From: blu@cellar.org (Dan Reed)
Newsgroups: alt.cad.autocad
Subject: R 12 c1 known bugs.
Date: 30 Sep 92 17:21:51 GMT
Organization: The Cellar BBS and public access system

September 1992
 
 
This software update addresses deficiencies identified by AutoCAD Release 
12 customers.  A complete list of all improvements follows.  
 
The following list identifies the update's major enhancements:
 
  Plotting speed using various plotter drivers is increased;
 
  Entities on the DEFPOINT layer no longer plot;
 
  Digitizer drivers no longer allow cursor jumping and freezing when 
  editing larger drawings;
 
  Polygon fills (i.e., polylines with width) now plot correctly; 
 
  The Hitachi tablet drivers are more compatible with older Hitachi and 
  Hitachi-compatible digitizers. 
 
To obtain AME (Advanced Modeling Extension) authorization codes for 
AutoCAD Release 12 c1 for the Sun SPARCstation, please contact Autodesk 
Customer Service at 707-794-1490, or via FAX at 707-794-1325, with your 
Release 12 c1 serial number and Host ID or Network License Manager ID code.  
 
 
Note: A patch that bypasses problems experienced by customers running DOS 
4.0 and 5.0 on Lantastic and other networks is available.  To obtain it, 
please contact Autodesk Product Support.
 
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AutoCAD Release 12 c1 Corrections and Changes
 
1. AutoCAD no longer plots slowly under certain conditions.
 
2. Plotter drivers now correctly handle "E" size plots.
 
3. R10 drawings can now be plotted with the FREEPLOT command.
 
4. The plot dialogue box now handles millimeter values correctly.
 
5. The PLOT command no longer plots entities on the DEFPOINTS layer.
 
6. Corrected plotter drivers to eliminate plotting of stray vectors under
   certain conditions.
 
7. Certain plotter drivers now allow the specification of a maximum paper
   size. 
 
8. The maximum number of pens on CalComp plotters is now configurable,
   and no longer limited to eight.
 
9. Corrected CalComp plotter driver to eliminate plotting of stray vectors
   on large plots.
 
10. Improved the error handling capability of file dialogue boxes to cope
    with incorrect path or file specifications.
 
11. Pressing a digitizer button during a MENU command causes no harm.
 
12. Repeated calls to AutoLISP (ssget "F"), (ssget "CP"), and (ssget "WP")
    functions can now be made reliably.
 
13. Changed the AutoLISP function (entmod) so that entity data from an
    XREF -- externally referenced file -- cannot be modified.
 
14. SCRIPTs that use INSERT now work properly.
 
15. The AutoLISP function (load) is no longer undefined after aborting
    the (autoload) routine in ACADR12.LSP
 
16. The ACAD.MNU menu now can use PICKFIRST objects for the
    SELECT command.
 
17. Activating a large number of selection sets no longer results in
    excessive paging.
 
18. Improved the error-handling capability of DDATTEXT to cope with
    incorrect file names.
 
19. Selection sets are now initialized properly after use of DDMODIFY.
 
20. ISOLatin1 Encoded Postscript fonts are now fully supported.
 
21. For the Sun version of AutoCAD, corrected the LOGINNAME variable
    to retain configuration information properly.
 
22. A 7-bit display driver now correctly rejects 8-bit characters.
 
23. The SVADI display driver now prevents the coordinate's display and
    status line from overwriting each other.
 
24. Digitizer drivers' crosshairs control is now repaired, so crosshairs
    don't freeze or become jumpy when editing large drawings.
 
25. The Hitachi digitizer driver was modified so that older Hitachi and
    Hitachi-compatible tablets are correctly recognized by AutoCAD.
 
26. For the Sun version of AutoCAD, the RHEXPORT rendering hardcopy
    driver now correctly terminates when AutoCAD is exited.
 
27. AVE's configuration menu now allows the rendering hardcopy device
    to be reconfigured multiple times.
 
Autodesk, the Autodesk logo, AutoCAD, AME and Advanced Modeling Extension 
are registered trademarks of Autodesk Inc.  All other product names are 
trademarks of their respective owners.


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