic cast while using the recovery command CER: Crash when invalid dimension is available CER: Crash when creating centerlines Newsgroup: Fractional 1'' dimension leading zero does not obey dimension style Double model dimension when retrieving dimensions Model parameter used in idw for dimension change when part not available Origin indicator disappears after migration Dimension with deviation tolerance changes when the dimension is moved Newsgroup: Unable to open drawing (Internal error - due to ePreload dependants) Newsgroup: Crash when opening idw Idw cannot be opened since a reference cannot be found After deleting all views in a idw a link to an part still exist. Crash opening idw Crash opening idw Crash opening DXF created from idw Idw is always dirty even if no updates are made Idw is always dirty even if no updates are made CER: Crash when trying to get edge occurrence CER: Crash on opening legacy IDWs CER: Crash opening an idw CER: Crash when opening a drawing file CER: Crash when switching to drawing after modifying model dimension CER: Crash due to invalid objects in template CER: Crash when activating a sheet that contains a corrupt view CER: Crash when opening the drawing CER: Crash when trying to find view instance CER: Crash when save a idw file as jpg file with pixel 10000x10000 CER: Crash when save a idw file after deleting one sheet CER: Crash in idw when model changes made to assembly CER: Crash due to a invalid profile in a sketch CER: Array indexing error when opening an idw CER: Crash when placing a balloon CER: Crash when selecting a view edge CER: Crash when creating centerlines CER: Crash due to a corrupt text CER: Crash during migration of an idw Newsgroup: Hole Note placed on derived assembly displays 0.00 Newsgroup: Thread Note appends "-2A" to end of 1/8 NPT callout Hole note on intersecting hole is wrong Hole note text changed on migration iFeature thread note gets lost after a rebuild all in the model Crash deleting a hole tag in idw CER: Crash on replacing layers when in a sketch Newsgroup: Cannot open idw due segment loading Cannot open legacy IDWs Unable to open the IDW template Part of the presentation is missing in the drawing view Hatch is placed at the wrong location Hidden lines and dimensions disappear in IDW Welding symbol isn't attached after migration Weld symbol is wrong after migration Additional work feature geometry visible in drawing Drawing dimension will change positional-alignment Additional dimension after migration, Red Cross not active Leader lines of balloons are deleted during migration Leader text are deleted during migration Crash on opening legacy idw Dimensions disappear after migration Crash o opening an idw after save/close Dimension references changes during migration Additional centerlines displayed after migration 3D weldment geometry is turned off after migration Centerline style changes after migration CER: Crash opening an idw CER: Crash when opening a drawing file CER: Crash during idw migration Newsgroup: Export Parts List to Microsoft Excel 2000 failed Newsgroup: Partslist editor does not retain changed column width Newsgroup: Export functionality from parts list is dependent upon Microsoft Excel installation Newsgroup: Can't sync ITEM numbers in converted Partslist Newsgroup: Parts List sorts Alphanumeric value over Numeric value Newsgroup: Parts list of part has unknown error in QTY Newsgroup: Annotating on IDWs is extremely slow due to presence of multiple balloons Newsgroup: Parts List sorting algorithm in Drawing Manager should be identical to algorithm in Global BOM Part list sorting by mass does not work Newsgroup: Export functionality from parts list is dependent upon Microsoft Excel installation QTY in Parts list reports different value than reported in the GBOM CER: Crash generating parts list CER: Crash when clicking the Group Settings dialog in part list editor CER: Crash during parts list migration Newsgroup: Annotations are very slow Newsgroup: IDW very slow due to excessive processing of weld features. Poor drawing performance due to presence of large number of balloons Performance - Base view creation is very slow Drawing sheet which is excluded from counting, can't be printed CER: Crash when print preview a drawing Adding a new column property will cause duplication of existing columns Deleting last sheet of idw and attempting a save causes crash CER: Crash when deleting a sheet in one drawing Crash during migration due to a sketch object Move more than one sketched symbol stack all up on top of each other CER: Crash when returning from sketch environment in a drawing after move its subassembly's position CER: Crash when opening an idw Clone implementation not found