Service Pack 3 Hotfix

This hotfix resolves intermittent issues with a few commands in AutoCAD Mechanical 2009 and Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 2009 after applying Service Pack 3. Please refer to the problem description for the commands involved. Please follow the instructions below to install this hotfix.

Please note that most users who have applied Service Pack 3 should apply this hotfix (i.e. the ge_page.dll file replacement) even if you do not encounter the problems described in this readme. For users that encounter the problems, you may then run the additional steps to resolve the problems that you encountered.

This hotfix only applies to 32bit platforms. 64bit users need not apply this hotfix.


Description of Problem

1. AMLIBRARY, AMSCRIPT and AMEQUATEDIT fail to launch after the 1st attempt.

2. AMLANGCONV might not be working correctly in some situations.

3. AMCVT12 contains invalid characters in the dropdown list.

4. Standard parts library contains invalid characters in some of the language products.


Affected Products

AutoCAD Mechanical 2009 Service Pack 3 (32bit)

Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 2009 Service Pack 3 (32bit)


Installation Instructions

To install the Hotfix

You must have administrative privileges on your Microsoft® Windows® operating system to install this patch.

This installation replaces the file ge_page.dll. After you replace this file, you must restart the program for the hotfix to take effect.

NOTE: If you are facing issues with AMLIBRARY and AMEQUATEDIT commands, you need to download and run AMLIBRARY_hotfix.exe as well. You DO NOT need to apply AMLIBRARY_hotfix.exe if you have not run AMLIBRARY and AMEQUATEDIT commands after applying Service Pack 3.

Please note that after running this AMLIBRARY_hotfix.exe patch, customizations in AMLIBRARY and AMEQUATEDIT will be removed. All customized drawings need to be reloaded to the library.

To replace the file ge_page.dll (for all users)

  1. Close all software applications.
  2. Navigate to the sys folder in your Autodesk installed location; for example, C:\Program Files\Autodesk\ACADM 2009\Acadm\sys for AutoCAD Mechanical and C:\Program Files\Autodesk\MDT 2009\Acadm\sys for Autodesk Mechanical Desktop.
  3. In the sys folder, right-click the file ge_page.dll and rename it ge_page.bak.
  4. Download and copy the new ge_page.dll file to the sys folder.
  5. Restart AutoCAD Mechanical or Autodesk Mechanical Desktop.

NOTE: To remove this hotfix, delete the new ge_page.dll file you copied to the sys folder, and restore the file you renamed in Step 3, to its original name.

Additional steps to resolve Library issue (only for users having issues with AMLIBRARY and AMEQUATEDIT)

  1. Close all software applications.
  2. Download AMLIBRARY_hotfix.exe to any location and double-click to run it.
  3. Enter the following for the Destination folder depending on the product and operating system you are using :

     

     

    Microsoft Windows XP

    Microsoft Windows Vista

    AutoCAD Mechanical 2009

    C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Autodesk\ACADM 2009\Acadm

    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\ACADM 2009\Acadm

    Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 2009

    C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Autodesk\MDT 2009\Acadm

    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\MDT 2009\Acadm

  4. Restart AutoCAD Mechanical or Autodesk Mechanical Desktop OR continue from Step 5 to 10 if you are using custom library folder in AMLIBRARY or AMEQUATEDIT.
  5. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the custom library folders and delete all configuration files (*.glf) in the root folder as well as in all sub-folders.
  6. Launch AutoCAD Mechanical or Autodesk Mechanical Desktop.
  7. Run command AMLIBRARY or AMEQUATEDIT. (see NOTE: below if you cannot launch the command)
  8. In the Library dialog, right-click on the node which you want to add the custom library and select Create....
  9. In the Create Folder dialog, click Browse... button to navigate to your custom folder you want to add. Ensure that you check "Map including Subdirectories" option if there are subfolders that you want to include.
  10. Repeat Step 8 & 9 to add more folders.

    NOTE: If you encounter problem in launching AMLIBRARY or AMEQUATEDIT in Step 7, you might have changed the Library settings in Options. Please follow the steps below to restore the default settings before you continue on to Step 8.

    For AMLIBRARY

    1. Go to Options; AM:Preferences tab and click on Systems... button to launch the System Editor.
    2. Navigate to Acad/M-->Library-->Usr-->Library, double-click on the Path key and replace it with the following depending on the product and operating system you are using:

       

       

      Microsoft Windows XP

      Microsoft Windows Vista

      AutoCAD Mechanical 2009

      C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Autodesk\ACADM 2009\Acadm\Gen\Lib\

      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\ACADM 2009\Acadm\Gen\Lib\

      Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 2009

      C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Autodesk\MDT 2009\Acadm\Gen\Lib\

      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\MDT 2009\Acadm\Gen\Lib\

    3. Navigate to Acad/M-->Library-->Usr->Library-->Dir-->Root, double-click on File key and enter value genlib2.glf.

    For AMEQUATEDIT

    1. Go to Options; AM:Preferences tab and click on Systems... button to launch the System Editor.
    2. Navigate to Acad/M-->Library-->Usr-->Formula, double-click on the Path key and replace it with the following depending on the product and operating system you are using:

       

       

      Microsoft Windows XP

      Microsoft Windows Vista

      AutoCAD Mechanical 2009

      C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Autodesk\ACADM 2009\Acadm\Gen\Form\

      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\ACADM 2009\Acadm\Gen\Form\

      Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 2009

      C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Autodesk\MDT 2009\Acadm\Gen\Form\

      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\MDT 2009\Acadm\Gen\Form\

    3. Navigate to Acad/M-->Library-->Usr->Formula-->Dir-->Root, double-click on File key and enter value genform2.glf.

Additional steps to resolve AMSCRIPT issue (only for users having issues with AMSCRIPT)

  1. Close all software applications.
  2. Delete the file genscr.cfg in the following location depending on your product and operating system you are using :

     

     

    Microsoft Windows XP

    Microsoft Windows Vista

    AutoCAD Mechanical 2009

    C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Autodesk\ACADM 2009\Acadm\Gen\Scr\

    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\ACADM 2009\Acadm\Gen\Scr\

    Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 2009

    C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Autodesk\MDT 2009\Acadm\Gen\Scr\

    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\MDT 2009\Acadm\Gen\Scr\

  3. Restart AutoCAD Mechanical or Autodesk Mechanical Desktop.

Please note that after deleting the file genscr.cfg, all custom functions will be removed. All custom functions need to be reloaded to the Script Generator.