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PDS Support files

PDS Version 16

PDS Version 16.0 is now shipping and the V16 DVDs should have reached all 
registered users by mid July 2008.

PDS Version 16.0.00 which is contained on the V16 DVD will run inside AutoCAD
R2006,R2007, R2008 and R2009.

Only applicable to users of PDSA V16 (AutoCAD versions 2006 to 2009) there is a 
small update to the V16.0.00 menus which will correctly enable the mechanism to 
demand load PDS during the AutoCAD session instead of automatically loading at 
the start of the session.  

Click on the following link to download this update:    PDS Version 16.0.00a


PDS Version 15.1.02
These versions are still included here for the benefit of users who have not yet 
updated to Version 16.

Please ensure that you exit PDS and AutoCAD before running any of these patches.
These patches will upgrade your standalone or AutoCAD R2005, R2006, R2007 or R2008 
version of PDS from V15.0.00 (or later) to Version 15.1.02 :

	PDS Standalone Version 15.1.02
	PDS AutoCAD Version 15.1.02 for AutoCAD R2005 and R2006
	PDS AutoCAD Version 15.1.02 for AutoCAD R2007 and R2008

Previous Upgrade Patches Prior To Version 15

Upgrade patches for previous versions are no longer available from this site, 
users should now be using Version 15.1.02 or later.

If you do require an upgrade from an earlier version of PDS then please
contact CADSupport.

Microsoft Patch
A number of PDS users have encountered a problem when updating to PDS V15 from CD,
the problem being that the setup program appears to hang. This is due to certain Microsoft components 
in your Windows XP system requiring to be updated, for which one of the following patches downloaded 
from the Microsoft website will resolve the problem. Download and run one of the patches 
according to your current XP version:

           Windows XP Service Pack 1
           Windows XP Service Pack 2

Some PDS users running in Windows 2000 encounter a problem with missing dlls when
running the V15 CD, this should be resolved by downloading the following zip file and following the 
instructions contained in the readme.txt file contained within the zip file:

           Windows 2000 


PDS Compatibility with Windows and AutoCAD
For information regarding the compatibility of PDS Versions 15 and 14 with the latest
Windows and AutoCAD click here.