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(Options dialog box) to export each profile from the previous release and
import it into the latest release.
If you export a profile from a previous release, you will likely need to update
some of the support paths on the Profiles tab (Options dialog box) with
those of the latest release. For information on using profiles, see Save and
Restore Interface Settings (Profiles) in the Users Guide.
Changes to the User Interface. The Migrate Custom Settings dialog box
migrates the MNU, MNS, CUI or CUIx files associated with the user profiles
from the previous release. All custom user interface elements are migrated
forward and merged with those in the shipping files as needed.
NOTE Only menu customization files that are part of a user profile or listed as
a partial customization file in a CUI or CUIx file are migrated with the Migrate
Custom settings dialog box. Any other menu or customization file is not
migrated automatically.
If you want to control which user interface elements are migrated to the
new release, you can use the Transfer tab of the Customize User Interface
(CUI) Editor. For information on transferring user interface elements with
the CUI Editor, see
Transfer and Migrate Customization on page 379.
Custom Files. The Migrate Custom Settings dialog box can merge changes
that you made to the shipping linetype (LIN), hatch pattern (PAT), program
parameter (PGP), and tool palette (ATC) files with the new files that ship
with the product.
If you do not want all the changes made to these files, you need to edit
each file individually using an ASCII text editor or the Tool Palettes
window.
LSP, DVB, ACTM, and ARX files are not migrated. These files need to be
updated and migrated manually to the new release.
Tool Palettes and Tool Palette Groups. The Migrate Custom Settings dialog
box can migrate both tool palettes and tool palette groups to the new
release. Custom tool palettes and changes to tool palettes that shipped
with AutoCAD 2010 or later are merged with the tool palettes in the new
release. If migrating from AutoCAD 2009 or earlier, only user-created tool
palettes are migrated (changes made to tool palettes that shipped with the
product must be redone).
If you do not want all tool palettes or tool palette groups from a previous
release, you can manually import and export those you want in the new
release using the Customize dialog box. In the previous release, display
the Customize dialog box and selectively export the tool palettes and tool
palette groups that you want to bring into the new release. Then, in the
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