Draw and Edit

Tool Palettes

Tool palettes created in the current release should not be used in previous releases.

Plot and Publish DWF Files

AutoCAD 2009 for 64-bit halts unexpectedly when publishing DWF drawings containing text, multiline text (mtext), and attributes that use the CityBluePrint font. To repair this problem, download and install the Windows security update availalbe at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin?MS06-002.mspx.

Opening Sample Drawing Files in Windows Vista

Due to Windows Vista restrictions, all sample files found in the AutoCAD 2009 Sample folder and subfolders are read-only. Sheet Set Manager sample files can be opened in the Sheet Set Manager, but cannot be changed.

Autodesk i-drop

For i-drop to operate properly on a system running Windows Vista, the user should be set to Run as Administrator.

Direct 3D with Microsoft Windows Vista

When Direct 3D is enabled in a Windows Vista environment, the cursor appears as black and white instead of color in non-2D visual styles. Any changes to the cursor from the Options dialog box are not enabled in this environment.

Animation Output

The Quicktime Player cannot play MOV files saved with characters that are not native to the current operating system.

Windows Vista versions K and N (available in Korea and Europe) do not come with Windows Media Player installed. In order to use the animation feature in AutoCAD 2009, download the latest version of Media Player from the Microsoft website.

Advanced Render Settings

In the Advanced Render Settings Dialog box, the Memory Limit field is ignored in AutoCAD 2009 for 64-bit. AutoCAD 2009 will make use of all available memory in a 64-bit environment.

External References

Due to the external references (xref) polling cycle, you can encounter a time lag when attempting to use the Manage Xrefs icon to reload DWG xrefs. You cannot reload referenced DWG files with this method until you see the balloon notification on the Manage Xefs icon is displayed. To expedite the reloading process, use one of the following methods:

• On the External References palette, right-click the reference drawing. Click Reload.
• On the External References palette, click Reload All References.
• At the Command prompt, enter -xref. Use the Reload option.

Multiple-Language Support

When you copy and paste characters that have been created using a language other than the system language, the characters may not be displayed correctly.

To correct the display to show the original language

1. Double-click the text to open it in the In-Place Text Editor.
2. Right-click inside the editor. Click Character Set and select the original language.