SP2 - for Autodesk Inventor 2016 (Build 236)
May 10, 2016
Release Notes - Autodesk Inventor 2016 SP2 Readme
Autodesk, Inc.
In a continuing effort to provide high-quality products, Autodesk Inventor 2016 SP2 addresses multiple issues. This document highlights issues and provides instructions to install the service pack.
General
- The SP2(Build 236) installs on Autodesk Inventor 2016 SP1/R2/R3(Build 210).
- When appending SP2 for a deployment, update the deployment image on the same bit-type computer as the computer used for the final installation from that image. For more information about Network Deployments,
see the Network Administrator's Guide.
- Keep the original installation media or network image accessible during installation and uninstallation.
Installation
- Update your operating system before installing Autodesk Inventor 2016 SP2. Reboot your system after updates are installed.
- Double-click the .exe file to update Autodesk Inventor 2016 with SP2. A progress bar displays while the installer updates your files.
- Sometimes, Windows Explorer closes automatically when installing SP2. If Windows Explorer does not restore after installation, follow below steps to restore it.
- Open TaskMgr in Windows search dialog.
- Click New Task...
- Input Explorer and click OK button.
- Reboot your system after the installation of SP2.
- Check the Control Panel to verify the installation was successful.
Windows 7: Start Menu -> Control Panel -> Programs -> Programs and Features.
Windows 8.1: Control Panel on the desktop Charms Bar -> Settings menu -> Programs -> Programs and Features.
Windows 10: Start Menu -> Control Panel -> Settings menu -> Programs -> Programs and Features.
The Programs list should display, Autodesk Inventor Professional 2016 SP2, version: 20.2.23600.0000, the installation was successful.
Uninstallation
- Have the original source media available when uninstalling.
- The installation process is prolonged as it waits for the operating system’s file updates to time out. This process takes up to two hours.
- To speed up the uninstall process, after the file updates are complete:
- Access Network Connections in your system Control Panel.
- Disable the local area connection and all network adaptors, including virtual adaptors.
- After the uninstall process completes successfully, in the Control Panel, enable the local area connection and all network adaptors, including virtual adaptors.
- Reboot the system after the uninstallation of SP2 is complete.
Deployment
There are several ways to help you append Inventor 2016 SP2 to deployment image.
Note: No matter use any of below methods, please make sure, SP1 should be added to deployment firstly, as this SP2 is dependent on SP1/R2(210)
- Method 1
- Create or modify a deployment, on the Deployment Configuration Complete page, click Add Updates button to open Application Manager.
- As SP2 is dependent on SP1, so select Inventor 2016 SP1 to add it into deployment firstly, then Select Inventor 2016 SP2 to add it into deployment.
- Method 2
- Create or modify a deployment, navigate to Configure page, unfold Include Additional software dialog.
- Add Inventor 2016 SP1 and SP2 accordingly and modify the name if you want. Please note: if you don’t want to show the SP installation process dialog, please add “/S” as the command line parameter.
- Method 3
- Create a deployment, under Img folder, create sub-folder ADDONS\ADDON_INVENTOR2016_SP1 and ADDONS\ADDON_INVENTOR2016_SP2, then copy Inventor2016_SP1.exe and Inventor2016_SP2.exe into corresponding folder.
- Open DeployName.ini file which is in Img folder as well. Find EXE_SEQUENCE and add the line of “ADDON_SEQUENCE=ADDON_INVENTOR2016_SP1;ADDON_INVENTOR2016_SP2” under it; then add the following text at the bottom of the file.
