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Export and Import Custom Settings from the Same Release

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The migration tools are as follows: ■ DWG TrueView 2009. You can view, plot, and convert any AutoCAD LT or AutoCAD LT-based drawing file for compatibility with AutoCAD Release 14, AutoCAD 2000, AutoCAD 2004, and AutoCAD 2007 drawing file formats. Export and Import Custom Settings from the Same Release You can export your custom settings between systems running the same release of AutoCAD LT, or export the custom settings and later re-import them on the same computer if you need to reinstall AutoCAD LT. When exporting custom settings, a migration package is created that contains an XML file. This file contains custom settings, a listing of the custom files from local locations used with AutoCAD LT, and optionally, custom files in network locations. The migration package is a ZIP file archive, so it has the file extension ZIP. During the import process, you select the ZIP file archive that contains the exported custom settings you want to merge onto your computer. The following table lists the file types that are most commonly included in the migration package that is created from the Export Custom Settings dialog box. Most Common File Types Included in the Migration Package File Name File Description *.xml Information about the user profiles in the product and the original locations of the files in the export package. *.lin Linetype definitions. *.pat Hatch pattern definitions. *.pgp Shell commands and command alias definitions. *.pc3 Configuration information for a plotter or printer. Export and Import Custom Settings from the Same Release | 13

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The migration tools are as follows:
DWG TrueView 2009
. You can view, plot, and convert any AutoCAD LT
or AutoCAD LT-based drawing file for compatibility with AutoCAD Release
14, AutoCAD 2000, AutoCAD 2004, and AutoCAD 2007 drawing file
formats.
Export and Import Custom Settings from the
Same Release
You can export your custom settings between systems running the same release
of AutoCAD LT, or export the custom settings and later re-import them on
the same computer if you need to reinstall AutoCAD LT. When exporting
custom settings, a migration package is created that contains an XML file.
This file contains custom settings, a listing of the custom files from local
locations used with AutoCAD LT, and optionally, custom files in network
locations.
The migration package is a ZIP file archive, so it has the file extension ZIP.
During the import process, you select the ZIP file archive that contains the
exported custom settings you want to merge onto your computer.
The following table lists the file types that are most commonly included in
the migration package that is created from the Export Custom Settings dialog
box.
Most Common File Types Included in the Migration Package
File Description
File Name
Information about the user profiles in the product and the original loca-
tions of the files in the export package.
*.
xml
Linetype definitions.
*.
lin
Hatch pattern definitions.
*.
pat
Shell commands and command alias definitions.
*.
pgp
Configuration information for a plotter or printer.
*.
pc3
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