When opening a DWG file first, AutoCAD is not running with the proper profile.

[Anonymous]

If I click on a DWG file in Windows 10, before AutoCAD has been opened, and run AutoCAD Architecture 2017 by clicking the DWG file first, the current profile is not loading up, not the same profile as when you run AutoCAD first and then open a DWG file afterwards. Would like this fixed. It is more convenient to do it the other way sometimes. Any ideas?

[pendean]

What exact program is WIndows using to open DWG files? ACLAUNCHER.EXE here for example.

[Anonymous]

opening with AutoCAD Architecture 2017

[gotphish001]

Are you still signed in if you open it that way? If you pull down the menu from your sign in name in the top right, there's a sync settings option. I never tried it in your situation but it seems it would change your settings to whatever you had saved to the cloud.

[Anonymous]

I am not using a log in to the CAD website. just running the program locally on a computer.

[pendean · Accepted solution]

AUTOCAD DWG LAUNCHER is the correct option, not your settings: your setting is likely only launching the one and only profile you do not want instead of "last one used" which is what you want.

Make the change in Windows Explorer, then start ACA2017 alone, open and close a file, close the program, then test launch a file from Windows Explorer.

Q: regardless of the above, are you not able to enter OPTIONS and change the profile being used? Wondering if something else is missing too.