Notice to Autodesk Mechanical Desktop Customers

 

In a continuing effort to provide high quality products, Autodesk has released Mechanical Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1, which fixes or addresses a variety of issues pertaining to the following products:

 

• Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 2007
• AutoCAD Mechanical 2007

 

This README file highlights what has been fixed or addressed, where to download the update, and how to install it.

 

Contents

 

Prerequisites

Installation Instructions

Issues addressed by Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1

Miscellaneous Notes

Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1 download location

 

Prerequisites

 

The approximate size of Mechanical Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1 is 14.5 MB.

 

You must have a minimum of 100 MB of free disk space for temporary file creation.

 

Service Pack 1 is historical and may be applied to Mechanical Desktop 2007 regardless of whether Hotfix1 has been applied or not. You must have administrative privileges to be able to install Mechanical Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1 on Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional or Windows XP Home.

 

Installation Instructions

 

1. Download the Mechanical Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1 installer for the applicable product and version:

 

For...	Download
Mechanical Desktop 2007 (AIS 11)	mdt2007_ais11_swl_SP1.exe
Mechanical Desktop 2007 (AIP 11)	mdt2007_aip11_swl_SP1.exe
Mechanical Desktop 2007 - AIP for Routed Systems 11	mdt2007_AIPR11_swl_SP1.exe
Mechanical Desktop 2007 - AIP for Simulation 11	mdt2007_AIPS11_swl_SP1.exe

 

Note: This Service Pack 1 will update all language versions. In previous releases, there were separate Service Packs for each language. This is not the case for Mechanical Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1.

 

2. Double click the installer to run it.

3. Once Mechanical Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1 installation is complete, a message informing you that the update has been successfully applied is displayed.

 

To verify if the Service Pack is properly installed, start Mechanical Desktop 2007 and at the command prompt, enter AMVER.  A text window is displayed and should report "Mechanical Desktop 2007 SP1." It is recommended that you restart Microsoft Windows after installation of the Service Pack.

 

Note: Once a service pack is applied, you cannot remove it by running an automatic uninstall program. To undo service pack changes, you will need to uninstall, and then reinstall the product.

 

Network deployment

 

It is not possible to create a new deployment tree based off an existing one. If you wish to keep a copy of your original Deployment tree, copy the original to another location prior to making changes.

 

For additional information please refer to Chapter 3 of the Network Administrator's Guide.

 

The Network Installation Wizard requires a patch be an .MSP file.  To extract the .MSP file from the Service Pack:

 

1. In the Windows Start menu, click Run
2. In the Open box, type cmd and click OK. The command window is displayed.
3. Change directory to the folder containing the patch executable.
4. Type the name of the patch followed by /e and then an output path for the .MSP file (for example, to extract the Mechanical Desktop 2007 (AIS 11) patch type mdt2007_ais11_swl_SP1.exe /e c:\temp\SP1.MSP).
5. Copy the SP1 MSP file to a deployment location.

 

You can now use that file to patch through the Network Installation Wizard.

 

Issues addressed by Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1

 

This service pack includes AutoCAD 2007 Service Pack 1. For information on the issues addressed by AutoCAD 2007 Service Pack 1, please refer to the Readme at http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=DL7974178.

 

The following AutoCAD Mechanical issues are resolved by this Service Pack:

 

Fatal Errors Fixed:

 

• Fatal error opening certain corrupted drawings. 
• Inserting standard part in a drawing by invoking the corresponding standard part command by copying the command from other applications like Notepad or MS Excel cells.
• Sharing a standard feature instance among component view and folder definitions.
• Inserting an instance of a component view from the browser using the AMSNEW dialog and choosing to insert it into an existing instance using the “Select View” option.
• Switching between drawings while AMSPROCKET command is active.
• Editing a sectional representation of screw connection in some cases.
• While creating part list using custom blocks, text width control for BOM_UNITS column can be achieved by representing BOM_UNITS as an attribute named 29GENST{n}, where n is the ratio of the text height to its width.
• Localizing external components from certain corrupted drawings.
• Fatal error inserting instance of a local component view which contains components from unresolved external drawings.
• Specifying new path to external drawings in certain cases.
• Invoking copy clip (CTRL+C) in the Assembly Properties in AMBOM dialog.
• Invoking copy clip (CTRL+C) on feature control frames in certain cases.
• AutoCAD Mechanical freezes when all entities in a drawing are copied to a new location certain cases.
• Opening drawings with part list that refer to certain DSK files.
• Inserting a tapped hole on a hatched area in certain cases.
• Choosing a custom block as the type of balloon in certain drawings.