error CER: Crash creating a table Generic Table from an excel file does not use the specified Data Start Cell and Column Header Row inputs Path not found error when opening idw CER: Invalid bitmap handle causing crash in the Edit Dim Text Dialogs CER: Crash adding text to an idw Newsgroup: Text in titles blocks doesn't fit-in properly Newsgroup: Text in titles blocks doesn't fit-in properly Wrong border size on DWGOUT of a multisheet idw Inventor hand when inserting a sketched symbol in a title block CER: Crash on retrieving model dimensions View creation failed Views are missing edges Wrong hatch display after breakout view creation Switching parts from invisible to visible displays the whole part Newsgroup: Silhouette edges aren't displayed in drawing Newsgroup: Missing lines in drawing. Newsgroup: Drawings are not updated correctly Projected views show redundant hidden lines for threaded holes Extremely long delay calculating the Top view of a lofted part Views are missing edges Hole diameter of iFeature threads are wrong Leader text will duplicate when the 3D-Data is not present CER: Crash on save/save cancel after an undo/redo of parts list CER: Inventor crashed when some edges are selected CER: Inventor crashed when a hole table is created CER: Crash computing view body sets due to a deleted parent Hatch in a section view is wrong CER: Crash when creating overlay view Crash when creating projected view Projected view has missing edges Newsgroup: After magnified the Hatch Pattern Scale, there should always remains one hatch line at least in the small Hatch boundary Section view does not display contour edge in two areas Section views are scrambled after migration Change visibility of View label results in change in visibility for whole view Hatch pattern is located on wrong drawing sheet Empty section views from a broken view CER: Crash creating section views CER: Crash during section view creation Weld annotations show extra caterpillar in weldment assembly CER: Crash during caterpillar creation CER: Invalid 3dcurve is causing crash Performance issue while editing of hole tags-leaders DWG/DWF/MDT ==================== Fixed the following issues: Performance and stability problems during DWF publishing Newsgroup: DWGOUT: Set "pack and go" option uncheck as default. Newsgroup: DWGOUT: DWF out with system fit of "h7 and k6" is lost during translation Saving in AutoCAD Mechanical format and enabling option create layergroup does create group but not layergroup Hidden leader lines in idw are visible in dig after export Problems exporting multi-sheet drawings Ordinate dimension origin symbol wrong after save to dwg Invisible leader for symbols is visible after export Solid filling of Origin Indicator after DWG export not correct CER: MDT to Inventor Translation, application crashes CER: MDT to Inventor Translation, application crashes Performance issues when importing MDT files Cannot import MDT file Patterns with multiple features only pattern the first feature Draft feature work plane not imported in Inventor Constraints get lost and components misplaced from importing a MDT assembly CER: Crash when trying to open MDT file DWF Extension ==================== Fixed the following issues: Parts list in drawing does not get published to dwf if you use 'user defined' and don't make any changes Edit Sheet Name not functioning in this case Crash publishing this drawing with Complete option Inventor crashes publishing the attached idw with the Complete option Publishing this drawing crashes Inventor GENERAL ======= Fixed the following issues: Rename doesn’t work unless files have the same database ID (from the same parent data model) CER: Crash when opening an un-migrated R10 IPN file Preview of assembly note (Engineer's Notebook) is empty when Direct3D is active Direct3D: Creating construction line from 2D sketch, invisible dotted lines on a line segment creation - after SP2 installation for Inventor CER: Crash when turn and push mouse wheel to zoom in and pan a drawing Newsgroup: Setting for prompt get lost after you restart Inventor (VBA) Application options Design Data path overrides project file Design Data path Newsgroup: Setting for prompt get lost after you restart Inventor (VBA) Newsgroup: sketch dimension dialog is cut off with Classic theme & large font setting When Microsoft Security Update on February, 2007 is installed, the Text cannot be input with Inventor. Pack And Go does not skip library files but skips random files P&G with Skip Libraries option skip non library parts As soon as 3D indicator is out of zoom range, zoom commands don't work anymore Question Marks in file status under semi isolated Shared project allows to save the changes