Setting migration

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I just installed Autocad 2018 to my computer, and would like to migrate my custom settings from ver 2017.  When I go to select Migrate from Previous Release in the start menu I get the following message: Migrate Profiles requires that AutoCAD 2000 or a later version be installed on your system.  

Can someone advise why its not recognizing the 2017 version I still have on my computer?

[john.vellek]

Hi @Anonymous,

I haven't seen this problem before. When the Migration tool launches does it show your prior release in the window?

You can also perform a manual migration by following the steps in this article.

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

[Anonymous]

The migration tool never launched.  I get that message immediately after I press Migrate from Previous Version from start menu in Windows.

Let me follow the steps in the link and see how things work out... 

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> Can someone advise why its not recognizing the 2017 version I still have on my computer?

Just as guess:

• these were not the same "types" of AutoCAD, so one AutoCAD LT and the other one is AutoCAD (full)
• or one was a vertical like AutoCAD Architecture and the other one is AutoCAD (Vanilla)
• or these were different languages of AutoCAD?

...then the migration can't work.

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

Nah.., it's none of the above.  Both versions are full AutoCAD, and in English.

One thing neglected to mention was that I uninstalled a bunch of 2016 AutoCAD products prior to my AutoCAD 2018 installation.  I am thinking..., maybe the uninstallation process somehow deleted a file AutoCAD needs?  

[pendean]

Start 2017, open a file, do something, qsave, close it. Does it work?
Start 2018 and do the same.
Now start 2018's Migration tool and see if it can find 2017 again.

[Anonymous]

no, it does not work. 

[pendean]

Hmm: then something is broken on your PC with the R2017-R2018 installations. You are selecting the migration option from the 2018 installation, not the 2017 install, correct?

What all are you trying to migrate exactly?

[Anonymous]

Yeah, from the R2018 installation.  

I guess I have to do it manually - which I find tedious because I have to export and zip my R2017 settings, load it up in the CUI in R2018 and drag over what I want.  Then, I will have to manually move over my plot preference/settings as well...  It would be alot easier if I can just migrate....

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

just curios ... can you please start AutoCAD 2017 and AutoCAD 2018, in both applications start command _ABOUT and show us these 2 screenshots.

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

Image attached for your reference.

I was able to migrate most of it using the link provided by John from earlier posts.  Do you know how I can migrate my tool palette manually? 

[Alfred.NESWADBA · Accepted solution]

Hi,

thank you for the images ... and so we now know that you are referring to different products.

Migration does not work across different products (as mentioned above).

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

OH! Isn't vanilla in 2017 Mechanical the same as Autocad 2017?  That is what it says on top of screen above the tabs.... 😄

[Anonymous]

Just a bit of background, our company got the Design Suit - so it comes with Mechanical, Electrical, Max..etc.... but no AutoCAD(standard).  So we had to extract vanilla from within mechanical - I just assume Vanilla is AutoCAD(standard). 🙂

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> Isn't vanilla in 2017 Mechanical the same as Autocad 2017?

No, it's just a different profile excluding the Mech-commands ,,, and so it looks like AutoCAD, but it's not exactly the same.

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

Now I know.  Thanks!