topic Re: Set Trusted Location BEFORE AutoCAD is Initialized in .NET Forum

Set Trusted Location BEFORE AutoCAD is Initialized

MarkSanchezSPEC — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 21:51:13 GMT

We are aware that if we "seed" LSP routines into the AutoCAD installation "Support" folder, the routines/commands are immediately available after a user has initialized AutoCAD for the first time. This is because this folder is a default "Trusted Location"

What we'd prefer to do instead is load these files from a Network UNC path, rather than copy them onto all machines. Is there a way to add a Trusted Location BEFORE AutoCAD is even initialized for the first time?

Re: Set Trusted Location BEFORE AutoCAD is Initialized

Ed__Jobe — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 21:58:13 GMT

You can do this in the configuration of the network deployment. Set up the trusted path in a test pc and then go to Registry Editor and export the key as a *.reg file. You can then add this reg file to the network deployment.

Re: Set Trusted Location BEFORE AutoCAD is Initialized

MarkSanchezSPEC — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 22:10:40 GMT

Which specific registry key Ed?

Re: Set Trusted Location BEFORE AutoCAD is Initialized

Ed__Jobe — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 22:12:00 GMT

Sorry, I'm in a meeting now. I'll have to get back to you.

Re: Set Trusted Location BEFORE AutoCAD is Initialized

MarkSanchezSPEC — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 22:26:47 GMT

Okay thank you!

Re: Set Trusted Location BEFORE AutoCAD is Initialized

Ed__Jobe — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 22:37:58 GMT

Attached is a reg file for Map. You can edit it to suit your needs.

Re: Set Trusted Location BEFORE AutoCAD is Initialized

MarkSanchezSPEC — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 15:16:12 GMT

That's almost exactly what we tried, but when AutoCAD is un-intialized (i.e. never been launched by the current user), then this key gets wiped out and replaced with default settings. We want to keep the default Civil profile "<<C3D_Imperial>>"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R22.0\ACAD-1000:409\Profiles\<<C3D_Imperial>>\Variables]
"TRUSTEDPATHS"="....."

We could do this with our own profile name but then we'd need another desktop icon to provide our users, as the OOTB one would then reset the profile upon AutoCAD re-entry. This is something we want to avoid having to create.

Thanks.

Re: Set Trusted Location BEFORE AutoCAD is Initialized

MarkSanchezSPEC — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 19:40:05 GMT

Just wanted to pass on that we were able to add one of our paths a Trusted Location at AutoCAD initialization by simply adding it to our installation package per this post:

Add Trusted Location to AutoCAD Deployment

It sometimes helps to ask the same question in different forums here.

Thanks again for your help Ed.