AutoCAD LT 2012 menu transfer

[_idesign]

Hello,

I was wondering if I am able to transfer a menu from one computer to another? If so, how will I go about doing so?

My boss has a structural pull down menu and wants me to have it as well. I am not finding anything that can make it easy, besides creating it myself. I just don't know how the previous employee did it. 

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

welcome @forums.autodesk.com!

>> transfer a menu from one computer to another?

Menufiles are CUIX-files, if you start command _CUI in AutoCAD you can look what menu(s) are loaded and you can transfer that and load them on another computer (with the same type/version of AutoCAD).

BUT (important!):

>> My boss has a structural pull down menu and wants me to have it as well

That is also AutoCAD-LT? My guess is no, it is something else, but not LT and then moving the menu is not enough as this menu will call functions/commands that are not available in LT. So first verify what type of AutoCAD (or vertical product) your boss has!

- alfred -

[_idesign]

Thanks for the response.

Yes My boss does have the same version. When I type in CUI and look under menus, I do not find the tabs but yet they show on the menu bar. I am a little confused on how the previous drafter did this.

I did read that if the blocks are already available, which they are, that it is easier to do a tool palette.

Thanks again for your quick response! 🙂

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

if there are no additional menus (partial menus) loaded then transfer the main cuix (I guess the name is ACADLT.CUIX, but that's not sure as I don't have an LT version).

And very important ... before you overwrite your menufile make a backup first!

- alfred -