AutoCAD MEP 2008 Service Pack 1

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As a result of detailed information from customers who used the Customer Error Reporting Utility, a number of problems were identified and fixed in the following areas:

AutoCAD MEP 2008

• Content Builder


• Display System


• Grip editing


• Hidden Lines


• Multi-view Parts


• Schematic Lines

AutoCAD MEP Updates -Changes include the following:

Electrical

• Devices and Panels with an model representation will be detected by Interference Detection if they collide with other MEP objects.


• The system filter for the Circuits property during WireAdd will update correctly.


• The connection a wire with a circuit assigned has with a device will be maintained after using the Publish command.

HVAC

• CER: Changing the connection types on a duct fitting to a flanged connection type no longer causes a fatal error.


• Flanges are now displayed on duct fittings within a model view, when the flange values are specified on the duct fittings.


• Duct fittings endcap snaps to the open end of vertical or sloped duct segments properly.

Piping

• Pipe segments copied from one pipe run to another pipe run will align properly to the new pipe run.


• Using AecConvertto3dSolid command will convert pipe fittings more successfully to 3d Solids.


• Auto-Routing pipe between two pipe connectors with an elbow using custom sizing will add the needed angle to the part to resolve the connection in the current drawing.


• When a single line pipe is being crossed multiple times by another AutoCAD MEP object at a different elevation, the hidden line gap is properly applied to the pipe.

Plumbing

• Plumbing Lines and Plumbing Fittings will continue to obey Annotation Scale after changing the drawing units and cancel the Drawing Setup dialog.

Schematics

• CER: Performing a Fillet or Join on schematic lines with schematic symbols anchored to them no longer causes a fatal error.

System

• Etransmit will no longer enter an infinite loop of prompting to save the drawing.


• CER: Grip editing the location of MEP objects with various setting combinations of Object Snaps, Snap, Ortho, Polar, Dynamic UCS and Dynamic Input settings will no longer cause a fatal error.


• CER: Erasing an inline MvPart will no longer cause a fatal error.


• CER: The adding of automatic properties to a Property Set Definition that is generated automatically when objects are added to the drawing will no longer cause a fatal error.


• Switching to the Extended Data tab in the Properties Palette with AutoCAD objects selected will no longer cause Resource Manager errors.


• CER: Part Catalogs containing the “’” symbol will no longer cause a fatal error during Catalogtest.


• CER: Saving of concurrently open drawing which contain annotative dimensions no longer cause a fatal error within Content Builder.


• CER: Parametric parts which produce an invalid solid will no longer cause a fatal error. Instead the erroneous solid will not be displayed.

AutoCAD Architecture Updates -Changes include the following:

AEC Details

• Adding batting insulation with the same start and end point no longer causes a crash.

AEC Dimensions

• AEC dimension component override locations no longer reposition when opened in AutoCAD Architecture 2008.


• AEC dimensions to curtain walls now respond predictably.


• Multiple instances of dimension text are no longer move with selected text.

Annotation Scaling

• When a custom scale does not exist in the host drawing, but does in an xref, it is only imported once into the host drawing.

Camera

• CER: Producing a view from a camera snapped to geometry no longer causes a fatal error.


• CER: Adjusting a camera view in a maximized viewport no longer causes a fatal error.

Design Center

• CER: Resuming a DesignCenter insertion after starting a second command no longer causes a crash.


• Dragging and dropping AEC Content from the DesignCenter to an active model space viewport in paper space now works.

Drawing Management

• Sheets in a project can now be plotted simultaneously from multiple workstations.


• Migrating non-English projects from versions previous to AutoCAD Architecture 2008 will no longer be repathed into empty folders.


• Maximum project category path length in AutoCAD Architecture 2008 is now around 248 characters.


• CER: Fatal errors no longer occur when browsing in the Project Browser, typically with slow server connections.

Export to AutoCAD

• CER: When exporting to AutoCAD, typically with eTransmit, fatal errors no longer occur.

IFC

• IFCImport and IFCExport are now fully Ifc2x3 Certified.


• Roof Slabs are now imported with the correct style.


• Memory management enhancements now reduce memory consumption and large file import crash potential.


• Fixed error in area and volume conversion


• IFCImport and IFCExport now handle file geometry flaws better, particularly malformed


• IFC entities from non-certified programs. In order to limit data loss, it is recommended that only certified programs be used to create IFC files.