 

Bill of Materials, Part List & Balloons:

 

• Part lists in layouts missing while creating DWF files using PUBLISH command from model space.
• BOM information lost while copying (CTRL+C) and pasting (CTRL+V) standard parts across drawings.
• BOM values do not update correctly for dummy items created using “Add Items” option in BOM.
• Height of the part list cells change when files are migrated to AutoCAD Mechanical 2007 from previous releases.
• “Text in one line” property of part list not retained when certain files are saved and reopened.
• Long opening time of certain drawings due to the existence of BOM or part list in those drawings.
• Incorrect print out created by Mask Editor while printing BOM or part list using WSK files.
• BOM does not update precisely when part references are added or removed in certain drawings.
• Unable to change the name of the BOM in Assembly Properties in AMBOM dialog.
• When the BOM is structured mode, part list does not display the names of the components correctly if “Group” part list items by “Name” is enabled.
• Exporting BOM or part list to an external file always sequences the BOM columns in the default order irrespective of the order in which the columns are displayed in the BOM or part list dialog.

 

Standard Parts & Features:

 

• Standard parts in detail view block getting scaled incorrectly when the detail view block is edited.
• Unable to edit standard parts in AutoCAD Mechanical 6, if the file is created and saved from AutoCAD Mechanical 2007.
• Incorrect options to choose components for new view instances while copying screw connections.
• Top view display of countersink holes for certain types of screws are incorrect.

 

Symbols & Dimension:

 

• Incorrect calculation of linear scale for dimensions created on detail view viewports in layouts.
• While working in layouts, certain functions of AMHOLECHART command not being able to select holes in a viewport.
• Invoking AMREVLINE command creates a new revision list even when a revision list exists within the border in certain drawings.
• Chamfer dimensions created using AMCHAM2D command does not respect the color settings in Mechanical Options.
• Unable to add holes to hole chart in certain migrated drawings.
• Line type of landing line of leader follows the current line type, instead of following the line type of the leader object.
• Inconsistent display of symbols in feature control frame in certain cases.

 

2D Structure:

 

• Standard features not being able to be dragged and dropped from a folder to the root of the drawing (Master View Definition – MVD).
• Issue with component views being pasted using incorrect based points when copied using COPYBASE command.
• Entities of the active component view not visible due to overlapping entities that are not part of the component view on certain machines.
• Issue with the incorrect behavior of the scroll bar in Mechanical Browser while working on a drawing with a large number of components.
• Grip selecting hide modified geometry does not restore the original geometry; but selects only the broken segments.
• Drag and drop of structure entities across drawings cause a drift in standard feature location.
• Modify commands like move, erase, etc. do not work on standard parts created on layers other than 0, AM_0 and AM_0N.

 

Inventor Link:

 

• Fatal error creating or editing Inventor Link files on a computer with negative GMT Time Zone setting.

 

API:

 

• Fatal error in the API, ami2DSAddHideSiatuation when the array of fgObjIds and bgObjIds contains more than eight entities that are in 2D Structure.
• Fatal error in the APIs, ami2DSCreateFolderDef and ami2DSCreateCompViewDef when input array entitiesToAdd contains more than eight entities that are in 2D Structure.
• Unable to append a McadBOMItem to a McadBalloon using McadBalloon.AppendBOMItem() API.
• Unable to use McadAnnotationViewDefinition with Mcad2DStructureMgr.HasFolderDefinition() API.

