<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#0099ff"><td colspan="2"><h1>Bigfont %% Characters Hotfix</h1><!--Element not supported - Type: 8 Name: #comment--></td></tr></tbody></table><!--Element not supported - Type: 8 Name: #comment--><p>This hotfix corrects a problem with the display of <i>%%D</i> and <i>%%P</i> Mtext characters from Korean and Chinese SHX bigfonts in AutoCAD<sup>®</sup> 2007. <!--Element not supported - Type: 8 Name: #comment--></p><h2>Description of Problem</h2><p>If you open a drawing in AutoCAD 2007 that contains Mtext objects containing <i>%%D</i> and <i>%%P</i> characters created with Korean and Chinese SHX bigfonts, those characters are not shown correctly. Since Mtext objects can be part of other AutoCAD objects, this problem can also be seen in Table, Dimension and Tolerance objects. </p><h2>Affected Products</h2><ul><li>AutoCAD<sup>®</sup> 2007 </li><li>AutoCAD<sup>®</sup> Electrical 2007 </li><li>AutoCAD LT<sup>®</sup> 2007 </li><li>AutoCAD<sup>®</sup> Mechanical 2007 </li><li>Autodesk<sup>®</sup> Architectural Desktop 2007 </li><li>Autodesk<sup>®</sup> Building Systems 2007 </li><li>Autodesk<sup>®</sup> Civil 3D<sup>®</sup> 2007 </li><li>Autodesk Inventor<sup>®</sup> Professional 11 <sup><font color="#0099ff">(1)</font></sup> </li><li>Autodesk Inventor<sup>®</sup> Series 11 <sup><font color="#0099ff">(1)</font></sup> </li><li>Autodesk<sup>®</sup> Land Desktop 2007 </li><li>Autodesk Map<sup>®</sup> 3D 2007 </li><li>Autodesk<sup>®</sup> AutoCAD<sup>®</sup> Revit<sup>®</sup> Series Building 9.x <sup><font color="#ff0033">(2)</font></sup> </li><li>Autodesk<sup>®</sup> AutoCAD<sup>®</sup> Revit<sup>®</sup> Series Structure 3.x <sup><font color="#ff0033">(2)</font></sup> </li></ul><blockquote><hr align="center" size="1"/><sup><font color="#0099ff">(1)</font></sup> Apply this hotfix only if the installation includes AutoCAD Mechanical 2007 or Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 2007. <br/><sup><font color="#ff0033">(2)</font></sup> Apply this hotfix only if the installation includes AutoCAD 2007. <hr align="center" size="1"/></blockquote><!--Element not supported - Type: 8 Name: #comment--><h2>Installation Instructions</h2><p><b>To install the Bigfont %% Characters Hotfix</b> </p><ol><li>Close all application(s) and log in as Administrator. </li><li>Find the <i>acdb17.dll</i> file in your product install folder; for example, <i>c:\program files\AutoCAD 2007</i>. </li><li>Check the version of <i>acdb17.dll</i>. <ul><li>Right-click <i>acdb17.dll</i> ; click Properties > Version tab. Note the file version. </li><li>If the version is greater than or equal to 17.0.103.80, you already have this hotfix. Do not attempt to apply the version of the <i>.dll</i> associated with this hotfix or you could potentially overwrite other hotfixes. </li><li>If the version of the <i>.dll</i> is less than 17.0.103.80 then proceed with the installation of this hotfix. </li></ul></li><li>Rename the following file: <ul><li>Right-click <i>acdb17.dll</i> and rename it as <i>acdb17.bak</i>. </li></ul></li><li>Download the <i>acdb17.dll</i> to your product install folder. </li></ol>