Product Patch Link Description
AutoCAD 2000
SP1 Unlocked
acad2000spul.exe
IMPORTANT:
This Service Pack should only be installed on English unlocked versions of the products listed below.

AutoCAD 2000 Service Pack updates the English versions of AutoCAD(R) 2000, AutoCAD Architectural DesktopTM 2, AutoCAD(R) Land Development Desktop 2 and AutoCAD Map(R)2000. This service pack addresses several customer-reported issues related to plotting, dimensioning, polylines, SOLVIEW, SOLDRAW, and other miscellaneous issues. README acad2000spul.txt


AutoCAD 2000
SP1 Locked
acad2000spl.exe
 

IMPORTANT: This Service Pack should only be installed on English Hardware locked and Network Licensed versions of the products listed below.

The AutoCAD 2000 Service Pack updates the English versions of AutoCAD? 2000, AutoCAD Architectural DesktopTM 2, AutoCAD? Land Development Desktop 2 and AutoCAD Map?2000. This service pack addresses several customer-reported issues related to plotting, dimensioning, polylines, SOLVIEW, SOLDRAW, and other miscellaneous issues. README acad2000spl.txt


AutoCAD 2000 SP2 Unlocked acad2000sp2ul.exe
AutoCAD 2000 Service Pack 2 updates the English versions of AutoCAD 2000, AutoCAD Architectural Desktop Release 2.0, AutoCAD Land Development Desktop Release 2.0 and AutoCAD Map 2000 Release 4.0. This service pack addresses several issues related to drawing corruption, which can be caused by improper usage of the Visual LISP API using LDATA or certain types of reactors. This service pack also fixes a problem related to area calculations of lightweight polylines.
acad2000sp2ul.txt

AutoCAD 2000 SP2 Locked acad2000sp2l.exe
AutoCAD 2000 Service Pack 2 updates the English versions of AutoCAD 2000, AutoCAD Architectural Desktop Release 2.0, AutoCAD Land Development Desktop Release 2.0 and AutoCAD Map 2000 Release 4.0. This service pack addresses several issues related to drawing corruption, which can be caused by improper usage of the Visual LISP API using LDATA or certain types of reactors. This service pack also fixes a problem related to area calculations of lightweight polylines.
acad2000sp2l.txt

2000 3D 3dupdate.exe
This update of the AutoCAD« 3D Graphics System provides significant performance improvements for software and OpenGL accelerated 3D in AutoCAD« 2000, and includes a few critical bug fixes. This update is completely compatible with AutoCAD 2000.
The 3D Graphics System Update modifies 3D graphics drivers and DLLs in Autodesk« products that use the new Heidi« based 3D Graphics subsystem. These products include AutoCAD« 2000, AutoCAD« OEM 2000-based applications, AutoCAD« Mechanical 2000, Mechanical Desktop« 4, AutoCAD Architectural DesktopTM 2, AutoCAD Map« 2000, and AutoCAD LT« 2000.   acad20003du.txt


2000 Plot Update plotupdate.exe
Autodesk has released an update to the plotter drivers for AutoCAD 2000, AutoCAD Mechanical 2000, Mechanical Desktop« 4, AutoCAD Architectural DesktopTM 2, AutoCAD Map   2000, AutoCAD LT  2000, and AutoCAD  OEM 2000-based applications. plotupdate.txt
Note: The AutoCAD 2000 Plotting Update Patch is not required for the domestic or international versions of AutoCAD Land Development Desktop R2. AutoCAD Land Development Desktop R2 was released after the AutoCAD 2000 plotting update, therefore the update was included in the shipping version.
In conjunction with our hardware partners, Hewlett Packard, Oce, and Xerox, we created this update to address customer issues with all the plotter drivers that shipped with AutoCAD 2000 and AutoCAD-2000 based products.
In respect to our continuing efforts to support Microsoft« Windows 2000 Professional, this update also addresses a problem where AutoCAD 2000 plotting is disabled in Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional.
The following lists some of the important improvements the AutoCAD 2000 Plotting Update patch provides:
  • Additional support for over 30 CalCompTM plotter models
  • Support for the AutoCAD DXB file format
  • Added Raster and Merge Lines support for the Hewlett Packard LaserJet printer
  • Added support for A3, B4, and B5 paper for all HP-GL/2 devices, including the Hewlett Packard LaserJet printers
  • Plotting from Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Significantly better performance with the Hewlett Packard DesignJet Windows system printer driver in Windows 95 and Windows 98
  • Improved quality for vector and OLE plotting for all drivers
  • Several problems with Hewlett Packard pen plotters have been resolved
  • Certain Windows system printer drivers that cause the program to terminate unexpectedly have been corrected
  • TrueType text quality now responds to TXTQUALITY
  • Improved support for Hewlett Packard 7600 plotters