Migrate Custom Settings

[b_vergara_aller]

Good morning,

I'm an Architecture Student who has always worked with Autocad Mechanical 2010 and now that I have a new computer I installed Autocad Mechanical 2012. The problem is I would like to migrate custom settings (such us profiles, toolpalettes and everything) and I followed the tutorial I saw in Autodesk web page and it doesn't work. The tutorial shows how to do it between different versions and the same computer. Couldn't it be working because of trying to do it between different computers? 

If someone knows how to do it, I would really appreciate it. Thanks

Beatriz, Architecture Student at Valladolid University.

[asburyj]

Hi Beatriz,

You must have both the old and new versions installed for the migrate settings functionality to work. Can you confirm if that is the case in your setup? What error are you getting? 

[b_vergara_aller]

Sure, I have both versions installed but in different computers though. The error says "can't migrate custom settings because this zip (file I extract from autocadmech2010) only works in 2010 version"

[asburyj · Accepted solution]

Yes unfortunately both version must be installed on the same system. You can either install 2012 on the old system and migrate the settings and then export it as 2012 to the new system, Or you can install 2010 on the new system and and use the migrate tool there

[b_vergara_aller]

Thank you very much!!