Thank you for downloading the Autodesk^® AutoCAD^® Civil 3D^® 2018.1 Update.

This readme contains the latest information regarding the installation and use of this update. It is strongly recommended that you read this entire document before you apply this update to your product. For reference, you should save this document to your hard drive or print a copy.

Contents

• Who Should Install This Update?
• Enhancements Included in This Update
• Primary Issues Resolved by This Update
• General Installation Information
• Installation Instructions
  • Apply This Update to a Stand-Alone Installation
  • Apply This Update Through a Local Network
  • Apply This Update to a Network Administrative Image
  • Uninstall This Update

You can apply this update to the following Autodesk products running on all supported operating systems and languages. Be sure to install the correct update for your software.

You can also use the Autodesk Desktop App to install the Live Update Maintenance Patches, which will automatically show the correct updates for your product.

64-bit Product	Update
Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018	C3D2018.1_x64.exe

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The following enhancements have been included in the Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018.1 Update:

Road Rehabilitation Workflows

This update contains new road rehabilitation workflows. These include:

• Rehab Subassemblies: There are six new .NET based subassemblies that are built specifically for this workflow.
• New Rehab Workflow: The overall workflow can be launched using the CreateRehabCorridor command, which is accessible from the Home tab > Create Design panel > Corridor > Create Rehab Corridor.

Crossings and Projections in Multiple Section Views

• While using the ProjectObjectsToSect and ProjectObjectsToMultiSect commands, you can now mark and label the precise location where a variety of objects cross a sample line.
• A new Crossing Tolerance default setting has been added to the Section View Feature Settings.
• New default style settings have been added to the ProjectObjectsToSect and ProjectObjectsToMultiSect commands:
  • Crossing Marker Style
  • Crossing Label Style
  • Projection Style
  • Projection Label Style

Parts Editor Integration

The Infrastructure Parts Editor has been integrated into the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018.1 Update. To launch Infrastructure Parts Editor, click Home tab > Create Design Panel > Infrastructure Parts Editor, or enter StartPartsEditor on the command line.

Reference Template Updates

Enhancements to existing workflow for referencing resources in an attached template:

• AutoCAD Civil 3D Object and Label Styles could be referenced starting in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2017
  
• AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018.1 also supports:
  
  • AutoCAD Civil 3D Settings
    
    • Feature Settings
    • Command Settings
    • Label Style Default Settings
    • Property Sets
  • AutoCAD Resources
    • Blocks
    • Linetypes
    • Text Styles
    • Layers
  • Granular control over which resources to reference from each referenced template

IFC Alignment Support

The AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018.1 Update adds the ability to import/export alignments/profiles as well as support for the version 4 and 4x1 IFC schemas.

Label Override Glyphs

The AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018.1 Update adds new commands to hide and show label override glyphs. The commands are located on the Label Text panel of the Annotate ribbon tab.

Reconnect Network Parts

The AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018.1 Update adds a new command to reconnect network parts. The Reconnect Network command is located on the Modify panel of the Pipe Networks ribbon tab.

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The following issues have been resolved in the Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018.1 Update:

Corridors

• An issue where AutoCAD Civil 3D is unresponsive after enabling all baselines in a corridor has been resolved.
• An issue where the export corridor to solid command produced unexpected results has been resolved.
  

Cross Sections

• An issue that caused the arrangement of section views in legacy drawings to shift location has been resolved.
• An issue where Subassembly expression labels show incorrectly in Corridor Section Editor views has been resolved.

Data Shortcuts

• An unexpected error that occurs when opening a host drawing after executing the Undo command on the sync of a data shortcut in a different drawing has been resolved.

Labels

• Child label styles that have contents overridden no longer get reset to the default value when reference templates are updated.
• When using the Audit command, parcel labels in a dragged state are no longer reset to the default location.

Pipe Networks and Pressure Networks

• An issue where analyzing a pipe network with a null structure as the first structure produces inconsistent results has been resolved.
• The performance of drawings with large pipe networks in profile views has been improved.
• An issue where the pipe network part list displays incorrectly when referenced with a reference template has been resolved.
• The pipe sizing report now displays the column headers with the proper "To" and "From" labels.
• An issue that caused unexpected results when grip editing a pressure pipe in 3D orbit has been resolved.
• An issue that caused apparent gaps between pipe network segments when viewing the pipe network in 3D orbit has been resolved.
• An issue that resulted in inconsistent grip behavior when using the FollowSurfaceInPV command has been resolved.

Profiles

• An issue that set the elevation on an offset profile to 0 after deleting a segment of the parent profile has been resolved.

Autodesk® Vault

• An issue where data shortcuts are not visible in Autodesk Vault after importing a local data shortcut project folder has been resolved.

General

• An issue with Traverse Editor where adding or subtracting angles from a bearing yielded unexpected results has been resolved.
• Stability when using the Export to DWG command has been improved.
• An issue where renaming a style in a reference template causes a duplicate of the style to be created has been resolved.
  
• General improvements have been made to improve the stability of AutoCAD Civil 3D.

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As you prepare to install this update, 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 update.

Administrative Privileges

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

Network Deployment

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

Close the Application

When you are installing this update, 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^® 2018 before proceeding with the installation of the Autodesk^® AutoCAD^® Civil 3D^® 2018.1 Update.

Reboot

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

About Your Product

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

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• Apply This Update to a Stand-Alone Installation
• Apply This Update Through a Local Network
• Apply This Update to a Network Administrative Image
• Uninstall This Update

Follow these instructions to install this update on a single computer.

1. Download the update and save it to any folder.
2. Close all running Autodesk applications.
3. Find the folder where you saved the update and double-click the executable (EXE) file.

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

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

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

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The following method of distributing the Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018.1 Update applies only to administrative images created with the Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018 Network Installation wizard. After you complete this procedure, any new deployments of Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018 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 the Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018.1 Update to an existing Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018 administrative image:

1. On the workstation where you initially created the Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018 deployment, open the Tools\ApplyUpdates folder and double-click the Update - [deployment name] shortcut icon.
2. On the Updates tab on Application Manager, select Civil 3D 2018.1 and click Add, then close the Application Manager.

Now any new deployments of Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018 will have the update applied to them automatically.

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Follow these instructions to uninstall this update 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 2018 heading, right-click on Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018.1 Update and choose Uninstall.

It is not possible to uninstall the update if the installation source is a network administrative image with Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018.1 Update merged.

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