Autodesk® AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2016 Service Pack 4 Readme

Thank you for downloading Autodesk® AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2016 Service Pack 4.

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. For reference, you should save this document to your hard drive or print a copy.

Autodesk® AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2016 Service Pack 3 is a prerequisite of Autodesk® AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2016 Service Pack 4. For information about Autodesk® AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2016 Service Pack 3 please see the following page:

Autodesk® AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2016 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.

You can also use Autodesk Application Manager to install the Live Update Maintenance Patches, which will automatically show the correct Hotfix or Service Pack for your product.

Note: It is required that you install Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 Service Pack 3 prior to installing this service pack.

64-bit Product
Service Pack

Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 SP3

C3D2016_0_4_Update.exe

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The following issues have been resolved in Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 Service Pack 4:

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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 or uninstallation, you may be prompted for the original installation media or a network image. In order to apply this service pack, you must have privileges to install and uninstall products.

Network Deployment

Administrators can deploy this service pack over a network using the Deployment Wizard.

Close the Application

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 required that you close Autodesk® AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2016 before proceeding with the installation of Autodesk® AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2016 Service Pack 4.

Reboot

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

About Your Product

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

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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. Close all running Autodesk applications.
  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

Follow these instructions to install this service pack on multiple computers using your local network.

  1. Download this service pack and save it to any shared folder on your local network.
  2. Find the shared folder where you saved the service pack, and double-click the executable (EXE) file.

Note: Installation through your local network using the CAD Manager Control Utility is not supported for this service pack.

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Apply This Service Pack to a Network Administrative Image

The following method of distributing Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 Service Pack 4 applies only to administrative images created with the Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 Network Installation wizard. After you complete this procedure, any new deployments of Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 will have the update applied to them automatically. For complete information on updating a Network Administrative Image please see the Autodesk Installation Administrator's Guide.

To apply Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 Service Pack 4 to an existing Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 Service Pack 3 administrative image:

  1. On the workstation where you initially created the Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 Service Pack 3 deployment, open the Tools\ApplyUpdates folder and double-click the Update - [deployment name] shortcut icon.
  2. On the Updates tab on Application Manager, select Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016.0.4 Update and click Add, then close the Application Manager.

Now any new deployments of Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 will have the service pack applied to them automatically.

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Uninstall This Service Pack

Due to an issue with the Microsoft® Windows® operating system, the uninstall process may take longer than expected. For example, you may wait for several hours before the service pack is uninstalled. It is recommended to have the original installation source files for the uninstall to be successful. If the source files are unavailable, installing the following Microsoft hotfix prior to uninstalling the service pack will prevent the delay:

The removal of an update takes longer than expected in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

Follow these instructions to uninstall this service pack on a single computer.

  1. Insert the product media (for example, the Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D installation disc) or make sure the installation source files are available.
  2. In Windows Control Panel > Uninstall a Program, select View Installed Updates.
  3. Under the Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 heading, right-click on Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016.0.4 Update and choose Uninstall.

It is not possible to uninstall the service pack if the installation source is a network administrative image with Service Pack 4 merged.

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