AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Service Pack 1 Readme

Thank you for downloading AutoCAD® Civil 3D 2012 Service Pack 1

This readme contains the latest information regarding the installation and use of this service pack. It is strongly recommended that you read this entire document before you apply this service pack to your product. AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Service Pack 1 contains the fixes included in AutoCAD 2012 Service Pack 1 and AutoCAD Map 3D 2012 Service Pack 1. Because AutoCAD Civil 3D is built on AutoCAD® and AutoCAD® Map 3D, it is recommended that you also review the AutoCAD and AutoCAD Map 3D readme files at the following locations. For reference, you should save these documents to your hard drive or print a copy.

AutoCAD® 2012 Service Pack 1 Readme

AutoCAD® Map 3D® 2012 Service Pack 1 Readme

Contents

You can apply this service pack to the following Autodesk products running on all supported operating systems and languages. Be sure to install the correct service pack for your software.

This service pack includes all previous hotfixes for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012. The AutoCAD 2012 Performance Slowdown Hotfix is also included in this service pack.

You can also use Communication Center to install the Live Update Maintenance Patches, which will automatically show the correct service pack for your product.

32-bit Product
Update
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 c3d2012_win32_sp1.exe    

64-bit Product
Update
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 c3d2012_win64_sp1.exe

 

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You can use this service pack with the following operating systems:

Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Service Pack 3 (SP3) of the following:

Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Service Pack 2 (SP2) of the following:

The following Windows® 7 operating systems:

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It is recommended that you right click the installer and select "Run as Administrator" while installing the service pack. When you are installing this service pack a prompt with options to "Automatically close applications and attempt to restart them after setup is complete" or "Ignore" may be displayed. It is recommended that you do not click the "Automatically close applications and attempt to restart them after setup is complete" option. Instead, click "Ignore" at the prompt. It is also recommended that you reboot your system after installing the service pack.

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The following issues have been resolved:

Alignments

API

Corridor Design

Corridor Volumes

Data Shortcuts

General/Other

Grading

Hydrology and Hydraulics

Object Enabler

Performance

Pipes

Profile View

Project Management

Quantity Takeoff

Surface

Survey

Superelevation

User Interface

 

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Before You Begin

As you prepare to install this service pack, keep the following in mind:

Back Up Custom Files

It is recommended that you back up all custom CUIX, MNR, and MNL files before you apply this service pack.

Administrative Privileges

During installation, you will be prompted for the original installation media or a network image. In order to apply this service pack, you must have administrative privileges to install and uninstall products.

Network Deployment

Administrators can deploy this service pack over a network using the Deployment Wizard.

About Your Product

After you install, product information displays in the About dialog box.

Reboot

After you install, it is recommended to reboot your system even if not prompted.

 

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About Windows Command Line Switches

The following Microsoft Windows command line switches are built into this update:

Instructions about how to use the /e command line switch are included in the installation procedures that follow.

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Apply This Service Pack to a Stand-Alone Installation

Follow these instructions to install this service pack on a single computer.

  1. Download the service pack and save it to any folder.
  2. If required, insert the product media (for example, the AutoCAD Civil 3D installation disc) or make sure the installation source files are available.
  3. Find the folder where you saved the service pack and double-click the executable (EXE) file.

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Apply This Service Pack Through a Local Network

You can use InfoCenter to apply this service pack through your local network. Detailed instructions on how to set up patching through your local network are listed in the InfoCenter Tab topic in the CAD Manager Control Utility Help.

Note: You can install the CAD Manager Control Utility from the product installation media. Select Install Tools and Utilities and then select Autodesk CAD Manager Tools.

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Apply This Service Pack to a Network Administrative Image

The following method of distributing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Service Pack 1 applies only to administrative images created with the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Network Installation wizard. After you complete this procedure, any new deployments of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 will have the update applied to them automatically.

To apply AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Service Pack 1 to an existing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 administrative image

  1. On the workstation where you initially created the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 deployment, open the Tools folder and double-click the Create and Modify a Deployment shortcut icon.
  2. On the Create Deployment > Configure page under Modification Options, select Create a New Deployment Using an Existing Deployment as a Template.
  3. Specify a new name for the deployment, review and make any other changes, then click Next.
  4. On the Create Deployment > License Agreement page, review the agreement and click Next.
  5. On the Create Deployment > Product Information page, review the license information and click Next.
  6. On the Create Deployment > <Deployment Name> page, click on AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 in the product list to open the Configure options.
  7. Under Service Packs, select Include Service Pack from Autodesk.com and click Download.
  8. Select the option to append the service pack(s) to the deployment.
  9. Review and make any other changes and then click Create. Now any new deployments of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 will have the Service Pack applied to them automatically.

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Uninstall This Service Pack

NOTE: You cannot run an automatic uninstall to remove this service pack. To restore your version of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 to its pre-update state, uninstall AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 and reinstall it.

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