Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1

Readme for the
Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1
and the
Autodesk Civil 3D - Civil Design Companion 2007 Service Pack 1

This Readme contains the latest information regarding the installation and use of these service packs. It is strongly recommended that you read this entire document before you apply either of these service packs to your product. For your reference, you should save this Readme to your hard drive or print a copy.

Important: If you have Autodesk Civil 3D 2007 and Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 both installed on the same computer, you must also install the Autodesk Civil 3D 2007 Service Pack 1A. For more information, see Installation Information for Side-By-Side Installs. It is also strongly recommended that you install the Autodesk Land Desktop Service Pack 1 before installing the Autodesk Civil 3D - Civil Design 2007 Service Pack 1.

This Readme includes the following topics:

Resolved Issues in Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1
Resolved Issues in Autodesk Civil 3D - Civil Design Companion 2007 Service Pack 1
Who Should Install these Service Packs?
General Installation Information
Installation Information for Side-By-Side Installs
Windows Command Line Switches
Applying this Service Pack to a Stand-Alone Installation
Applying This Service Pack Through Your Local Network Using a Patch List
Applying this Service Pack to an Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 Network Administrative Image

Resolved Issues In Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1

The Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1 includes updates for Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 and resolution for one AutoCAD 2007 issue.

Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 Resolved Issues
AutoCAD 2007 Resolved Issues

Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 Resolved Issues

Grading

Editing slope tags no longer causes grading lines to be removed.

Labels

Attempting to grip edit a curve whose label exists on a locked layer no longer causes the program to terminate unexpectedly.

Parcels

An issue with breaking parcel lines using the Break Lines\Curves command has been resolved.

Points

The program no longer terminates unexpectedly when listing multiple point groups using the List Points dialog box.
When importing points from a .csv file, the Format Manager (Points > Import\Export points > Format Manager) now handles information in user-defined fields as expected.
An issue with exporting points to a delimited file has been resolved. The program no longer adds a space after every delimiter in the point file.
Creating points by selecting grid coordinates on a surface no longer creates the points in the opposite quadrant.
An issue with the Format Manager Point File Format dialog box displaying invalid characters has been resolved.

Projects

An issue with changing the project path while attempting to open a Land Desktop project has been resolved. When you attempt to open a Land Desktop project, browing to select a new project path location no longer causes the program to terminate unexpectedly.

Terrain Model Explorer

The program no longer terminates unexpectedly when a new text style is selected using the Contour Style Manager's Text Style tab.
An issue with not being able to set new surfaces as current surface has been resolved.
An issue with calculating grid volumes has been resolved. Calculating grid volumes now displays accurate results.
An issue with the Select Surface dialog box displaying after adding contour data to an unbuilt surface has been resolved. Now the Contour Weeding dialog box displays instead of the Select Surface dialog box.
An issue with the Create Surface dialog box displaying after invoking the Add Breakline commands has been resolved. The Create Surface dialog box no longer displays after invoking the Add Breakline command.
An issue with adding a breakline to a newly created surface has been resolved.
An issue with closing a newly created surface has been resolved.

AutoCAD 2007 Resolved Issues

Actions That No Longer Cause Fatal Errors

This Service Pack also includes resolution for the following AutoCAD issue:

Editing a cross section template now functions as expected. Changes made to a cross section template now apply as expected to the selected station instead of to the entire station range.

Who Should Install these Service Packs?

The Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1 and the Autodesk Civil 3D - Civil Design Companion 2007 Service Pack 1 are for the English-language locked and unlocked versions of Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 running on English-language and non-English-language operating systems.

General Installation Information

It is recommended that you create a backup of all custom CUI (menu customization) files before installing the service packs. These files are located in your \Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land Desktop 2007\R17\enu\Support folder.
During the installation of one or both of these updates, you may be prompted for the original installation media or network image.
You may experience problems installing the Service Pack with older versions of the Windows Installer service. If during the installation, you receive an error with a code of 2727, make sure you update the Windows Installer service to its latest version from the Microsoft web site. For more information, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893803. The download of the new version is available at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=889482FC-5F56-4A38-B838-DE776FD4138C.

Important: You cannot run an automatic uninstall to remove either of these service packs. To restore your version of Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 (or Autodesk Civil 3D - Civil Design Companion 2007) to its pre-service pack state, uninstall Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 (or Autodesk Civil 3D - Civil Design Companion 2007) and reinstall it.

Installation Information for Side-By-Side Installs

If you have additional AutoCAD-based products installed on your computer, you may need to apply additional service packs to ensure all the products continue to work properly after you install the Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1 (or the Autodesk Civil 3D - Civil Design Companion 2007 Service Pack 1).

These include the following service packs:

AutoCAD 2007 SP1
Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2007 SP1
Autodesk Map 3D 2007 SP1
Autodesk Civil 3D 2007 SP1A

For example, if you have Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 installed on the same computer as Autodesk Civil 3D 2007, you must install both Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1 and Autodesk Civil 3D 2007 Service Pack 1A to ensure both products continue to work properly.

