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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Stand-Alone Installation
- Migrating and Customizing
- Migrate Custom Settings and Files from Previous Releases
- Customize AutoCAD LT with Initial Setup
- Export and Import Custom Settings from the Same Release
- Migrating and Customizing Issues
- What are the benefits of identifying my industry?
- How is this information being used?
- What happens if I skip or cancel Initial Setup?
- What are the benefits of selecting task-based tools?
- What is a workspace?
- How do I make changes to a workspace at a later time?
- What is a drawing template file?
- How do I modify drawing templates at a later time?
- What are the benefits of customizing AutoCAD LT?
- Network Administration and Deployment
- Preparing a Deployment
- Setting Up and Creating a Deployment
- Prepare for a Network Deployment
- Configure Individual Products
- Your Deployment Choices
- Enter User and Product Information
- Creating Log Files
- What Is Silent Mode?
- Select a License Type (Optional)
- Select the Installation Type (Optional)
- Select Installation Folders for Support Content
- Specify User Preferences (Optional)
- Include Service Packs (Optional)
- Configure InfoCenter Communication Center (Optional)
- Allow Users to Access Online Resources (Optional)
- Create a Default Deployment
- Create a Custom Deployment
- Modify a Deployment (Optional)
- Point Users to the Administrative Image
- Distributing an Autodesk Program
- Troubleshooting
- General Installation Issues
- How can I check my graphics card driver to see if it needs to be updated?
- What is the text editor used for?
- What is the difference between a stand-alone license and a network license?
- What is the benefit of using a network licensed version of the software?
- What features get installed during a Typical or Custom installation?
- How do I access my product documentation?
- What is SAMreport-Lite?
- Deployment Issues
- Is there a checklist I can refer to when performing a deployment?
- Where should deployments be located?
- What are the default search paths and file location settings?
- How will changing the support file locations affect my search paths?
- Along with defining search paths and file location, can files be added?
- Where can I check if service packs are available for my software?
- How do I extract an MSP file?
- Can Online Resource settings be modified later?
- Where can I learn about InfoCenter?
- What are information channels?
- What are the benefits to enabling CAD Manager Channels?
- What are RSS feeds and how do they benefit my installation?
- Where can I learn about InfoCenter search locations?
- How do I set or customize search locations?
- Networking Issues
- When installing tools and utilities, which selections are applicable for a multi-seat stand-alone installation?
- When installing tools and utilities, which selections are applicable for a stand-alone installation?
- Where do I find my server name?
- When specifying user workstation settings, I am given the option to specify a profile. What are profiles?
- Can I create custom desktop shortcuts?
- What happens when you choose to append or merge service packs?
- What is an administrative image (MSI) file?
- What is the impact of selecting all products for the administrative image, and can I add products later?
- Uninstall and Maintenance Issues
- When adding or removing features, how can I tell what features get installed by default?
- Is it possible to change the installation folder when adding or removing features?
- When should I reinstall the product instead of a repair?
- Do I need my original disc(s) to reinstall my product?
- After repairing my installation, is it possible to recover my settings?
- When I uninstall my software, what files are left on my system?
- General Installation Issues
- Glossary
- Index
Drawing Template File Location:
Specifies the path to locate drawing template files used by the
Start Up wizard and New dialog box.
Sheet Set Template File Location:
Specifies the path to locate sheet set template files used by the
Create Sheet Set wizard.
Default Template File Name for QNEW:
Specifies the drawing template file used by the QNEW com-
mand.
Default Template for Sheet Creation and Page Setup
Overrides:
Specifies the default template file that is used for creating new
sheets and for storing page setup overrides that can be applied
to Publish operations from the Sheet Set Manager.
Specifies the path for tool palette support files.Tool Palette File Loca-
tions
Specifies the path for the log file created when you select
Maintain a Log File on the Open and Save tab.
Log File Locations
Specifies the path for the log file that is created if you select
the Automatically Save Plot and Publish Log option on the Plot
and Publish tab of the OPTION command.
Plot and Publish Log
File Location
Specifies the location to store temporary files. This program
creates temporary files and then deletes them when you exit
Temporary Drawing
File Location
the program. If you plan to run the program from a write-
protected folder (for example, if you are working on a network
or opening files from a disc), specify an alternate location for
your temporary files. The folder you specify must not be write-
protected.
Specifies the location of external reference (xref) files. This
location is used for the copy of the xref when you select En-
Temporary External
Reference File Location
abled with Copy in the Demand Load Xrefs list on the Open
and Save tab.
Specifies the folders to search for rendering texture maps.Texture Maps Search
Path
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