[ADDON_INVENTOR2016_SP1]
PRODUCT_NAME=Inventor 2016 SP1
EXE_PATH=Addons\ADDON_INVENTOR2016_SP1\Inventor2016_SP1.exe
EXE_PARAM=/S
LOG=%tmp%\InventorSP1.log
IGNORE_FAILURE=YES
ROLLBACKABLE=YES
ACTION=INSTALL
[ADDON_INVENTOR2016_SP2]
PRODUCT_NAME=Inventor 2016 SP2
EXE_PATH=Addons\ADDON_INVENTOR2016_SP2\Inventor2016_SP2.exe
EXE_PARAM=/S
LOG=%tmp%\InventorSP2.log
IGNORE_FAILURE=YES
ROLLBACKABLE=YES
ACTION=INSTALL
- Save the DeployName.ini.
Known Installation Issue
- If Inventor was installed from a network location, the installation of SP2 can run up to twice as slow as expected. This is due to additional security checking by Microsoft. For more information, refer to Installation might require several hours to complete. You can opt out of the additional Microsoft security checking by running the SP2 installer from the Windows command line with the optional /OPTOUT_KB2918614 flag.
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- Verify you have administrator privileges on your local machine to install Autodesk Inventor 2016 SP2.
- Autodesk Inventor 2016 SP2 is approximately 208 MB. A minimum of 1.3 GB of free disk space is required on the drive where temporary files are directed.
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Locate Autodesk Inventor 2016 SP2 here:
Inventor Updates
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3D Print
- 123828 The local document becomes corrupted after a new shape is added without re-entering 3D Print.
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Assembly Modeling
- 86797 Poor performance can occur when using the zoom function with a large model.
- 100920 Top Level View Representation loses its visibility setting when a sub-assembly component is replaced.
- 122608 Inventor unexpectedly exits during component Free Move after unchecking and checking diagnostics in the Marking Menu and clicking OK button.
- 124455 When creating a pattern, new pattern instances do not receive the Design View copied from the source instance.
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Drawing Manager
- 70498 Inventor unexpectedly exits when changing the section depth from Full to Distance.
- 84150 Inventor unexpectedly exits when replacing a model reference of an assembly.
- 99888 Inventor creates a break out view with the Background Updates option enabled.
- 106336 Some 2011 template files cannot be migrated.
- 116151 Inventor unexpectedly exits when clicking the Move command in drawing sketch.
- 121695 Visibility of a new created part body, which has whole part override visibility in the assembly is not correct.
- 126625 Inventor German does not store correct iProperty values in an Inventor DWG file.
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Inventor Connect
- 127864 Log files for the Local Web Service are not cleaned after the system restarts.
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Part Modeling
- 95982 Inventor unexpectedly exits when deleting a contour flange feature.
- 100061 Inventor unexpectedly exits when deleting a flat pattern.
- 104563 Decimal iProperty value is incorrectly updated as an integer.
- 113959 Inventor unexpectedly exits when updating a derived part.
- 117536 Poor performance occurs in derived parameters after installing the Service Pack 1.
- 125027 Inventor unexpectedly exits when stitching faces.
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Presentations
- 77616 You cannot rename pasted exploded views in the browser.
- 98384 Inventor unexpectedly exits when double clicking a Tweak feature.
- 98622 Inventor unexpectedly exits when creating an animation.
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Sheet Metal
- 95982 Inventor unexpectedly exits when deleting a contour flange feature.
- 100061 Inventor unexpectedly exits when deleting a flat pattern.
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Sketch
- 106989 You cannot reorder unconsumed and shared sketches.
- 110029 Inventor unexpectedly exits when dragging a line with the dimension visibility off.
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Stress Analysis
- 51221 Significant memory improvements that also improve performance for some models when viewing multiple results (including FEA reports), changing part visibility when viewing results, or opening simulations with a large number of contacts.
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Tube & Pipe
- 106905 A custom fitting cannot be placed when the Tube & Pipe add-in is loaded.
- 110045 The Tube & Pipe Fitting Connection is lost when using iLogic component.replace.
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We thank all of our customers who identified these issues and reported them to Autodesk. These reports give us the opportunity to improve the product and provide you with the best solutions in mechanical design. Autodesk also thanks you for your continued support and feedback regarding the content of this updated release.
Respectfully,
Autodesk Inventor Product Team
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