• In accordance with revised certification requirements, IFCImport and IFCExport feature improved retention of entity color settings.


• Performance has been improved for installations of AutoCAD Architecture 2008 on Microsoft Windows Vista.


• Object GUID creation has been to meet certification requirements.


• Style and MVBlock names are now numbered sequentially.


• When importing a TEKLA user model, structural members are now created.

Keynoting

• CER: Opening a DXF file that contains a sheet keynotes legend no longer causes a crash.

Schedules

• The Center option now works when tagging entities in xrefs that are not inserted at 0,0,0.


• Can now Edit Table Cell in a schedule table when the table contains a formula column.

Spaces

• Tags no longer change location when associated spaces are updated.


• CER: Importing an AutoCAD Architecture 2008 drawing in Revit Structure with AutoCAD 2006 DWG TrueView installed no longer causes a crash.


• Space evaluation now resolves through xrefs without zones.


• CER: Random crashes after space evaluation no longer occur.

Structural Members

• The Override Display Configuration Cut Plane option for Structural Members is now respected.

Walls

• Selecting a wall with a custom display representation no longer causes a crash.

Xrefs

• CER: Binding an xref that contains a wall no longer causes a fatal error.

Other

• CER: Opening drawings with certain entity configurations no longer results in a Fatal Error.

AutoCAD Updates - Other changes include the following:

.NET API

• ObjectID.Open no longer causes a crash


• Removing a handler from Database.ObjectAppended then firing the event now generates an error message

64-Bit

• vl-arx-import now functions for namespaces separate from VLX


• i-Drop is operating correctly

Annotation Scaling

• When dragging and dropping a named view from the style sheet manager to the host drawing, the annotation scaling features work properly


• Custom scales which exist in the nested xrefs are no longer duplicated in the host drawing


• Blocks in the Tool Palettes created from the DesignCenter annotative drawings are now annotative

Attributes

• Multiline attributes no longer shift positions every time drawings are saved and opened


• The Value field for an attribute definition may now be modified in the Property Palette

Blocks

• The Y-scale factor of inserted blocks is now scaled accurately

Communication Center

• The Communication Center is now enabled by default.

Dashboards

• The dashboard panel configuration is now maintained throughout different workspaces and user sessions

Data Extraction

• All dynamic block properties are now correctly extracted

Dimensions

• Radial extension arcs may now be disabled, restoring the ability to dimension small radii


• The In-Place dimension text editor size is now correct


• Round-off dimension values now appear correctly


• Dimension breaks no longer cause AutoCAD to hang

Display

• Linetypes now always display properly after zooming operations

DWG

• Copy/paste now works in the drawings saved as 2000 and then resaved in AutoCAD 2004, AutoCAD 2005, or AutoCAD 2006

E-Transmit

• AutoCAD 2000 and Release 14 file formats are preserved while using ETRANSMIT with the "Keep existing drawing file formats" setting enabled

Fields

• Drawing name field now always plots correctly

Hatch

• The BHATCH command boundary detection mechanism has been improved

Image

• Image frames are no longer plotted or displayed when IMAGEFRAME is set to 0

Layouts

• The ampersand character ("&") may now be entered on the Layout tab

Multileader

• The location of attributes in multileader block is no longer off-center


• Multileader text no longer unexpectedly rotates


• Multileader attributes are no longer off-center in a rotated UCS

MText

• MText tabs are now saved correctly to the older DWG formats


• Certain Japanese characters are displayed correctly


• Portuguese (Iberian and Brazilian) dictionaries now have accented capital letters

Open/Save

• If multiple drawings are opened in Explorer, only a single instance of AutoCAD containing those drawings will launch

Object Snap

• Object snaps now work correctly in blocks

PDF Export

• Raster images now plot correctly to PDF

Performance Tuner

• If there are no new drivers, the "New Driver" bubble does not appear

Plot

• Plotting performance of rotated MrSID images is improved

Tables

• Data linked cell formatting is now correct


• Excel formatting is kept when the paste special (PASTESPEC) command is used

Tool Palette

• Icons are no longer truncated

Visual Styles

• Erroneous lines and display artifacts no longer show up after multiple zooming operations

XREF

• Drawings with long reference paths are referenced properly

Known Issues With This Service Pack

• Problem: After applying the Service Pack 1, all dashboard control panels are displayed regardless of the selected workspace.


• Workaround: Make the desired workspace current.