Readme for the Autodesk Land Desktop 2005 Service Pack
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Autodesk Land Desktop 2005 Service Pack 1
In a continuing effort to provide high quality products, Autodesk has released
Autodesk Land Desktop 2005 Service Pack 1, which addresses several known issues
with Autodesk Land Desktop 2005.
This service pack also includes the fixes in the AutoCAD 2005 Service Pack
1, and the Autodesk Map 3D 2005 Service Pack 1 and 2.
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 the service pack to your product. For your
reference, you should save this Readme to your hard drive or print a
copy.
This Readme includes the following topics:
Issues Resolved for Autodesk Land Desktop 2005
Extracting Data from Autodesk Civil 3D 2005: This service pack allows
you to use the Projects > Extract Civil 3D Data command in Land Desktop 2005
to extract data from Autodesk Civil 3D 2005 drawings. When doing so, be sure
to start a new session of Autodesk Land Desktop if you have already opened an
Autodesk Civil 3D 2004 drawing so that the correct modules are loaded for Autodesk
Civil 3D 2005.
Prompt for Save: You are now always prompted to save your current drawing
when opening a new drawing from the Most Recently Used list on the File menu.
Performance: The "Allow Points To Be MOVE'd In Drawing" and
"Update Point Database After MOVE Command" Point Settings no longer
affect general editing performance.
Plotting: Plotting issues with Hewlett Packard (HP) DesignJet 105x plotters
and HP500 and HP5000 series plotters have been resolved.
Summary of the Primary Issues Resolved for AutoCAD 2005
Actions That No Longer Generate Fatal Errors
- Closing a sheet without saving it after adding a view and saving the resource
drawing.
- Exiting the program with the Customize dialog box open.
- Using SHADEMODE with XCLIP on and textures enabled.
- Switching to model space viewport with UCSFOLLOW set to 1.
- Navigating to certain DWF™ files in Windows Explorer.
- Using HYPERLINK in certain drawings with the application window maximized.
General Issues
- A layer filter can now have a name that starts with an accented character.
- In the Options dialog box, Profiles tab, clicking Add to List no longer
incorrectly removes backslashes in a UNC path.
- In DWF files, hyperlink fields with SHX fonts no longer fail.
- A hatch no longer bleeds when you change the hatch type.
- Using the PEDIT Spline option with a 3D polyline no longer generates an
error when you use AUDIT or RECOVER.
- A problem that caused the program to sometimes lock up during startup after
menu or toolbar changes has been fixed.
- An issue that caused the screen menu to collapse under certain circumstances
has been fixed.
- Edges on Architectural Desktop objects and other custom objects are now
displayed correctly when SHADEMODE is set to Gouraud or Flat shading with
edges on.
- The message “Unable to find the asmm80enures.dll” is no longer displayed
when modeler dlls are being loaded on computers with mixed language environment.
Block Issues
- Changing properties of block attributes in BATTMAN no longer makes unwanted
changes to color.
- Blocks with similar names are now displayed correctly in the QSELECT list.
- Property fields in a block attribute now resolve correctly after INSERT.
- Block attribute text that contains fields now mirrors correctly.
- The Save Changes prompt is now correctly displayed after you use the Write
Block dialog box.
Dimension Issues
- Child dimension styles are sorted correctly in the Dimension Styles Manager.
- Issues with directions and positions of arrowheads and text have been fixed.
Plotting Issues
- The “Command still active” message is no longer displayed when you try to
close a drawing after you have canceled a PLOT command that was started with
a maximized viewport active.
- The CALCOMP8.HDI driver, which plotted only to file, now plots normally.
- HIDEPRECISION can now be set for background plots.
Performance Issues
- The Layer dialog box and the Plot dialog box now open faster.
- Performance is improved for use of ETRANSMIT for part of a large sheet set.
- A slowing of performance when multiple users are editing a sheet set at
the same time has been improved.
- A problem that caused the program to use 99% of the system resources if
you are using VBA applications and have the View toolbar open has been resolved.
Text Issues
- Switching from one text style with a Big Font to another no longer causes
the SHX font to change unexpectedly.
- Typing over selected multiline text in the text editor no longer applies
the color of the selected text to the new text.
- Misalignment issues with Japanese text have been resolved.
- Issues with inappropriate display of Czech, Latvian, and other language
characters have been resolved.
VBA Issues
- Side-by-side installation of AutoCAD 2004 and AutoCAD 2005 no longer causes
errors in VBA scripts.
- A REVCLOUD conflict with VBAIDE has been resolved.
Xref Issues
- Certain xrefs whose relative paths did not resolve now resolve correctly.
- Relative paths for certain xrefs no longer change when xrefs are loaded.
Summary of the Primary Issues Resolved for Autodesk Map
3D 2005
- Use multiple points to create secondary polylines.
- Create a topology using Import Old Theme.
