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MEP 2013 Profiles Issue

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Message 1 of 18
norcaljess
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MEP 2013 Profiles Issue

Just updated ACAD MEP from 2012 to 2013.  We install "MEP As AutoCAD" in our office.  When I import my profile from ACAD MEP 2012, it makes all of the normal profile changes.  For example, Support File Search Path... Customizations... User Preferences, etc.  However, when I close and reopen AutoCAD, the profile changes have been reset to the AutoCAD profile.  I encountered this problem with 2012.  I was able to fix it with the following process.  This isn't working for 2013 though. 

 

1.) Right click on AutoCAD desktop icon.  Click on Preferences.

2.) In the Target line of the Shortcut Tab, Changed "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD MEP 2012\acad.exe" /p "AUTOCAD" ... to ... "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD MEP 2012\acad.exe" /p "JLJ MEP 2012" (JLJ MEP 2012) is the name of my profile.)

3.) Apply.  Ok.

 

That's it.  The Target line does look different in 2013 so I don't know what I should change it to.  Everything I've tried so far doesn't work. 

 

MEP 2013 Target line reads:  "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2013\acad.exe" /p "AutoCAD" /product "MEP" /language "en-US"

 

Ideas? 

Thanks,

Jess

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Message 2 of 18
Keith.Brown
in reply to: norcaljess

Prior to 2013 if you installed multiple flavors of Autocad it would install them all in seperate folders.  Now it will reuse any files that are the same.  That is why you now see a switch for mep and the language.

 

To make it work,  just put the name of your profile after the /p replacing "Autocad" with the name of your profile "JLJ MEP 2012"

Message 3 of 18

Keith is right.  Our desktop icon nomenclature changed because we now have to specify what product to launch.  The folders all changed so that we install Core AutoCAD once and only once.  So if you install AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD MEP, it no longer installs 2 versions of Core AutoCAD support files.  In 2013, they share Core AutoCAD support files.  This helps to reduce the size that you may download across the internet from subscription center.  The effect is that the desktop icon changed.  You need to tell it what application to launch in the target.  Keith gave great advice, just change the profile in the /P "YourProfileHere."

 

 


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Message 4 of 18
Nutecgroup
in reply to: norcaljess

Hello,

here is my shortcut:

 

"C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2013\acad.exe" /ld "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2013\AecBase.dbx" /p "Mech 2013"

 

Crashes everytime - any  help will be appreciated

Message 5 of 18
ratlifftm
in reply to: Keith.Brown

hey I gave this a try and no such luck

I'm using AutoCAD Map 3D 2013 and every time I open it Planning and Analysis workspace opens.

Any suggestions?

 

 

"C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD Map 3D 2013\acad.exe" /p "tracy2013"

Message 6 of 18
Joshua.Benoist
in reply to: norcaljess

AutoCAD MAP and AutoCAD MEP are two different programs....

 

Joshua



Joshua Benoist, PE
Senior Premium Services Specialist
Global Services
Autodesk, Inc.

Message 7 of 18
Keith.Brown
in reply to: ratlifftm

Is the Planning and Analysis workspace the current workspace in Profile "Tracy2013"?  Once you load up autocad, go into your options and make sure that Tracy2013 is the current profile.  If it is then the shortcut works.  You just need to change your workspace in the current profile.  Workspaces and Profiles are two completely seperate things.

Message 8 of 18
ratlifftm
in reply to: Keith.Brown

I created my own workspace with the toolbars how I like them and set that as the current workspace. Then went to options and create a profile named tracy2013 and made that current, closed autocad, then rightclicked the autocad icon, clicked properties, and set the target to: "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD Map 3D 2013\acad.exe" /p"tracy2013" And then reopen autocad, and it still opens in Planning and Analysis
Message 9 of 18
Keith.Brown
in reply to: ratlifftm

After creating the profile tracy2013 and closing autocad did you make sure that the workspace you created was the current workspace before closing down autocad?  I am not sure if it would switch or not once you created a new profile.

Message 10 of 18
ratlifftm
in reply to: Keith.Brown

Yes, the current workspace is based off Classic and I have some custom toolbars. Once everything is as I like, then I go to options and create the profile. I just re-did the entire procedure, but still autocad opens with my custom toolbars scattered around and the current workspace is planning & analysis
Message 11 of 18
Keith.Brown
in reply to: ratlifftm

Have you tried the wssave command.after you have your toolbars and such set?

Message 12 of 18
ratlifftm
in reply to: Keith.Brown

yes and since I'm unable to save the profile, I use that new workspace to get back to how I like it.
Message 13 of 18
ratlifftm
in reply to: Keith.Brown

I have another user here on Map 3D 2013 who is having the same problem.

It would be nice if we could find a solution to this problem for all our users prior to them upgrading to 2013.

thanks

Message 14 of 18
Keith.Brown
in reply to: ratlifftm

Why are you unable to save your profile?  The current workspace is saved with the profile which is actually stored in the registery. 

Message 15 of 18
ratlifftm
in reply to: Keith.Brown

I can save my profile, the problem is AutoCad won't remember to open on my profile. Maybe there's a default setting that I'm unaware of but previous versions of AutoCAD Map 3d 2012 opened on my profile once I had set it up and saved it. My other users were on 2009 version and had no problems with AutoCAD opening on their profiles once they were setup.
Message 16 of 18
Keith.Brown
in reply to: ratlifftm

It might be better to ask this question on the Autocad 2013 forum as more people watch that forum and might have run across your specific issue and it is a general Autocad issue.  This is actually the Autocad MEP forum.

Message 17 of 18
Koki4
in reply to: ratlifftm

Hi ratlifftm, I know is late this response ,you might have2014 already(I am not sure if Autodesk sorted this one)

 

I had same problem with my Map3D 2013 and after a long irritation every start to change the workspace to my custom one, I decided to delete the rest of workspaces (Autocad Classic, Planning and Analysis workspace...etc.)  and left only my current one on the list.

That's solved the issue

 

One of the strange defaults on all Autocad version is on the Workspace settings the radiobar is on for "Do not save changes to workspace" and after every Installation in our office I have to change to "Automatically save workspace changes"

 

The first one just does not make sense - why one will make changes and will not want to be saved??or have to remember to save after every new toolbar or palette change..

If one changes between the workspaces and the first(default) is on the changes on the custom workspace will be reset to where was saved last manually..

 

Regards

 

Message 18 of 18
Keith.Brown
in reply to: Koki4


@Koki4 wrote:

 

 

One of the strange defaults on all Autocad version is on the Workspace settings the radiobar is on for "Do not save changes to workspace" and after every Installation in our office I have to change to "Automatically save workspace changes"

 

The first one just does not make sense - why one will make changes and will not want to be saved??or have to remember to save after every new toolbar or palette change..
 



In the few years that i have been using Autocad and more specifically Autocad MEP the one question that I no longer ask is "why the heck would anyone want to do that?"  No matter how incorrect i think a setting is there is always someone out there that finds the setting correct and for the life of them cannot figure out why i would want it any other way.  Autocad has a extremely large customer base spanning many industries and every single one of them wants Autocad setup their way.  It would be impossible for Autodesk to setup the program correctly for everyone. 

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