AutoCAD 2012 for Mac - Service Pack 2

Service Pack 2 for AutoCAD® 2012 for Mac® is now available for download at the following link:

AutoCAD 2012 for Mac Service Pack 2

This update resolves compatibility issues that have been reported while using the software on the latest versions of Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.8) and Mac OS X Lion. It also resolves problems reported by the Customer Error Reporting (CER) utility and other general problems identified after AutoCAD 2012 Service Pack 1 was made available.

General changes and improvements have been made to the following features:

Array

• Associative arrays now correctly round-trip between the Windows and Mac OS releases.
• The program is no longer unstable when attaching an xref to an associative array.

Attributes

• The Attribute visor now displays correctly after being launched two or more times.

Blocks

• The program is no longer unstable when inserting blocks with multiple attributes.

Customization

• The program is no longer unstable after using the Customize dialog box.

Dimensions

• The program is no longer unstable when modifying a dimension that has a cyclic dependency.

Document Window

• The program is no longer unstable when switching between open drawings.

Dynamic Input/Input

• The program is no longer unstable when using dynamic input.
• The program is no longer unstable after enter a value at the Command prompt.

External References

• The program is no longer unstable after clicking a missing xref in the Reference Manager.

Hatch

• The program is no longer unstable after creating a hatch object with the Hatch and Gradient dialog box.

Install

• Installer now displays the correct message when the latest service pack is already installed.

Layers

• The program is no longer unstable after renaming a layer.
• The program is no longer unstable after setting a layer current.
• The program is no longer unstable when updating layer information while switching drawings.
• The program is no longer unstable when sorting layers in the Layers palette.

Layouts

• The program is no longer unstable when switching between model and paper space from the status bar.
• The program is no longer unstable after creating a new layout.

Multileader

• The Multileader visor no longer remains displayed after being shown multiple times.

Open/Save

• The program is no longer unstable when opening a drawing file.
• The program is no longer unstable after opening an invalid file.
• Double-clicking a drawing file in Finder now correctly opens the program and drawing file.

Options

• When support file search paths are missing, the dialog box to select a path now displays correctly.

Other

• Several general situations that caused the program to be unstable have been addressed.
• The program is no longer unstable when spell checking annotation in a drawing.

Plot

• The program is no longer unstable after clearing the DPI value in the 3D Viewports section of the Page Setup dialog box.
• The program is no longer unstable after clearing the custom scale values in the Scale section of the Plot dialog box.
• The program is no longer unstable when using a comma as a decimal separator for numbers.
• Plots are now correctly centered when both Fit to Page and Center on Page are checked.
• When resaving a named plot style (STB) file, the file no longer becomes corrupt.
• Object's plot style value can now be changed with the Properties Inspector when using named plot styles.
• Plot styles now work correctly with AutoCAD WS.

Spline

• The program is no longer unstable after selecting a spline object that was the result of joining more than one spline together.

Startup

• On Mac OS X Lion, the program now launches correctly after a crash.
• The program now checks for the required folder and file level permissions. If the permissions are incorrect, you can open a Knowledge Base article to help correct the problem.

Text Styles

• Quickly closing the Text Style dialog box no longer causes the program to become unstable.
• Fixed issues related to text fonts.

Undo/Redo

• Lineweight is no longer automatically turned off when doing an undo with zoom.

Zoom/Pan/Orbit

• The program is no longer unstable when zooming, panning, or orbiting.

As always, check out the accompanying Readme PDF for more details and installation instructions.