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Most Common File Types Included in the Transfer Package
File DescriptionFile Name
Linetype definitions.*.lin
Hatch pattern definitions.*.pat
Configuration information for a plotter or printer.*.pc3
Shell commands and command alias definitions.*.pgp
Calibration and paper size settings that are used with a PC3 file.*.pmp
Information about text characters or shapes used with linetype definitions.*.shx
Settings used to control the appearance of objects when plotting; the
settings are grouped into names that can be assigned to a layer or object.
*.stb
Information about the user profiles in the product and the original loca-
tions of the files in the export package.
*.xml
The following table lists the file types that are not included in the transfer
package that is created from the Export Custom Settings dialog box.
Some of the File Types Not Included in the Transfer Package
File DescriptionFile Name
Resource images for a customization file; must have the same name as a
customization file in order to be loaded by the product. The file is not
*.mnr
included because it is auto-generated by the product when it is not
present.
Unit definitions used for converting a value from one unit type to another.*.unt
Export Custom Settings
When exporting custom settings, the custom files stored locally and all user
profiles are exported to a transfer package.
You have the option to include custom files that are stored in network
locations. During the creation of the transfer package, you do not have any
control over which types of files are included in the transfer package.
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