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Customize Startup
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To start the program with a command line switch

  1. Right-click the program icon on the Windows desktop. Click Properties.
  2. In the AutoCAD Properties dialog box, Shortcut tab, in the Target box, edit the parameters for the switch using the following syntax:

    "drive:pathname\acad.exe" ["drawing name"] [/switch "name"]

    Valid switches are as follows:

    /b

    Script name (b stands for batch process)

    /t

    Template file name

    /c

    Configuration folder

    /v

    View name

    /s

    Support folders

    /r

    Default system pointing device

    /nologo

    No AutoCAD logo screen

    /nohardware

    Disables hardware acceleration

    /p

    User-defined registry profile

    /nossm

    No Sheet Set Manager window
    /set

    Sheet Set name

    /w

    Default workspace

    /pl

    Background plotting/publishing for a Drawing Set Descriptions (DSD) file

    For example, enter "d:\AutoCAD 2008\acad.exe" /t "d:\AutoCAD 2008\template\arch1" /v "plan1" /b "startup"

  3. Click OK.