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posted 08/14/08 by Dominick Gallegos AutoCAD Civil / Civil 3D Update_1 Version 2

Yeah, I know I haven’t posted in a really long time and for that I do apologize. Lately, I have had my head down creating content for some of the upcoming events. Still I wanted take a minute to provide some exciting news to our users. At 5pm EST on Friday, Update 1 Version 2 was posted on the Autodesk support site. By now you may be thinking, what the heck is Update 1 Version 2? From this point on Autodesk has decided to shift from the terms “Service Pack” to the term “Updates”. As Autodesk moves forward with additional content and updates, we feel this naming structure will become easier to understand and manage for users! Plus, this naming convention also falls in line with how the AutoCAD team been releasing their latest updates.

So now onto the Update! Besides the name change there is some really cool enhancements/fixes to our core functionality. Shown below is a snippet of the readme file that comes with the update. If you look closely there is some really exciting changes, especially the Navisworks and grading modifications!

By the way, this is not the complete list of changes, so please refer to the readme file that is available when downloading the Update.

General
- The shortcut notification window in a client drawing is now displayed when the source drawing is modified and
saved.
- Object styles persist as expected when you use the Copy and Paste commands on objects. Previously, using
these commands to copy and paste objects would randomly cause some object styles to disappear.
- A temporary drawing object that is created when you use the View/Edit Corridor Section command is now being
deleted when you exit the command.

Alignments
- The start station and end station properties for a fourth spiral in a SCSSCS curve group now display the correct
values in the Alignment Entities panorama vista.

API
- When using the API extension dictionary, objects are now properly propagated across data references for all
object types.
- Performance is improved when you use AeccPoints:: AddMultiple() to add points.
- The AeccPipe:: ConnectToStructure() method now works as expected when you call the Disconnect() method.
- The AeccParcel:: AddSingleSegmentLabel() and AeccParcel:: AddMultipleSegmentLabels() methods now work
as expected.
- The AeccSurveyLandXMLPropertiesRoot:: getitems() method now returns the LandXML extended properties for
the object. Previously, the method returned the LandXML properties for the survey database.

Corridor Design and Subassemblies
- Material volume calculations are now computed correctly for subassemblies that contain structural parts.
Previously, in situations where these subassemblies overlapped it resulted in crossing line segments and
omitted material in the material volume calculations.
- Material volume calculations are now consistent across stations in situations where surface overhang causes
surfaces to join incorrectly in the cross section view.
- Layers now work as expected when you insert a DWG that contains a corridor as an xref. Previously, the layer
settings were ignored.
- The Import Subassembly command now supports a package file that contains multiple localized languages. At
import time the localized language that matches the installation will be extracted.

Cross Section Views
- Cross sections now update consistently and reflect changes that are made to the corridor using the View/Edit
Corridor Section command.
- Sample line label visibility is now determined by the sample line layer. Previously, the visibility was determined
from the sample line group layer.
- The section 1 and section 2 columns are now correctly displayed by default in the Section View Bands dialog
box. Previously, they were hidden by default.
- Corridor sections that are included as xrefs in a drawing are now drawn as expected.

Grading and Feature Lines
- Elevations at grading projection line points can now be edited. Previously, in situations where the start or end of
a grading touched a PI point of the feature line, those elevations could not be edited.
- Creating a feature line from an alignment, with the Weed Points option cleared, now creates the feature line with
correct data. Previously, the feature line would extend beyond the length of the associated profile and it would
ignore the specified elevation values.
- Grading feature lines created from a corridor feature line that contains gaps or breaks are now created in the
correct location.
- Daylight lines are now created correctly for gradings that overlap each other.
- Surfaces are now built correctly from grading groups. Previously, the grading surface did not always respect
the grading results. To ensure correct results when you open a drawing, you should rebuild the surface.
- Several issues involving grading objects and feature lines on locked layers have been resolved and the program
no longer closes unexpectedly when the drawing is saved or the layer is unlocked.