applied to a file not checked out. Open idw and close again hangs Inventor 11 Files open after you close the one file that was open Error migrating Styles Unable to load library properly in SLM and migrate Style Library IGES/STEP/SAT ============= Fixed the following issues: Inventor hangs when the attached SAT file is being imported with "Auto Stitch and Promote" option switched on STEP file can't be created from attached part file PART MODELING ============= Fixed the following issues: Coil size will not calculate correctly when Revolution amount increases Newsgroup: Moving derived below EOP and deleting it causes consumed sketch uneditable Loss of sketch information inside derived part after base component sketch has been deleted Derived part always dirty Rebuild all necessary to update part with embedded excel sheet Part geometry only correct when Rebuild All is used (no active Update button) CER: Crash during update CER: Crash when updating a part file CER: Crash during update Part bad body depends from fillet value Newsgroup: While saving excel spreadsheet from iPart edit saves it as IPT extension Newsgroup: Custom iPart is not changing rows as per the user selections Cannot open iPart from Inventor 10 in Inventor 11 Error when setting another member current CER: Crash when updating the assembly Boolean formatted columns in iPart table cause corruption Error generating member files or placing iPart members in assembly if there is a space at the end of filename Migration fails if R7 part files are migrated to R9 or higher Inventor versions Inventor 9 part can not be open in Inventor 11 - Invalid reference to segment object used CER: Crash when updating or extruding a user made sketch CER: Rebuild all crash Inventor 11 CER: Rebuild all crash Inventor 11 CER: Crash when change a dimension value from 50 to 40 CER: Crash when typing a particular formula for one parameter Circular Pattern shows different results in conjunction with holes CER: Editing circular pattern of revolved hole causes inventor to crash CER: Editing circular pattern of revolved hole causes inventor to crash CER: Crash exiting sketch after extending sketch consumed by Contour Flange to close loop CER: Crash after user accepts corner collision error and continues to add new corner (regress_R10) Cutting a spherical profile across bend results in a non-spherical cut Flat pattern export to DXF bug in SP2 Flat pattern makes thin flange for long plate Wrong flat pattern depending of the part length and crash flipping the direction Flat Pattern makes wrong when change bend radius Wrong flat pattern if cut feature is computed - warped flange in flat pattern issue Flat Incorrect - long base warps the flat pattern flanges issue Flat pattern fails in R11 - Inventor hangs doing rebuild all with ASM flat pattern R11 File will not unfold ASM Errors CER: Crash saving the sheet metal styles after deleting multiple styles in the style list Inventor11 Crash when click middle green button of "select other" during creating grounded Work Point CER: Inventor crashes quickly when extending the projecting curve Constraining to overlaying projected geometry does not work ================================================================================== Notes: ====== Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension, Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension Service Pack 1, Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension Service Pack 2 and Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension Service Pack 3 use the same file formats (.iam, .ipt, .idw, .ipn, .idv, .ide). All file types can be interchanged between these versions. The size of Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension Service Pack 3 is approximately 30 MB. You must have a minimum of 60 MB of free disk space on the drive where your temporary files are directed for the update to complete successfully. ================================================================================== SERVICE PACK DOWNLOAD LOCATION ================================ Locate the Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension Service Pack 3 file at: http://www.autodesk.com/inventor-updates ================================================================================== We want to thank all our customers who identified these issues and reported them to us. These reports give us the opportunity to improve the product and provide you, our customers, with the best solution in mechanical design. Autodesk would also like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued business and for the feedback regarding the content of this update release. Thank you! Respectfully, Autodesk Inventor Product Team