Windows Command Line Switches

he Windows command line switches built into this service pack are as follows:

/e - Extracts the MSP file from the service pack executable.
/p - Extracts a patch list from the service pack executable.
/q - Suppresses the completion message after the service pack is applied. This is useful if you use a script or batch file to apply the service pack to multiple computers.

Instructions about how to use these command line switches are included in the procedures that follow.

Applying these Service Packs to a Stand-alone Installation

Download the Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1 executable file (LDT2007_SP1.exe) and save it to any folder.
Insert your Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 product media into your media drive.
Navigate to the folder where you saved the service pack.
Double-click the executable file for the service pack to install it.
After successfully installing the Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1, follow the same procedure above to install the Autodesk Civil 3D - Civil Design Companion 2007 Service Pack 1. Make sure you install the Land Desktop Service Pack 1 before installing the Autodesk Civil 3D - Civil Design Companion 2007 Service Pack 1.

Applying this Service Pack Through Your Local Network Using a Patch List

Use this procedure if you want to use Communication Center to apply the Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1 through your local network.

NOTE: The Autodesk Civil 3D - Civil Design Companion 2007 Service Pack 1 cannot be applied using the Communication Center.

To apply the Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1 through Communication Center using local patch list functionality

To configure a local patch list, follow the steps below.

Before performing this procedure, make sure that the following requirements have been met on the machine that is used to do the local patch list configuration:
- Land Desktop 2007 must be installed
- Current update (service pack) must not be applied to Land Desktop 2007
- CAD Manager Control Utility 4.0 must be installed
Launch the CAD Manager Control Utility.
For Product, choose Autodesk Land Desktop 2007.
On the Communication Center tab, choose "Receive Live Updates from local network" from the look up list.
Browse to the shared folder that you will download the updates (this service pack) to using UNC path. The patchlist.npl file will be created automatically.
Select the Manage Patches button. (This will only work if the current update\service pack has not yet been applied to Land Desktop 2007).
Set the action type to Add to patch folder by using the action type icon and selecting the popup menu choice.
Select the Update patch folder. This will download the update\service pack from the Autodesk server, and make it available for other users to access from the defined location.
Apply the changes.
At the bottom of the CAD Manager utility, in the drop-down list, select "Create .reg registry file". Then click OK.
In the Save As dialog box, save the file to your system. Make note of this location.
The registry file is now ready to be made available to users.
Install Updates from the Communication Center in Land Desktop 2007.

NOTE: Once the registry changes have been applied to the client, the Communication Center in Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 will alert the users with a "Maintenance Update Available" notice. When the user clicks on the notice, a page will be displayed that says "Autodesk Live Update." This page contains instructions, a description of the patch, and an "Update" button that will start the patch download and install.

Applying this Service Pack to an Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 Network Administrative Image

The following two methods of distributing Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1 apply only to administrative images created with the Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 Deployment wizard. After you complete these procedures, any new deployments of Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 will have the service pack applied to them automatically.

NOTE: In both of the following procedures, the service pack file that you download contains an MSP (Microsoft Patch) file. You must extract that file from the executable file. To extract the MSP file from the executable, use the /e ("extract") switch.

To add Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1 to a new Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 administrative image

From the Autodesk Product Support website, download LDT2007_SP1.exe to your local computer.
On the Start menu (Windows), click Run. Enter the following information, and then click OK to extract the MSP file.
<local drive>:\<patch name>\ /e <local drive>:\<patch name.msp>
On the computer where you installed the Deployment wizard, on the Start menu (Windows), click Programs > Autodesk > Deployment Wizard.
In the Deployment wizard, on the Welcome page, select Create An Administrative Image, and then click Next.
On the Create Administrative Image page, in the Select Autodesk Installer (MSI) File box, enter the path to ldt.msi, the MSI file you use as the basis for your administrative image. This file is found on your product media, in \BIN\Installer.
In the Administrative Image Location box, enter an existing shared network location where you want to create an administrative image, or click Browse to navigate to a location.
Select the Apply A Patch (Service Pack) To This Image option.
In the Select Patch box, enter the path to the patch location (the location you entered in step 2, including the extension .msp). You can also Browse to locate the MSP file.
Click Next, and follow the instructions in the Deployment wizard to complete the deployment of this service pack.

To apply Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1 to an existing Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 administrative image

From the Autodesk Product Support website, download LDT2007_SP1.exe to your local computer.
On the Start menu (Windows), click Run. Enter the following information, and then click OK to extract the MSP file.
<local drive>:\<patch name>\ /e <local drive>:\<patch name.msp>
On the computer where you installed the Deployment wizard, on the Start menu (Windows), click Programs > Autodesk > Deployment wizard.
In the Deployment wizard, on the Welcome page, select Modify An Administrative Image, and then click Next.
On the Modify Administrative Image page, in the Select An MSI File box, select the existing Autodesk installer file (MSI) from the shared network location that contains the administrative image you want to modify.
Select the Apply A Patch (Service Pack) To This Image option.
In the Select Patch box, enter the path to the patch location (the location you entered in step 2, including the extension .msp). You can also Browse to locate the MSP file.
Click Next, and follow the instructions in the Deployment wizard to complete the deployment of this service pack.

Readme for the Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1 and the Autodesk Civil 3D - Civil Design Companion 2007 Service Pack 1