 

Other issues fixed:

 

• Client computers unable to access a network license, when the user is logged in using a login name with double byte characters.
• Time taken to startup AutoCAD Mechanical is improved.
• Toolbars disappearing while switching between drawings.
• Detail view not displaying all the entities to be detailed in certain cases.
•  Symmetrical stretch not working when two points are selected and not a centerline is not selected to define the axis of symmetry while using AMDIMSTRETCH command.
• Symmetrical stretch creating incorrect results while stretching a shaft using AMDIMSTRETCH command.
• Unable to import certain ACIS files.
• Unable to select individual segments of a 2D polyline using AMFILLET2D or AMCHAM2D commands.
• Fatal error upon enabling “Select Objects” option while creating a DXF file.
• Title block changing color after invoking AMSETUPDWG command.
• IGESOUT command not accepting options file (.OPT) input for export settings.
• Power edit on clipped viewports in layout does not work.
• Saving AutoCAD Mechanical 2007 files to AutoCAD or previous AutoCAD Mechanical version file formats and opening the file in the respective AutoCAD or AutoCAD Mechanical version displays proxy warning in certain cases.

 

The following Mechanical Desktop issues are resolved by this Service Pack:

 

• Fatal error opening certain corrupted drawings.
• Fatal error opening, updating and closing certain drawings.
• Fatal error terminating INSERT command while inserting certain drawings.
• Fatal error using certain hotkeys when the Extrude dialog is invoked.
• Fatal error upon using AecExportToAutocad command.
• Fatal error trying to grip edit surfaces in shaded mode in certain cases.
• Fatal error activating a sub assembly with dashboard switch on.
• Mechanical Desktop exits upon selecting “Show Instance” from context menu on parts in certain files.
• Working on AMEDITMAT command when the MCAD.MAT file is in read-only state.
• Application exits upon adding balloons to external parts in certain drawings.
• Draft analysis option of AMANALYZE command freezing the system.
• Part lists in layouts missing while creating DWF files using PUBLISH command from model space.
• Automatic centerlines not being created for certain drawing views.
• Not being able to access a sub assembly BOM from the Desktop Browser.
• Unable to import certain ACIS files.
• Mechanical Desktop file migration utility not migrating certain MDT drawings, while the drawings could be manually opened and migrated.
• Mechanical Desktop file migration utility not migrating files and creating empty log files in certain localized language versions.
• Help for Mechanical Desktop file migration utility showing garbled characters in certain localized language versions.
• “View” option of AMDWGVIEW command creating incorrect results when the model view is rotated.
• Drift in part position caused by restructuring parts across sub assemblies.
• While editing sub assemblies or externally referenced parts in an assembly, the other parts in the assembly not grayed out in shaded mode.
• Part reference attributes are not carried over, when parts are copied using AMCOPYDEF command.
• Height of the part list cells change when files are migrated to Mechanical Desktop 2007 from previous releases.
• Issue with the incorrect behavior of the scroll bar in Mechanical Browser while working on a drawing with a large number of parts and assemblies.
• Externalizing parts and saving the current file results in warning in some cases.
• Failure in shelling certain parts using AMSHELL command.
• Unable to edit BOM information from external parts and assemblies.

 

Important Information for Vault Users:

 

If you are using Autodesk Vault 5 with Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 2007, you should install the Autodesk Vault 5 Service Pack 1.  You can obtain this Service Pack from the Autodesk Support web site.

 

Miscellaneous Notes

 

Mechanical Desktop 2007, Mechanical Desktop 2007 Hotfix1, and Mechanical Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1 use the same file format. All drawing files created in any of these versions are interchangeable.

 

Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1 download location

 

You can download the Mechanical Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1 installer through Live Update or obtain it at the following location:

 

http://www.autodesk.com/mechdesktop-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 possible 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, once again, for your commitment to Autodesk products.

 

Respectfully,

AutoCAD Mechanical Team