Saving or backing up the scale list

[Anonymous]

Is it possible to save the scale list so that when changes are made to my computer or I do an update/upgrade I can easily reinstate it? Re-entering everything each time is really not working for me.

[Murph_Map · Accepted solution]

Create it in the startup template (DWT) that you use to start a new dwg. Then o a rename or make a copy of that dwt to copy/replace any time you need to after a repair/upgrade or service pac. 

[Anonymous]

Perhaps it is just me but I am struggling to follow that?

Are you saying this is per file, not a universal setting? How do I apply this to all my files then? Please tell me I don't have to sit and edit every file now?

[Murph_Map]

Yes it's by file not a system variable or setting. One way to get all the different scales you want in your dwgs is create one dwg with all the scales you want then save that dwg as Scalelist.dwg. Now any dwg you want all those scales in just insert (insert command) the Scalelist.dwg and when it asks for the insertion point press the "esc" key. 

[Anonymous]

Ok thank you. But then I have to send that file with to other users too? I dnt think thats going to work here. sigh

Is there really no way to mass change file settigs like this on a  number of files? I have literally hundreds of files that I have to share with others and if they don't have the scalelist file int he right place (and they won't) then it wont work for them.

[Alfred.NESWADBA · Accepted solution]

Hi,

you can define a default list of scales in the AutoCAD _OPTIONS dialog:

Then, whenever you open a drawing which does not contain your scales you can run command _SCALELISTEDIT and use button RESET and you'll get your scales added to the drawing and the scales from the drawing, which are not used, are cleaned out.

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

Ah so that is awesome. I have not managed to ue everything in OPTIONS!

But, can I back that up?

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> But, can I back that up?

This setting is part of the AutoCAD profile, so you can export the profile after you created your predefined scales, that is your backup (for that release of AutoCAD).

- alfred -