AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Service Pack 3 Readme

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

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 2 or Service Pack 2.1 are pre-requisites of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Service Pack 3.

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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 does not include previous hotfixes or Service Packs for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012. In order to install AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Service Pack 3 you must have already applied AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 2.1.

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_sp3.0.exe    

64-bit Product
Update
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 c3d2012_x64_sp3.0.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:

The following Microsoft® 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 in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Service Pack 3:

Alignments

COGO

Corridor Design

Data Shortcuts

General

Hydrology

LandXML

Superelevation

Surfaces

Survey

 

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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

This service pack cannot be added to a network Deployment. Administrators cannot deploy this service pack over a network using the Deployment Wizard.

About Your Product

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

Reboot

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

 

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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

Distributing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Service Pack 3 using administrative images created with the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Network Installation wizard is not supported.

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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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