32-bit (exe - 8423Kb):
http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/autocad2008lockedsp1.exe
64-bit (exe - 12079Kb):
http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/autocad2008lockedsp1x64.exe
Primary Issues Resolved by the Service Pack
Problems Reported with the Customer Error Reporting Utility
As a result of detailed information from customers who used the Customer Error Reporting Utility, a number of problems were identified and fixed in the following areas:
- .NET API
- 2D Display
- 3D Display
- 3D Navigation
- Annotation Scaling
- Attributes
- Blocks
- Copy and Paste
- Customer Involvement Program
- Dashboard
- Design Center
- Dimensions
- DWF Creation
- eTransmit
- External References
- File Navigation
- Hatches
- Hide
- Images
- Infocenter
- Layers
- Layouts
- Lights
- Materials
- Multileaders
- Multiline Text
- Object Editing
- Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)
- Open, Save, and Close
- Options
- Object Snap
- Plot
- Properties Palette
- Publish
- Random Crashes
- Recover
- Render
- Selection
- Sheet Set Manager
- Standards
- Tables
- Text
- Tool Palettes
- Tooltips
- Trim
- Undo and Redo
- Viewports
- Visual Lisp
General Updates
Other changes include the following:
.NET API
- ObjectID.Open no longer causes a crash
- Removing a handler from Database.ObjectAppended then firing the event now generates an error message
64-Bit
- vl-arx-import now functions for namespaces separate from VLX
- i-Drop is operating correctly
Annotation Scaling
- When dragging and dropping a named view from the style sheet manager to the host drawing, the annotation scaling features work properly
- Custom scales which exist in the nested xrefs are no longer duplicated in the host drawing
- Blocks in the Tool Palettes created from the DesignCenter annotative drawings are now annotative
Attributes
- Multiline attributes no longer shift positions every time drawings are saved and opened
- The Value field for an attribute definition may now be modified in the Property Palette
Blocks
- The Y-scale factor of inserted blocks is now scaled accurately
Communication Center
- The Communication Center is now enabled by default.
Dashboards
- The dashboard panel configuration is now maintained throughout different workspaces and user sessions
Data Extraction
- All dynamic block properties are now correctly extracted
Dimensions
- Radial extension arcs may now be disabled, restoring the ability to dimension small radii
- The In-Place dimension text editor size is now correct
- Round-off dimension values now appear correctly
- Dimension breaks no longer cause AutoCAD to hang
Display
- Linetypes now always display properly after zooming operations
DWG
- Copy/paste now works in the drawings saved as 2000 and then resaved in AutoCAD 2004, AutoCAD 2005, or AutoCAD 2006
E-Transmit
- AutoCAD 2000 and Release 14 file formats are preserved while using ETRANSMIT with the "Keep existing drawing file formats" setting enabled
Fields
- Drawing name field now always plots correctly
Hatch
- The BHATCH command boundary detection mechanism has been improved
Image
- Image frames are no longer plotted or displayed when IMAGEFRAME is set to 0
Layouts
- The ampersand character ("&") may now be entered on the Layout tab
Multileader
- The location of attributes in multileader block is no longer off-center
- Multileader text no longer unexpectedly rotates
- Multileader attributes are no longer off-center in a rotated UCS
MText
- MText tabs are now saved correctly to the older DWG formats
- Certain Japanese characters are displayed correctly
- Portuguese (Iberian and Brazilian) dictionaries now have accented capital letters
Open/Save
- If multiple drawings are opened in Explorer, only a single instance of AutoCAD containing those drawings will launch
Object Snap
- Object snaps now work correctly in blocks
PDF Export
- Raster images now plot correctly to PDF
Performance Tuner
- If there are no new drivers, the "New Driver" bubble does not appear
Plot
- Plotting performance of rotated MrSID images is improved
Tables
- Data linked cell formatting is now correct
- Excel formatting is kept when the paste special (PASTESPEC) command is used
Tool Palette
- Icons are no longer truncated
Visual Styles
- Erroneous lines and display artifacts no longer show up after multiple zooming operations
XREF
- Drawings with long reference paths are referenced properly
Known Issues With This Service Pack
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Problem: After applying the Service Pack 1, all dashboard control panels are displayed regardless of the selected workspace.
Workaround: Make the desired workspace current.