Labels
- The grade in and grade out properties for Profile Geometry Point labels at Profile Start, Profile End, Overall Low
Point, Vertical Curve-Tangent Intersect, Distance to Previous, and Distance to Next now display the correct
values.
- Points that are imported with a scale in the parameters now display labels correctly. Previously, the labels were
offset.
- The Labels Properties dialog box now displays the specified reference text object name.
- The Vertical Reverse Curve Intersect Geometry Point label now has the correct abbreviation, VRC. Previously,
the text displayed as VCC.

Lines Curves
- Using the Curve Calculator after using the Create Curve commands no longer causes the program to close
unexpectedly.

Object Enabler
Important: The Civil Object Enabler is a separate install. You must uninstall and then reinstall the Civil Object Enabler in order for the following changes to take effect. You can download the most recent version of the Object Enabler at: http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=DL11092427
- Opening previous version drawings in the Object Enabler environment no longer causes the program to close
unexpectedly.
- Error messages are no longer displayed when you open a Civil 3D drawing in a localized version of Map 3D
2009 with the Civil Object Enabler installed.
- Autodesk® Impression is now supported with the Civil Object Enabler.
- The following NavisWorks products are now supported with the Civil Object Enabler.
-Autodesk® NavisWorks® Manage 2009
-Autodesk® NavisWorks® Review 2009
-Autodesk® NavisWorks® Simulate 2009

Parcels
- Using grips to edit parcels no longer causes the program to close unexpectedly.

Pipes
- You can now add a part family to a parts list.
- When you lay out pipes, the program now accepts the point that you select on screen as an endpoint.
Previously, the program would randomly ignore the selected point and the command line would continue to
prompt you to select a point.

Plan Production
- Sheet numbers on match lines are now resolved if the Sheet Set Manager .DST file is moved from its original
location to a supported search path location.
- Matchline text is now displayed in sheets that are placed into a new drawing that contains multiple view frame
groups.

Points
- In situations where child overrides exist in point labels, the arrow is now displayed in the Edit Label Styles dialog
box to indicate the override.
- Inserting a drawing that contains points now populates the _All Points group.
- The Geodetic Calculator now applies the correct transformation Grid Scale Factor for ground coordinates.

Profiles and Profile Views
- A corridor is now correctly flagged as 'out of date' when you make edits to the profile.
- Having a blank row in the Profile Editor no longer causes an Invalid Input message when you click OK.

Project Manager
- Project DWFx files are now displayed properly when you use the Preview option on the Toolspace Prospector
tab.
- Dependencies are now displayed as checked out. Previously, when you checked out a drawing from Vault that
contained a dependent drawing the dependent drawing did not display as checked out.
- Vault Explorer now displays "where used" and "used by" for dependencies.
- The Name field is no longer read-only in the New Project dialog box when you access this dialog box by right-
clicking a survey database on the Survey tab and selecting Add To New Vault Project.
- You can migrate Vault-based project XML files to the data shortcut structure

Surfaces
- Surfaces created from DEM .asc files will use the drawing units if no unit is specified in the .asc file.
- Using the Bounded Volumes command now returns the correct volumes.
- Negative contour lines are now displayed correctly. Previously, if surface data that existed in the specified
contour range consisted of a single data point, negative contour lines were not displayed for the surface.

Survey
- On the Survey tab in Toolspace, the previews for Figures, Networks, and Setups now work as expected.
- When the CgPoints option is cleared in the Import Survey LandXML dialog box, associated figures are no longer
created.
- The LandXML Extended Properties are now saved after you close a survey database.
- The Name and Description fields in the item list view for a new Network and for Network Properties are now
displayed when the Preview options are selected.
- The Import Survey LandXML command now imports CgPoints correctly. Previously, some points were skipped
during import.
- LandXML properties are now saved when you close the survey database.

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