Color Book Locations Specifies the path for color book files that can be used when specifying colors in the Select Color dialog box. You can define multiple folders for each path specified. This option is saved with the user profile. This is typically way past standard use for CAD. Most users will never touch this […]
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Automatic Save File Location Holds the location of the Automatic Saves files. It is buried in Windows Docs and Settings. I con’t like to dig that deep in the system to get my AutoSaves back. You may want to make it C:/Temp or something simple. Set your SAVEFILEPATH variable correctly and you will find your […]
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Printer Support File Path Print Spooler File Location Specifies the path for print spool files. AutoCAD writes the plot to this location. Printer Configuration Search Path Specifies the path for printer configuration files (PC3 files). Printer Description File Search Path Specifies the path for files with a .pmp file extension, or printer description files. PMP […]
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Print File, Spooler and Prolog Section Names Plot File Name For Legacy Plotting Scripts Specifies a default name for the temporary plot files used with plotting scripts created with AutoCAD Release 14 or earlier. The default name is the drawing name plus the .plt file extension. The default name used with AutoCAD 2000 and later […]
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Text Editor, Dictionary and Font File Names Text Editor Application Specifies the text editor application to use for editing multiline text objects. You can also set this option by using the MTEXTED system variable. AutoCAD Text editor has been enhanced as should be used in most cases. So leave this as Internal. Main Dictionary Specifies […]
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The Options Dialog box can be your friend or your enemy. Depending on how you set it up, it can enhance your productivity or it can squelch it. It can be overwhelming too. Why are there so many choices? What is all that stuff in there and how does it apply to my work flow? […]
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When you open the Options Dialog, the first Tab, moving from left to right, is the Files section. Support File Search Path First and foremost is where AutoCAD will look for support files that it needs to get the job done. You can get into trouble by adding too many or not adding enough to […]
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Customization Files under the Files Tab allows you to do the following: Main Customization File Specifies the default location of the main customization file (acad.cuix). The CUIx file is a file that contains multiple XML-based files and custom image files. You modify a customization file through the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor. CUIx files replace […]
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Continuing the march through the Options Dialog box… Help and Miscellaneous File Names Help File Specifies the location of the Help file. – don’t change this Default Internet Location Specifies the default Internet location used by both the BROWSER command and the Browse the Web button on the Web toolbar. Type in Browser and hit […]
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