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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Basic Customization
- Overview of Customization
- Organize Program and Support Files
- Customize a Publish to Web Template
- Define Custom Commands
- Record and Modify Action Macros
- Custom Linetypes
- Custom Hatch Patterns
- User Interface Customization
- Understand User Interface Customization
- Work with the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor
- Create and Manage Customization Files
- Customize Commands
- Overview of Commands
- Create, Edit, and Reuse Commands
- Create Macros
- Overview of Macros
- Use Special Control Characters in Macros
- Pause for User Input in Macros
- Provide International Support in Macros
- Use Built-in Commands in Macros
- Repeat Commands in Macros
- Use Single Object Selection Mode in Macros
- Use Macros to Swap User Interface Elements
- Use Conditional Expressions in Macros
- Use AutoLISP in Macros
- Control the Display of Command Items
- Assign Search Tags
- Create Tooltips and Extended Help for Commands
- Create Status Line Help Messages
- Create and Manage Images for Commands
- Customize User Interface Elements
- Load an AutoLISP File
- Customize Workspaces
- Transfer and Migrate Customization
- Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor FAQs
- DIESEL
- Slides and Command Scripts
- Introduction to Programming Interfaces
- Shapes and Shape Fonts
- Overview of Shape Files
- Create Shape Definition Files
- Shape Descriptions
- Vector Length and Direction Code
- Special Codes
- Use Special Codes
- Codes 0, 1, and 2: End of Shape and Draw Mode Control
- Codes 3 and 4: Size Control
- Codes 5 and 6: Location Save/Restore
- Code 7: Subshape
- Codes 8 and 9: X-Y Displacements
- Code 00A: Octant Arc
- Code 00B: Fractional Arc
- Codes 00C and 00D: Bulge-Specified Arcs
- Code 00E: Flag Vertical Text Command
- Text Font Descriptions
- Sample Files
- Big Font Descriptions
- Unicode Font Descriptions
- Superscripts and Subscripts in SHX Files
- Migrate and Transfer Custom Settings and Files
- Index
workstation running the same release of AutoCAD. You can also use this
tool to create a backup of your custom settings. For more information
about exporting and importing transfer packages, see Export and Import
Custom Settings from the Same Release
on page 560.
■ Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor. Transfers settings between different
workstations.
Reset Settings to Default
Resets your AutoCAD configuration to the default state. This is an easy way
to undo a migration or to discard customization changes made after
installation. For more information on restoring the AutoCAD default settings,
see
Reset Settings to Default on page 558.
Other Converters
■ . Converts DWG files from one release to another. You can also use the
DWGCONVERT command from inside AutoCAD.
■ ScriptPro. Runs a script file across a set of multiple drawings. ScriptPro can
be downloaded by visiting http://www.autodesk.com/migrationtools.
■ AutoLISP Compatibility Analyzer. Details AutoCAD compatibility issues
found in AutoLISP files and the accompanying menu (MNL) files. When
a compatibility issue is found, the tool provides an explanation of the issue
and suggestions on how to correct it. The AutoLISP Compatibility Analyzer
can be downloaded by visiting http://www.autodesk.com/migrationtools.
Determine How to Migrate Custom Settings
Migrating custom settings from a previous release can help you get started
with the latest release much sooner.
The Migrate Custom Settings dialog box simplifies the process of migrating
custom settings and files from a previous release. For information on the
Migrate Custom Settings dialog box, see
Migrate Custom Settings on page 551.
For more control over which custom settings, files, or parts of files are migrated,
see the following:
■ User Profiles. All user profiles in the previous release of AutoCAD are
migrated when using the Migrate Custom Settings dialog box. If you do
not want to migrate all user profiles, you need to use the Profiles tab
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