Export and Import Custom Settings from the Same Release
You can export your custom settings between systems running the same release of AutoCAD, or export the custom settings and later re-import them on the same computer if you need to reinstall AutoCAD. When exporting custom settings, a migration package is created that contains an XML file. This file contains custom settings, a listing of the custom files from local locations used with AutoCAD, and optionally, custom files in network locations. The migration package is a ZIP file archive, so it has the file extension ZIP. During the import process, you select the ZIP file archive that contains the exported custom settings you want to merge onto your computer.
The following table lists the file types that are most commonly included in the migration package that is created from the Export Custom Settings dialog box.
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Most Common File Types Included in the Migration Package |
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File Name |
File Description |
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*.xml |
Information about the user profiles in the product and the original locations of the files in the export package. |
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*.lin |
Linetype definitions. |
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*.pat |
Hatch pattern definitions. |
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*.pgp |
Shell commands and command alias definitions. |
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*.pc3 |
Configuration information for a plotter or printer. |
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*.pmp |
Calibration and paper size settings that are used with a PC3 file. |
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*.ini |
Configuration settings for some features. |
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*.shx |
Information about text characters or shapes used with linetype definitions. |
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*.mln |
Multiline style definitions. |
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*.ctb |
Settings used to control the appearance of objects when plotting; the settings are arranged by the colors of the AutoCAD Color Index (ACI) system. |
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*.stb |
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. |
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*.cui |
Information for commands and user interface elements. |
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*.mnl |
AutoLISP commands and procedures that a customization file is dependent on; must have the same name as a customization file in order to be loaded by the product. |
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*.fmp |
Information about font mappings for True Type Fonts used in the In-place Text Editor. |
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*.cus |
Custom dictionary entries. |
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*.psf |
Information about font substitution when exporting to a Postscript file. |
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*.bmp |
Image used for a command in a customization file. |
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*.atc |
Tools defined on a tool palette and the tool palette catalog. The file is not migrated from release to release, but is from computer to computer with the migration package. |
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*.aws |
Order of the tools as they appear on a tool palette and other local settings. The file is not migrated from release to release, but is from computer to computer with the migration package. |
The following table lists the file types that are not included in the migration package that is created from the Export Custom Settings dialog box.
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Some of the File Types Not Included in the Migration Package |
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File Name |
File Description |
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*.udl |
Data connection settings used with dbConnect. |
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*.fdc |
Definitions for fields; should not be modified. |
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*.dcl |
Definitions for custom dialog boxes used with AutoLISP, ADS, or ObjectARX applications. |
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*.lli |
Landscape library; this file type is no longer supported due to the removal of the LANDSCAPE command. |
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*.mli |
Render material library; this file type is no longer supported due to changes to the MATERIALS command. |
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*.mnr |
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 included because it is auto-generated by the product when it is not present. |
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*.unt |
Unit definitions used for converting a value from one unit type to another. |