Shaan Hurley at Between the Lines reports that Autodesk is close to releasing Service Pack 1 for AutoCAD 2006. I'm glad to see it, because despite the remarkable features in AutoCAD 2006, the many bugs and documentation problems made it feel like the software was rushed out the door.
You can read the complete list of fixes here, including eight bugs that crash AutoCAD. In summary, bugs are being fixed in these areas:
ActiveX API
Calculator
Color
Command prompt
Data Extraction
DesignCenter
Dimensioning
Dragging drawings
Dynamic Blocks
Dynamic Input
Dynamic Input tooltips
Graphics system
Hatching
In-Place Text Editor
Info palette
Insert
Key Modifiers
Layers
Layouts
Linetypes
Markup
Migration
Modify
Multiline text (Mtext)
Object Linking and Embedding
Object Snaps
ObjectARX and ObjectDBX
Open
Options
Plot and Publish
Plotting drivers
Profiles
Properties palette
Selection
Selection previewing
Sheet Set Manager
Startup, Save, and Close
Tables
Text
Tool palettes
Toolbars
Xrefs
There is no delivery date mentioned. Other service packs are being prepared for Architectural Desktop, etc.
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