- #HOW TO CREATE TOOL PALETTE IN AUTOCAD UPDATE#
- #HOW TO CREATE TOOL PALETTE IN AUTOCAD MANUAL#
- #HOW TO CREATE TOOL PALETTE IN AUTOCAD FULL#
- #HOW TO CREATE TOOL PALETTE IN AUTOCAD FREE#
#HOW TO CREATE TOOL PALETTE IN AUTOCAD MANUAL#
It's a bit of a manual process but it works. That way all my tools, blocks, ACADDOC.LSP file, etc is always in sync. I have a Profile saved for switching to my local machine when I am at home or onsite. From time to time when I make changes, I'll copy it over, overwriting the directory altogether, then make the changes to the paths. If not, you can always open each *.ATC file in Notepad and with Ctrl+H you can do a Find/Replace All of the paths and save each file one by one.īasically, I personally make a complete copy of the entire "networked AutoCAD directory" onto my laptop.
#HOW TO CREATE TOOL PALETTE IN AUTOCAD FREE#
EditPlus is not free, but I do think Notepad++ will do the same thing and it's a free program. It's a quick, easy way to edit all the paths all at once. I simply "find" the current directory, and "replace all" with the new directory which is simply copied to the local machine.
So, my workaround is this: I use EditPlus Text Editor to open up each Tool Palette file (*.ATC files), do a batch "Find/Replace All" option. In doing this, the tools and commands will still work, but the blocks will not work since the path is saved to the networked drive. This includes ALL SUPPORTING FILES, such as any DWG file that acts as a block repository. If you work off a mapped network drive at work, then off your local machine (eg: Laptop) when you are home, then all you need to do is copy the Tool Palette directory from the network into any location on the local C:\ drive of your liking. xtp file?There is not a way, however, I can share with you my personal workaround. Is there a way to make items in a palette use RELATIVE paths to the. Is there such a thing? I don't really mind updating paths from "P:" to "C:" with find and replace every once in a while when palettes get significant "upgrades", but most people I work with are not that. I keep looking for something similar to a "ROOT" system variable.
#HOW TO CREATE TOOL PALETTE IN AUTOCAD UPDATE#
xtp files via email or transfer them on usb drive before I leave and then run a find and replace command on my palettes.xtp in notepad and update all "P:" for "C:" ( so I get C:\cad\blocks\blocks.dwg instead of P:\cad\blocks\blocks.dwg). See where I'm going with this? When I get home, I have to use a second set of palette mapped on drive "C:" instead of "P:" which is not synched with the ones I have at work. Profiles help me deal with file location on pretty much any level, however the tool palette (.xtp file) uses absolute paths to locate the. At home, all my stuff is located on drive "C:". Most of the stuff I use at work is on a shared folder on the network, for example "P:/blabla/blabla/Support/ToolPalette/Palettes/palette.xtp". I personnally have a home profile and a work profile on my laptop. We all know profiles are very useful for keeping the same work environment and settings on different machines, etc. Now I don't know if I should start a new thread for this next question, but I'll ask it here first. He is now pleased with how it works out, so again a big thank you! I had to convince my supervisor that ONLY ONE employee should have read acces which didn't suit him at first, but I kept insisting that every single morning, the whole office would work with up to date palettes by only starting up autocad. Bummer I know, we've been dealing with it for years but it's still better than export/import.Īs promised, I'm coming back with some news. The data is still there, you'll just have to go to each workstation and make the necessary adjustments to get them visually all in sync. It only maintains this through an export/import. Autodesk for some reason isn't smart enough to have the Tool Palettes update the organization and group hierarchy. That's why everyone else needs to be read only, so that you (assuming you are considered the CAD Manager) are the only one who is in control of the additions and/or changes to the Tool Palettes. This means, if another user has AutoCAD opened, and closed the program AFTER you have made the changes, they will overwrite the new additions you just made.
#HOW TO CREATE TOOL PALETTE IN AUTOCAD FULL#
If everyone has full permissions then if you make changes to the Tool Palettes the files are not written until you close the session of AutoCAD.
No you don't need to "try" it, you need to "do" it. Need to try to do it and see if it helps. We have not setup network drive for "read-only" mode. Also, when new tools are added, they are located on network computers to the bottom of the palette. We have setup done this way, but some tool palettes are not updating without deleting and importing.