Migrating and Transferring Custom Settings Comparison
The following table lists the files and settings that are transferred each time you
use Customization Sync (to transfer settings online between home and office), or Export/Import
(to transfer settings offline between computers running the same release of the program),
or Migrate Custom Settings (to migrate settings between releases)
| Feature | File | Description | Customization Sync | Export/Import | Migrate Custom Settings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AutoCAD Alias | *.pgp | External commands and command alias definitions. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Color | *.acb | AutoCAD Color Book. | No | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Dictionary | *.cus | Custom dictionary used to check the spelling of words in annotation objects. | No | Yes | Yes |
| Customization | *.bmp, *.dib, *.rle *.png | Images used for custom commands defined in a customization file. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Customization | *.cuix | Information used to define many of the user interface elements for the program and control their placement on screen. |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Customization | *.ini | Configuration settings for some features. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Customization | *.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. |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Drawing templates | *.dwt | A drawing file with preestablished settings used to create new drawings, such as acad.dwt (or acadlt.dwt in AutoCAD LT) and acadiso.dwt (or acadltiso.dwt in AutoCAD LT). | Yes | No | Yes |
| Fonts | BigFont.ini | Big Fonts. | Yes | No | Yes |
| Fonts | *.fmp | Information about font mappings for True Type Fonts used in the In-Place Text Editor. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hatch Patterns | *.pat | Standard and custom hatch pattern definitions. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Line Types | *.lin | Standard and custom linetype definitions. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Materials Library | FavoriteMaterials.adsklib | Contains materials that were added to the Favorites library with the Materials Browser. | No | Yes | Yes |
| Multiline Styles | *.mln | Standard and custom multiline style definitions. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Plot | *.ctb | Settings used to control the appearance of objects when plotting and publishing; the settings are arranged by the colors of the AutoCAD Color Index (ACI) system. |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Plot | *.pc3 | Configuration information for a plotter or printer. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Plot | *.pmp | Calibration and paper size settings that are used with a PC3 file. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Plot | *.psf | Information about font substitution when exporting to a Postscript file. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Plot | *.pss | Plot stamps used for plotting and publishing. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Plot | *.stb | Settings used to control the appearance of objects when plotting and publishing; the settings are grouped into names that can be assigned to a layer or object. |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shapes, Fonts, Lines | *.shx | Information about text characters or shapes in complex linetype definitions. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| System variables | n/a | System variable settings stored in user profiles (excluding TASKBAR). | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tool palettes | *.atc, *.aws | Tool palettes and the order in which tools appear on a tool palette, and other local settings. |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tool palettes | *.bmp, *.jpg, *.png, *.tif, *.ico , etc. | Image files for tools defined in tool palettes and the tool palette catalog. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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