2015 Profile being ignored

[masiefert]

I am attempting to Load AutoCAD MEP with a custom (Company) profile.  This has worked well in the past.  However, using the new AutoCAD MEP, and Windows 8 the profile is simply ignored.  It does not load, and will not swtch to it.  If i misspell the profile name in the command line, it complains.  So i know it sees the profile switch. 

Am i alone in this?  anyone know of a way to fix this?

Thanx

MAS

[Laks-Autodesk]

I understand you can see the profile in the OPTIONS dialog but you are unable to switch to that profile if you're on Wndows 8.

• Any error message when you do this switch in the options dialog?
• Does it work if you recreate the profile?

Is it possible for you to send the profile file? Any details to repro this issue would be helpful.

[masiefert]

Sorry meant to get back sooner.  I am trying to apply the profile in a startup script for new users.  It is simply ignored.  I can add it manually, but i really don't want to have to do that.  Profile attached, had to name it with a.txt extension, as opposed to .arg. Thanx!

[bvanallen]

Did you ever figure this out? I'm getting the same problem.

I've created a completely new profile for my office's 2015 MEP. It is listed and seen in the profiles list, I can switch to and set it current (and all my settings change appropriately). When I close and re-start autcoad though, it goes back to the default Global profile. Does anyone know how to force it to load my profile on startup?

[masiefert]

No, unfortunately, i was not able to get AutoCAD to behave as it should (or is it as we expected).  To get it to function as desired, i went old-school, and used an acaddoc.lsp routine to select the profile.  Hope that helps!

[bvanallen]

Ok, my lisp wasn't running either so I just went back to google and searched around a bit.

What ever icon you are clicking on to launch autocad, try right-clicking on it and choose properties. Take a look at the Target line. Autodcad must have had that pesky Global profile set in there from the very begining. I changed it to my mep-elec profile, and now everything appears to be loading correctly. As a bonus, my lisp files are loading correctly now too.