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Clarification needed on sharing tool palettes

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Clarification needed on sharing tool palettes

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Okay, I know this subject has been probably beaten to death already, but I'm still not finding the clarification I need.

 

I have been asked to create custom tool palettes for myself, other locally-in-the-same-building users, and other users who work-offsite.  The offsite folks do not have the same version of AutoCAD, they are one file-format behind me (I have 2016 Mechanical vs their 2014 standard AutoCAD).

 

The following link seems to provide contradictory information:

 

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Exchan...

 

It clearly states that "Tool palettes that were created with a newer version of AutoCAD cannot be shared with other users, using an older version of the same product."

 

But then it subsequently states "To share tool palettes with other users and between different releases, you need to save the tool palettes to a .XTP file and transfer them manually."

 

Now, my initial reading of these statements leads me to infer that Tool Palettes cannot be shared from a master directory across two different file formats, yes?  So...the outside users with an older file format would have to use copies of my Tool Palettes that they would electronically receive and install locally on their machines.  Am I understanding this overal situation correctly?  Thanks for any clarification!

 

 

 

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Hi neeboy042274,

 

I know this sounds a bit messy. In my experience, I create the palettes in the oldest version to be used and then share copies with the other versions. You can share up to new versions but not down to old versions.

 

I have also found that palettes don't always behave properly if you migrate them when you upgrade to a newer version. I try to keep a template drawing with all of my parts (blocks, hatches, linetypes, etc. in it so if I have to create a newer version, I can simply open the template with that version and create my tools palettes there.

 

 

I hope this makes sense. If not, please reply and I will try to build you some examples.

 

Please hit the Accept as Solution button if my post fully solves your issue or answers your question.

 

 

 


John Vellek


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Ok, thanks for the help! I just realized I have access to an older machine myself, so I'll give that a try.
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