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 Notice to Autodesk Inventor Customers
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In a continuing effort to provide high quality products, Autodesk has released Hotfix TS1071050 which addresses an issue where the DWG Import Wizard becomes unstable or ceases to function due to a dialog box stating "End of Evaluation Period".  This README file highlights how to install the updated AOEMView 2008, and other important information regarding this update. 

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CONTENTS
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- Description of the issue
- System Requirements
- Warnings
- Installation Instructions


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Description of the issues:
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- Importing DWG files (not Open) displays an import wizard to allow the user to selectively import DWG data.  The preview page is interrupted due to an erroneous dialog box stating "End of Evaluation Period".

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Applicable Product(s):
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- Autodesk Inventor 2008 
- Autodesk Inventor Professional 2008
- Autodesk Inventor Routed Systems 2008
- Autodesk Inventor Simulation 2008 

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Warnings:
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- Without this fix the DWG import viewer may become unreliable and/or inoperative.  We highly recommend that you apply this hotfix to avoid potential problems with the DWG import wizard.

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Installation Instructions:
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IMPORTANT! This hotfix is only applicable to Autodesk Inventor 2008, Autodesk Inventor Professional 2008, Autodesk Inventor Routed Systems 2008 or Autodesk Inventor Simulation 2008.

1. Uninstall “AOEMVIEW 2008” using Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs.
2. Download Hotfix TS1071050.
3. Unzip/Extract TS1071050.zip downloaded in step 2 to a clean folder making sure to use the “All files/folders in archive” and “Use Folder Names” options.
4. Double click on Setup.exe in the folder from step 3.
5. Chose Next to begin the install.
6. Allow installation to the default location.
7. Once finished you'll receive a Finished Installing message.  Click Finish to complete the install and exit the dialog. 

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We want to thank all our customers who identified this issue and reported it
to us.  It's these reports that 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 Mechanical Team