- Use MOVE command while selecting entities.
- Engineering Units used in Autodesk Map 2004 DWG retained in Autodesk Map
3D 2005.
- Quick select properties restored.
- SAVEBACK command function restored.
- Key check boxes in the Define Link Template dialog box available.
- Geometry is retained during Save Back after coordinate conversion.
- Plotting and printing to HP DesignJet105x printer restored.
- Object data on blocks when exported to DWF is retained.
- Grip selection available while using multiple files and the most recently
used list from the file menu.
- Coordinate definition files are installed to completion.
- Memory leak during entity selection removed.
- Deleting surfaces function restored.
Who Should Install
the Service Pack?
This service pack is for the English-language locked and unlocked versions
of Autodesk Land Desktop 2005 running on English-language and non-English-language
operating systems.
Locked and Unlocked Service Packs
The following Autodesk Land Desktop 2005 Service Pack 1 versions are available
on the Autodesk website:
- Land2005SwlSP1.exe (for the locked version of Land Desktop)
- Land2005UnlSP1.exe (for the unlocked version of Land Desktop)
Unless you specifically requested the unlocked version, you received the locked
version of Land Desktop and should install the locked service pack.
Note: You can determine whether your product is locked or unlocked by
opening the LDT.mid file with a text editor such as Notepad. The .mid
file is located on the root of your product CD. The product description indicates
whether the installation is locked or unlocked.
General Information
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It is recommended that you create a backup of all custom MNU, MNS, MNR,
MNL, and MNC files before installing the service pack.
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During the installation of this update, you will be prompted for the
original installation CD or network image.
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Download progress may not be indicated during the update.
Important: You cannot run an automatic uninstall to remove this service
pack. To restore your version of Autodesk Land Desktop 2005 to its pre-service
pack state, uninstall Autodesk Land Desktop 2005 and reinstall it.
Windows Command Line Switches
The Windows command line switches built into this service pack are as follows:
- /e - Extracts the MSP file from the service pack executable.
- /p - Extracts a patch list from the service pack executable.
- /q - Suppresses the completion message after the service pack is applied.
This is useful if you use a script or batch file to apply the service pack
to multiple computers.
Instructions about how to use these command line switches are included in the
procedures that follow.
Applying this Service Pack to a Stand-Alone Installation
- Download the service pack and save it to any folder.
- Insert your Autodesk Land Desktop 2005 CD into your CD drive.
- Navigate to the folder where you saved the service pack.
- Double-click the executable file for the service pack to install it
Applying this Service Pack Through Your Local Network
Using a Patch List
Use this procedure if you want to use Communication Center to apply this
service pack through your local network.
To apply this service pack through Communication Center using local
patch list functionality
- From the Autodesk Product Support website, download <Autodesk Land
Desktop 2005 Service Pack 1.exe> and <Autodesk Land Desktop
2005 Service Pack 1 Readme.htm> to a local server.
NOTE: Make sure that all users who need to apply the
service pack have access to this server.
- On the Start menu (Windows), click Run. Enter the following information,
and then click OK:
<local server name>\<patch name> /p
<patch list location name>\<patch list name>
For example:
c:\Land2005SwlSP1.exe /p c:\patchlist.txt
The contents of the patch list file are similar to the following:
*****
ProductCode={5783F2D7-0208-0409-0000-0060B0CE6BBA}
ProductVersionCandidate=7.26.0.100;7.26.0.108;7.26.0.110;7.26.0.118
PatchTitle=Autodesk Land Desktop 2005 Service Pack 1
PatchGUID={58CC83EF-1C4D-4A98-A9D2-6F71507A06CF}
PatchFileLocation=\\\\your_server_name\\your_share_name\\subfolders\\patch_name.exe
or ftp://your_server_name/your_share_name/your_path/patch_name.exe
PatchSize=8238592
PatchDesc=This Service Pack updates Autodesk Land Desktop 2005 Locked.
The use of this software is subject to the terms and conditions contained
in the software license agreement that accompanied Autodesk Land Desktop
2005.
PatchDescLocation=\\\\your_server_name\\your_share_name\\subfolders\\readme_name.htm
or ftp://your_server_name/your_share_name/your_path/readme_name.htm
NOTE: If a patch list file already exists in this location,
the new patch list information is added to the end of that file. The original
file is not overwritten.
- Open the patch list file. If there is more than one patch list, the lists
are separated by asterisks (*****).
- Change the fifth line in step 3, PatchFileLocation, to one of the following:
- If you want to make the service pack available from a file server,
enter:
PatchFileLocation=\\\\<your_server_name>\\<your_share_name>\\<subfolders>
\\<patch_name>.exe
- If you want to make the service pack available from an FTP server,
enter:
ftp://<your_server_name>/<your_share_name>/<your_path>
/<patch_name>.exe
- Change the last line in step 3, PatchDescLocation, to one of the following:
- If you want to make the Readme available from a file server, enter:
PatchDescLocation=\\\\<your_server_name>\\<your_share_name>\\<subfolders>
\\<readme_name>.htm
- If you want to make the Readme available from an FTP server, enter:
ftp:////<your_server_name>//<your_share_name>//<your_path>
//<readme_name>.htm
- Save and close the patch list file.
