Installation guide

Export and Import Custom Settings from the Same
Release
You can export your custom settings between systems running the same release
of an AutoCAD LT product, or export the custom settings and later re-import
them on the same computer if you need to reinstall AutoCAD LT. When
exporting custom settings, a migration package is created that contains an
XML file. This file contains custom settings, a listing of the custom files from
local locations used with AutoCAD LT, and optionally, custom files in network
locations.
The migration package is a ZIP file archive, so it has the file extension ZIP.
During the import process, you select the ZIP file archive that contains the
exported custom settings you want to merge onto your computer.
The following table lists the file types that are most commonly included in
the migration package that is created from the Export Custom Settings dialog
box.
Most Common File Types Included in the Migration Package
File DescriptionFile Name
Information about the user profiles in the product and the original loca-
tions of the files in the export package.
*.xml
Linetype definitions.*.lin
Hatch pattern definitions.*.pat
Shell commands and command alias definitions.*.pgp
Configuration information for a plotter or printer.*.pc3
Calibration and paper size settings that are used with a PC3 file.*.pmp
Configuration settings for some features.*.ini
Information about text characters or shapes used with linetype definitions.*.shx
Settings used to control the appearance of objects when plotting; the
settings are arranged by the colors of the AutoCAD LT Color Index (ACI)
system.
*.ctb
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