Auto Cad 2010 Migrating and Customizing Part 3

Files Migrated with the Migrate Custom Settings Dialog Box

File Name File Description  Details
User Defined Hatch Patterns section
of the file.
The file itself is not migrated; however,
any command aliases you cre-
Stores shell commands and command
alias definitions (a program
acad.pgp
ated in this file are copied to the
AutoCAD acad.pgpfile.
parameters file in ASCII text
form).
The file itself is not migrated; however,
a copy of the file is created and
Contains menu customization
from an AutoCAD version earlier
than AutoCAD 2006.
*.mnu
then is converted into a CUI file with
the same name. The new CUI file is
placed in the same folder as the main
CUI file. A MNU file is converted
when a MNS file with the same name
is not found.
The file itself is not migrated; however,
a copy of the file is created and
Contains menu customization
from a version of an AutoCAD
earlier than AutoCAD 2006.
*.mns
then is converted into a CUI file with
the same name. The new CUI file is
placed in the same folder as the main
CUI file. A MNS file is converted
when a MNU file with the same
name is present or not.
If the CUI file is supplied by Autodesk,
the custom changes made to the file
Contains customizations from a
version of an AutoCAD starting
with AutoCAD 2006.
*.cui
are migrated to the newer version of
the CUI file.
If the CUI file is not supplied by
Autodesk, the file is migrated and is
copied to where the main CUI file is
located, unless the CUI file is in a
network location. In that case, the
file is migrated but is not copied to
the location of the main CUI file.
Enterprise CUI files are not migrated
automatically. You must migrate
them manually.

Before the MNU, MNS, and CUI files are migrated, a backup copy of each file
is saved in the following directory:
■ (Windows XP) :\Documents and Settings\\Application
Data\Autodesk\\\\Previous Version
Custom Files
■ (Windows Vista) :\Users\\Application
Data\Autodesk\\\\Previous Version
Custom Files

To migrate custom settings when you start the AutoCAD

1 Start AutoCAD.
2 In the Migrate Custom Settings dialog box, in the Migrate Settings From
list, select the AutoCAD release from which you want to migrate your
custom settings.
3 In the Settings and Files to Migrate box, select the custom files that you
want to migrate.
4 Click OK.
5 In the Migrate Custom Settings message, click OK to view the log file, or
click No if you do not want to view the log file now.

Each time the Migrate Custom Settings dialog box is used, AutoCAD resets
the program’s default CUI file from the UserDataCache folder and then migrates
any customization done in a previous release forward.
To migrate custom settings from the Start menu (Windows)
1 Do one of the following:
■ (Windows XP) Click Start menu ➤ Programs ➤ Autodesk ➤
➤ Migrate Custom Settings ➤ Migrate From a Previous
Release.

■ (Windows Vista) Click Start menu ➤ All Programs ➤ Autodesk ➤
➤ Migrate Custom Settings ➤ Migrate From a Previous
Release.
2 In the Migrate Custom Settings dialog box, in the Migrate Settings From
list, select the AutoCAD release from which you want to migrate your
custom settings.
3 In the Settings and Files to Migrate box, select the custom files that you
want to migrate.
4 Click OK.
5 In the Migrate Custom Settings message, click OK to view the log file, or
click No if you do not want to view the log file.
NOTE To be accessible, pull-down menus that are migrated from a MNU/MNS
file to a CUI file need to be added to a workspace.