This readme contains important information regarding the installation and contents of this Service Pack. It is recommended that you read the entire document before you apply the Service Pack to your product.
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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.
32-bit Product |
Service Pack |
Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical 2016 | ACM2016SP1_32bit.exe |
64-bit Product |
Service Pack |
Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical 2016 | ACM2016SP1_64bit.exe |
This Service Pack can be applied to AutoCAD Mechanical 2016 installed as a standalone application and the Autodesk Design Suites listed below.
Note: Unlike the previous service packs, this service pack DOES NOT include AutoCAD 2016 Service Pack 1. We recommend that you install AutoCAD 2016 Service Pack 1 before installing AutoCAD Mechanical 2016 Service Pack 1. Refer to the AutoCAD 2016 Service Pack 1 readme for more information. Installing AutoCAD Mechanical 2016 Service Pack 1 without installing AutoCAD 2016 Service Pack 1 can cause unexpected issues.
The following operating systems are officially supported for 32-bit and 64-bit AutoCAD Mechanical 2016 with Service Pack 1.
The following issues have been addressed by AutoCAD Mechanical 2016 Service Pack 1:
Xref
- In some situations, fatal errors occur when resolving xrefs from some 3rd party applications.
Calculation
- Unhandled Exception errors in Beam Calculation.
- Unhandled Exception errors in Chain Length Calculation.
Standard Content
- Slow performance of some mechanical commands (eg. AMCONSTLINES, AMHATCH) in drawings that contain many blocks with standard content.
Title Block
- If a drawing has not been saved before, saving it via the Title Block dialog will introduce drawing errors.
Construction Lines
- Crosshair is missing when using AMCONST_CIRCLE command.
- AMCONSTC2 does not work correctly.
Dimension
- Precision setting in AMDIMFORMAT dialog box shows some random number.
Chamfer and Fillet
- AMCHAM2DTAB and AMFILLET2DTAB do not retain their setting after restarting AutoCAD Mechanical.
- Inside scale area, chamfer dimension created with AMCHAM2D becomes very long.
AcConnectWebservices
- AcConnectWebservices.arx gets loaded even when user is not signed in to A360 and Check for content library updates is disabled.
Symbols
- There is gap in welding symbol when drawings from AutoCAD Mechanical 2014 are opened in AutoCAD Mechanical 2016.
Match Properties
- In some situations, MATCHPROP does not work.
Viewport
- Viewport does not activate for selection when you change the scale factor.
Detail View
- Position of detail view gets shifted when UCS is used.
Before you install this Service Pack, review the following information:
Back Up Custom Files
It is recommended that you back up all custom CUIX, MNR, and MNL files before you apply this Service Pack.
Administrator Privileges
During installation, you will be prompted for the original installation media or a network image. To apply this Service Pack, you must have administrator 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 the Service Pack, updated product information displays in the About dialog box.
Reboot
After you install this Service Pack, it is recommended that you reboot your system even if you are not prompted to do so.
The following Microsoft Windows command line switches are built into this Service Pack:
Instructions about how to use the /e command line switch are included in the installation procedures that follow.
Follow these instructions to install this Service Pack on a single computer.
Follow these instructions to install this Service Pack on multiple computers using your local network.
Note: Installation through your local network using the CAD Manager Control Utility is not supported for this Service Pack.
The following distribution method applies only to administrative images created with the Deployment wizard.
Note: When the AutoCAD Mechanical Service Pack is included in a deployment, the deployment will install the Service Pack.
Windows 7 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10
We want to express our appreciation to all our customers who identified these issues and reported them to us. Their reports gave us the opportunity to improve the product for everyone's benefit. We also thank you for your continued business, and for your feedback regarding this release.
Respectfully,