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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 TS1074526 which addresses an issue within Autodesk Inventor 11 and Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension where Assembly features grow the assembly file size dramatically . This README file highlights how to install, 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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- Assembly features grow the assembly file size dramatically
 

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System Requirements:
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IMPORTANT! The file TS1074526.zip contains two MSP files. Depending on what version of Inventor 11 you have installed, you will need to install the corresponding hotfix (MSP).

For TS1074526_R11SP3.msp:
- Autodesk Inventor® Series 11 Service Pack 3
- Autodesk Inventor® Professional 11 Service Pack 3

For TS1074526_R11DWFExt_SP3.msp
- Autodesk Inventor® Series 11 DWF Extension Service Pack 3
- Autodesk Inventor® Professional 11 DWF Extension Service Pack 3


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Warnings:
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This hotfix should only be applied to systems directly affected by the issue described above. This is the only issue for which this hotfix has been created to address.  


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Installation Instructions:
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IMPORTANT! The file TS1074526.zip contains two MSP files. Depending on what version of Autodesk Inventor 11 you have installed, you will need to install the corresponding hotfix (MSP).

If you have Autodesk Inventor 11 SP3 installed:

1. Download Hotfix TS1074526.
2. Extract TS1074526_R11SP3.MSP from TS1074526.ZIP.
3. Double click on TS1074526_R11SP3.MSP to install this Hotfix on each system running Autodesk Inventor 11 SP3.
4. Click Next to begin the install. Once finished you'll receive the "Autodesk Inventor 11 update" dialog box stating that the update has been successfully applied. 
5. Click Finish to complete the install and exit the dialog. 

If you have Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension SP3 installed:

1. Download Hotfix TS1074526.
2. Extract TS1074526_R11DWFExt_Sp3.MSP from TS1074526.ZIP.
3. Double click on TS1074526_R11DWFExt_SP3.MSP to install this Hotfix on each system running Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension SP3.
4. Click Next to begin the install. Once finished you'll receive the "Autodesk Inventor 11 update" dialog box stating that the update has been successfully applied. 5. Click Finish to complete the install and exit the dialog. 

If you have Autodesk Inventor 11 SP3 installed and are are also using Vault 2008:

1. Download Hotfix TS1074526.
2. Extract TS1074526_R11SP3.MSP from TS1074526.ZIP.
3. Using the Windows Control Panel, remove the Autodesk Inventor 11 SP3 Client Upgrade for ADMS 2008 from your computer.
4. Double click on TS1074526_R11SP3.MSP to install this Hotfix on each system running Autodesk Inventor 11 SP3.
5. Click Next to begin the install. Once finished you'll receive the "Autodesk Inventor 11 update" dialog box stating that       the update has been successfully applied. 
6. Click Finish to complete the install and exit the dialog. 
7. Finally, reinstall the Autodesk Inventor 11 SP3 Client Upgrade for ADMS 2008. The Autodesk Inventor 11 SP3 Client Upgrade     for ADMS 2008 can be downloaded from the link below:
   http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=9823033&linkID=9242019

If you have Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension SP3 installed and are are also using Vault 2008:

1. Download Hotfix TS1074526.
2. Extract TS1074526_R11DWFExt_Sp3.MSP from TS1074526.ZIP.
3. Using the Windows Control Panel, remove the Autodesk Inventor 11 SP3 Client Upgrade for ADMS 2008 from your computer.
4. Double click on TS1074526_R11DWFExt_SP3.MSP to install this Hotfix on each system running Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF    Extension SP3.
5. Click Next to begin the install. Once finished you'll receive the "Autodesk Inventor 11 update" dialog box stating that       the update has been successfully applied. 
6. Click Finish to complete the install and exit the dialog. 
7. Finally, reinstall the Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension SP3 Client Upgrade for ADMS 2008. The Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF      Extension SP3 Client Upgrade for ADMS 2008 can be downloaded from the link below:
   http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=9823033&linkID=9242019


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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