Move to AutoCAD 2008 from a Previous or Same Release

Move to AutoCAD 2008 from a Previous or Same Release

Migrate Custom Settings

 

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Migrate Custom Settings and Files from Previous Releases

You can migrate your custom settings and files from previous releases of AutoCAD (AutoCAD 2000 through AutoCAD 2007) to AutoCAD 2008. It is recommended that you migrate from a previous release when you first use AutoCAD 2008 or soon thereafter. Migrating right away prevents you from overwriting files or having to keep track of any custom settings you may make in the new release.

You can use the following tools to migrate settings and files:

• Migrate Custom Settings dialog box. Migrates user profiles, CUI files, AutoCAD and user-defined linetype files, AutoCAD and user-defined hatch patterns, and the acad.pgp file (a file that stores command definitions and aliases). The Migrate Custom Settings dialog box is displayed when you start AutoCAD for the first time. You can also migrate settings later from the Start menu (Windows).
  NoteThe Migrate Custom Settings dialog box is not available in the 64-bit version of AutoCAD.
• Customize User Interface dialog box. Converts legacy menu files (MNU and MNS) to the CUI format while leaving the original MNU or MNS file unchanged. Migrating user interface elements, transferring data between customized files, and customizing user interface elements are simplified in this dialog box. For more information about the CUI format and how migration of menu files has been simplified, see Customize the User Interface in the Customization Guide.
• Migration tools. Aid migration of settings or files that cannot be automatically migrated (such as AutoLISP^. files and the accompanying MNL files) or that require you to make a decision about which files to migrate (such as which files in a set of drawing files). Download these migration tools by visiting www.autodesk.com and then performing a search on Migration Tools.