- Insert the Autodesk Land Desktop 2005 CD into you local computer's CD-ROM
drive.
- On the Start menu (Windows), click Run. Enter the following:
<your_CD-ROM drive>:\BIN\Installer\Support\CADManagerControl
- Double-click CMControl.exe.
- In the CAD Manager utility, in the product list, select Autodesk Land
Desktop 2005, and then click OK.
- In the CAD Manager utility, on the Communication Center tab, do the following:
- In the Live Update Configuration list, select Enable Using Local Patch
List.
- In the Local Patch List Location box, enter the patch list file location
(the UNC network path).
- Click Apply to save these settings to your own system.
- At the bottom of the CAD Manager utility, in the drop-down list, select
Create .reg Registry File. Then click OK.
- In the Save As dialog box, save the file to your system. Make note of
this location.
- The registry file must be run at each workstation so the service pack
can be applied. Distribute the registry file to each user (workstation).
Each user should save the file locally and double-click the file from Windows
Explorer to run it.
- At each workstation, the service pack must then be applied using the Communication
Center.
NOTE: Once the registry changes have been applied to the client, the
Communication Center in Autodesk Land Desktop 2005 will alert the users with
a "Maintenance Update Available" notice. When the user clicks on
the notice, a page will be displayed that says "Autodesk Live Update."
This page contains instructions, a description of the patch, and an "Update"
button that will start the patch download and install.
Applying this Service Pack to an Autodesk Land
Desktop 2005 Network Administrative Image
The following two methods of distributing Autodesk Land Desktop 2005 Service
Pack 1 apply only to administrative images created with the Autodesk Land Desktop 2005 Network Installation wizard. After you complete these procedures,
any new deployments of Autodesk Land Desktop 2005 will have the service pack
applied to them automatically.
NOTE: In both of the following procedures, the service
pack file that you download contains an MSP (Microsoft Patch) file. You must
extract that file from the executable file. To extract the MSP file from the
executable, use the /e ("extract") switch.
To add Autodesk Land Desktop 2005 Service Pack 1 to a new Autodesk
Land Desktop 2005 administrative image
- From the Autodesk Product Support website, download <Autodesk Land Desktop 2005 Service Pack 1>.exe to your local computer.
- On the Start menu (Windows), click Run. Enter the following information,
and then click OK.
<local drive>:\<patch name>\ /e <local drive>:\<patch
name.msp>
- On the computer where you installed the Network Installation wizard patch,
on the Start menu (Windows), click Programs > Autodesk > Network Installation
Wizard.
- In the Network Installation wizard, on the Welcome page, select Create
an Administrative Image, and then click Next.
- On the Create Administrative Image page, in the Select Autodesk Installer
(MSI) File box, enter the path to ldt.msi, the MSI file you use as
the basis for your administrative image. This file is found on your product
CD-ROM, in CDROM:\BIN\Installer.
- In the Administrative Image Location box, enter an existing shared network
location where you want to create an administrative image, or click Browse
to navigate to a location. Users install Autodesk Land Desktop from this
location.
- Select the Apply a Patch (Service Pack) to This Image option.
- In the Select Patch box, enter the path to the patch location (the location
you entered in step 2, including the extension .msp). You can also
Browse to locate the MSP file.
- Click Next, and follow the instructions in the Network Installation wizard
to complete the deployment of this service pack.
To apply Autodesk Land Desktop 2005 Service Pack 1 to an existing Autodesk
Land Desktop 2005 administrative image
- From the Autodesk Product Support website, download <Autodesk Land Desktop 2005 Service Pack 1>.exe to your local computer.
- On the Start menu (Windows), click Run. Enter the following information,
and then click OK.
<local drive>:\<patch name>\ /e <local drive>:\<patch
name.msp>
- On the computer where you installed the Network Installation wizard patch,
on the Start menu (Windows), click Programs > Autodesk > Network Installation
Wizard.
- In the Network Installation wizard, on the Welcome page, select Modify
an Administrative Image, and then click Next.
- On the Modify Administrative Image page, in the Select an MSI File box,
select the existing Autodesk installer file (MSI) from the shared network
location that contains the administrative image you want to modify. Users
install Autodesk Land Desktop from this location.
- Select the Apply a Patch (Service Pack) to This Image option.
- In the Select Patch box, enter the path to the patch location (the location
you entered in step 2, including the extension .msp). You can also
Browse to locate the MSP file.
- Click Next, and follow the instructions in the Network Installation wizard
to complete the deployment of this service pack.
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