Raster Design 2009 + Civil 3D 2009

You'll want to download this hot-fix if you have any Autocad 2009-based product plus Raster Design 2009. You do not need this if you have the Raster Design 2009 Object Enabler only.

In Civil 3D, you may notice that items do not hatch themselves as expected.

The first image shows what my solid-filled slope arrows look like before the fix. The second image shows the slope arrows after the fix. (You may see this rear its head in other styles or objects as well. This is where I noticed it first.)


To apply the hot-fix, download the zip file and extract it to a temporary location. One of your extracted files is AeciGix51.dll for 32 bit installation (not sure which is which? Check the file properties).

Exit Civil 3D. Using plain-old Windows explorer, find the Raster Design 2009 directory. This will most likely be c:\Program Files\Raster Design 2009. There already is a AeciGix.dll in there, so rename it to AeciGix-old.dll. Drag the new one into this directory. Restart Civil 3D and objects should fill-in as usual.

On a not-very-closely-related note: There is a known problem with slope arrows not picking up any other color scheme besides Blues. It's will not harm the actual information, its more of a nuisance than anything.