Auto Cad 2010 Migrating and Customizing Part 5

Use Migration Tools

Migration tools take the guesswork out of updating your custom files from
previous releases. The tools help you to share drawings when you upgrade to
a new release of an AutoCAD product. You can download the migration tools
in several languages from the Autodesk website.

The migration tools are as follows:
■ DWG TrueView 2010. You can view, plot, and convert any AutoCAD
product or an AutoCAD product-based drawing file for compatibility with
the current AutoCAD drawing file formats.
■ ScriptPro. Using ScriptPro, you can apply a set of commands to multiple
drawings by specifying a script file and the list of drawings to which you
want to apply the script.
■ 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.

Customize AutoCAD with Initial Setup

With Initial Setup you can perform some basic customization of AutoCAD
the first time you start.
You respond to a series of questions that are used to gather information about
specific features and settings in AutoCAD. You specify which industry best
describes your work, add task-based tools to your default workspace, and
specify the drawing template you want to use when creating a new drawing.
Select an Industry
When Initial Setup is first displayed, you are prompted to select an industry.
Select one of the listed industries that is closest to the type of work that best
describes the drawings you create. The following features and settings in
AutoCAD and Initial Setup are affected by the industry you select:
■ Content Search. Used as part of a generated query to find content from
Autodesk Seek.
■ Partner product search. Used as part of a generated query that is sent to
the Autodesk Partner Products website to find relevant third-party utilities
that might be beneficial to your work.
■ Initial Setup. Used to determine a drawing template file that might be more
appropriate to your industry for new drawings when compared to the
supplied default templates that come with AutoCAD.