Thank you for downloading the Autodesk^® Civil 3D^® 2019.2 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.

Note: The Autodesk^® AutoCAD^® 2019.1.2 Update is a prerequisite of the Autodesk^® Civil 3D^® 2019.2 Update and must be applied prior to installing the update. If applying the update through the Autodesk Desktop App all prerequisite updates will automatically be installed. The Autodesk Civil 3D 2019.2 Update includes all of the updates and features in the Autodesk Civil 3D 2019.1 Update. For information on the contents of the Autodesk Civil 3D 2019.1 Update please see the following document:

Autodesk Civil 3D 2019.1 Update Readme

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. After this patch is applied successfully, the product version specified in the About dialog box will be 13.0.1175.0.

• Autodesk^® Civil 3D^® 2019 with the Autodesk^® AutoCAD^® 2019.1.2 update.
• Autodesk^® Civil 3D^® 2019.1 with the Autodesk^® AutoCAD^® 2019.1.2 update.

Note: You can also use the Autodesk Desktop App which will automatically show the correct updates for your product.

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The following enhancements have been included in the Autodesk Civil 3D 2019.2 Update:

Transparent Command Enhancements

• Transparent commands now accessible using the right-click menu
• New Transparent Commands ribbon tab
• Contextual ribbon tab when a transparent command is active
• Profile Toolset

Crossings in Profile Views

• Add linear crossings in profile
• Profile crossing label style

UNC Path Support for Civil 3D Projects

Data shortcut projects now support using a UNC path. This eliminates the earlier limitation of using mapped drives to host projects.

Sample Line Group Support in Autodesk Vault

Autodesk Civil 3D 2019.1 introduced the ability to create a data shortcut to a sample line group. In Autodesk Civil 3D 2019.2, this functionality has been extended to Autodesk Vault.

LandXML

• Property set support for all Autodesk Civil 3D objects
• Existing objects are updated on re-import

Rail Platform Edge

New standards for Belgium and generic rules based on a single carriage

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The following issues have been resolved in the Autodesk Civil 3D 2019.2 Update:

API

• An issue where the SurfaceStyle.GetDisplayStylePlan API call produced an error has been resolved.

Cross Sections

• An issue that caused corridor sections and labels to disappear in the section view after syncing a DREF has been resolved.

Data Shortcuts

• An issue where, in some circumstances, a user may experience a long delay when creating a data shortcut has been resolved.
• An issue that created an unexpected error when referencing rest sample lines has been resolved.

Drainage Analysis

• The Analyze Gravity Network wizard has been updated to use the units that are expected.
• An issue where the grate and combo inlet design in Hydraflow Express and Storm Sewer produced incorrect dimensions has been resolved.
• An issue where the depth and spread were incorrect for grate in sag with a local depression has been resolved.

Import/Export

• The stability of the Export Autodesk Civil 3D Drawing command has been improved.
• An issue where some drawing entities are not exported when using the Export Autodesk Civil 3D Drawing command has been resolved.
• An issue where the Export Autodesk Civil 3D Drawing command does not explode external references despite the Bind, insert and explode command being enabled has been resolved.
• An issue that caused an unexpected error when opening a drawing that was exported using the Export Autodesk Civil 3D Drawing command has been resolved.
• When opening a drawing that was exported using the Export Autodesk Civil 3D Drawing command in Autodesk AutoCAD, a proxy state dialog box is no longer generated.
• An "Export feature lines as" option has been added to the Export Autodesk Civil 3D Drawing command.
• An issue where a background mask was displayed as a bowtie after exporting a drawing using the Export Autodesk Civil 3D Drawing command has been resolved.

General

• An issue where clicking on the more information column header in Event Viewer causes an unexpected error has been resolved.
• Several updates have been made to correct untranslated dialog box messages and command line warnings.

Interoperability

• An issue with the availability of the "Get Location from Survey Point" command in Autodesk Revit 2019.1 has been resolved.

Labels

• An issue where deleting a component from a parent label style resulted in the deletion of all components in the child label styles has been resolved.

LandXML Import/Export

• Stability when importing a LandXML file has been improved.

Pipe Networks

• When extending a pipe using the arrow grip, the slope of the pipe is now maintained as expected.
• An issue was resolved where creating a Pipe Network from a 2D polyline resulted in a sloped pipe due to the Pipe Network start elevation being above the source object elevation.
• An issue that caused pipe network structures to scale incorrectly when setting Pipe Network Structures style to "Fixed Scale from Part Size" has been resolved.
• An issue that caused unexpected behavior with null structures listed in the Parts List has been resolved.
• An issue where a 90 degree fitting was being placed when creating a pressure network from objects regardless of the angle pipe actual orientation has been resolved.

Rail

• An issue that prevented a platform edge from being used as a corridor target has been resolved.

Referenced Templates

• Stability when removing templates from the Attached Referenced Template list has been improved.
• An issue has been resolved where section label sets with a corridor point style from a referenced template are not included in the drawings label sets.

Shared Views

• When viewing an object's properties in Autodesk Viewer, lines of text no longer overlap.
• An issue where properties displayed in Autodesk Viewer were different from the properties in the drawing has been resolved.

Shared Views

• The "Create surface from point cloud" command is now available in the point cloud context tab.
• An issue where the smooth surface command causes an unexpected error has been resolved.

Traverse Editor

• An issue with the dynamic display of some commands has been resolved.

Autodesk Vault

• The performance when viewing projects in Autodesk Vault has been improved.
• Performance when saving large drawings to Autodesk Vault has been improved.

Known Issue

• In some cases, a corridor may not update as expected after importing a LandXML file containing an alignment.

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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^® Civil 3D^® 2019 before proceeding with the installation of the Autodesk^® Civil 3D^® 2019.2 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. Close all running Autodesk applications.
3. Find the shared folder where you saved the Update, and double-click the executable (EXE) file.

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The following method of distributing the Autodesk Civil 3D 2019.2 Update applies only to administrative images created with the Autodesk Civil 3D 2019 Network Installation wizard. After you complete this procedure, any new deployments of Autodesk Civil 3D 2019 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 Civil 3D 2019.2 Update to an existing Autodesk Civil 3D 2019 administrative image:

1. On the workstation where you initially created the Autodesk Civil 3D 2019 deployment, open the Tools\Apply Updates folder and double-click the Update - [deployment name] shortcut icon.
2. On the Updates tab in Application Manager, select Civil 3D 2019.2 and click Add, then close the Application Manager.

Now any new deployments of Autodesk Civil 3D 2019 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 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 Civil 3D 2019 heading, right-click on Autodesk Civil 3D 2019.2 Update and choose Uninstall.

It is not possible to uninstall the update if the installation source is a network administrative image with Autodesk Civil 3D 2019.2 Update merged.

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