September 23, 2011

Release Notes - Readme file
Autodesk, Inc.

In a continuing effort to provide high quality products, this Service Pack 1 for Autodesk Inventor Engineer-to-Order Series 2012 fixes or addresses a variety of issues. This file highlights how to install the service pack and what has been fixed.

Contents




Notes About Installation

Installation Requirements

Installation Instructions

Download Location

Summary of Issues Addressed by this Service Pack

Legal Notice

Return to Top

The Autodesk Inventor ETO Series Service Pack 1 only applies to the ETO Components product of the series. To update Inventor Professional 2012, Inventor OEM 2012, and any of the other products included in the series, you must install their service packs individually. Inventor OEM 2012 Service Pack 1 will not yet be released when this service pack is first made available. Locate Autodesk Inventor 2012 Service Pack 1 here: Inventor Updates

• Install only the bit-type version of Autodesk Inventor Engineer-to-Order Series 2012 Service Pack 1 that corresponds to the bit-type version of your installation of Autodesk Inventor Engineer-to-Order Series 2012.
• Keep the original installation media or network image readily accessible. During installation/uninstallation, you might be prompted for the original installation media or network image.

Return to Top

• Verify you have administrator privileges on your local machine to install Autodesk Inventor Engineer-to-Order Series 2012 Service Pack 1.
• Both versions of Autodesk Inventor Engineer-to-Order Series 2012 Service Pack 1 are approximately 8 MB in size.

Return to Top

Installation

1. Update your operating system before installing Autodesk Inventor Engineer-to-Order Series 2012 Service Pack 1. Reboot your system after the updates are installed.
2. Uninstall any previous Beta versions of Autodesk Inventor Engineer-to-Order Series 2012 Service Pack 1 by following the uninstall instructions supplied with that Beta.
3. Download the appropriate version of Autodesk Inventor Engineer-to-Order Series 2012 Service Pack 1; either the 32-bit or 64-bit version depending upon your operating system bit type.
4. Double click the .msp file to update Autodesk Inventor Engineer-to-Order Series 2012 with Service Pack 1. A progress bar displays while the installer updates the files on your system. When done, click Finish.
5. If required, reboot the system after installation of the Service Pack 1 is finished.

To verify the success of the installation, start Autodesk Inventor. On the Info Center Help pull-down, select About Autodesk Inventor ETO. If the About box displays: Version 5.0 SP1 Build: 119, the installation was successful. Your original installation was Build 96.

Return to Top

Uninstallation

In certain situations the uninstallation of Autodesk Inventor Engineer-to-Order Series 2012 Service Pack 1, through the typical operating system uninstall capability, has a dependency on the original installation media. We recommend that before you start this uninstall, ensure that the original installation media is available and mounted at the same location used during the installation of Autodesk Inventor Engineer-to-Order Series 2012.

The installer process sometimes hangs as it waits for operating system file update time-outs. If the following steps do not enable the process to complete, wait until all of these file updates complete. This process takes up to 6 hours. To greatly speed up the uninstall process, perform the following steps:

1. Access Network Connections from within your systems Control Panel.
2. Disable the local area connection and all network adaptors, including virtual adaptors.
3. After the uninstall process completes successfully, re-enable the local area connection and all network adaptors, including virtual adaptors, from within your systems Control Panel.
4. If required, reboot the system after the uninstallation of the Service Pack 1 is finished.

Return to Top

Locate Autodesk Inventor Engineer-to-Order Series 2012 Service Pack 1 here: Inventor Engineer-to-Order Updates

Return to Top

• Fixed an issue with disconnected dimensions in drawing views with a break. (INT-1416)
• Fixed the SDK DotNET Sample TestModel.ikm. (INT-1411)
• Fixed an issue with a rule not reported by the circular reference exception. (INT-1408)
• Fixed an issue where parts with no geometry were not creating to member files correctly. (INT-1397)
• Fixed an unhandled exception in Inventor after "Too few args to method: Point" error. (INT-1395)




• Ensure that "Enable background updates" and "Memory saving mode" drawing options are both set to False. (INT-1394)
• Fixed output of %%materialNameChoices rule. (INT-1393)
• Fixed an issue with Intent Model disappearing on reopen after not saving in Inventor. (INT-1383)
• Fixed the About Box layout when using large fonts. (INT-1375)
• Fixed an issue with incremental adoption. (INT-1369)




• Fixed an issue with list comparison. (INT-1367) (Case 1271724)
• Fixed an issue with Inventor crashing after closing a drawing. (INT-1366)
• Fixed an issue with Inventor hanging during drawing generation in certain cases. (INT-1364)
• Fixed an case of an erroneous circular reference error. (INT-1363)
• Fixed an issue with Inventor crashing when clicking Quit when adopting an assembly that is already open. (INT-1353)




• Fixed an issue with constraints not being created properly. (INT-1350)
• Fixed an issue with the Sheet Metal Punch design not working correctly when using work features for positioning. (INT-1337)
• Fixed an issue with the GetRuleCache not getting cleared properly after successfully compiling a design. (INT-1318)
• Fixed a memory crash with vector multiplication. (INT-1261) (Case 1271070)
• Fixed an issue with De-Intentify breaking when there are file references to non-Intent-controlled Inventor files like .BMP. (INT-1258)




• Fixed an issue where the process of creating a new dwg modifies the search path. (INT-1257)
• Fixed an issue in Inventor where dimensions on a sheet move inexplicably during an update. (INT-1255)
• Fixed an issue in AutoCAD where the library search order is reversed when adding a new search path via the API. (INT-1254)
• Fixed an issue in Inventor where LeaderNote doesn't update properly. (INT-1233)
• Fixed an issue with De-Intentify is not complete when using StoreModelExternally switch. (INT-1207) (Case 1270263)




• Fixed an issue with the Insert design Reload? parameter not working properly. (INT-1203) (Case 1270593)
• Fixed an issue with error messages about an unresolved reference not reporting the rule name that cannot be resolved. (INT-1190)
• Fixed an issue with interLineLine() crashing when lines are parallel. (INT-1182)
• Fixed an issue with the OEM Configurator not creating the correct folder names. (INT-1181)
• Fixed an issue with calling nth() with an empty list causing an AutoCAD memory fault. (INT-1177)




• Fixed an issue with the Install Builder Wizard crashing when clicking the Browse button on the Welcome page. (INT-1170)

Return to Top

Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Inventor OEM, Autodesk Inventor Engineer-to-Order, Autodesk Vault, Autodesk Data Management Server, Autodesk Productstream, Autodesk Autoloader, AutoCAD, AutoCAD Mechanical, Mechanical Desktop, and AutoCAD Electrical, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.




Windows 2000, Windows 2003 server, Windows 2000 server, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Microsoft Office XP, Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Excel are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Portions of this software copyright 1996-2008 Acresso Corporation.




All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Return to Top

We 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 with the best solution in mechanical design. We also thank you for your continued business and for the feedback regarding the content of this update release.




Respectfully,




Autodesk Inventor Engineer-to-Order Product Team

Return to Top

Copyright ^© 2011 Autodesk, Inc.