{"id":1245,"date":"2016-01-08T22:24:01","date_gmt":"2016-01-09T06:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=1245"},"modified":"2020-04-07T14:49:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T21:49:00","slug":"bootstrap-autocad-deployments-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/bootstrap-autocad-deployments-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Bell&#8217;s &#8220;Bootstrap AutoCAD Deployments for Customizations&#8221; Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let me\u00a0show you how to\u00a0reliably roll out your customizations during an\u00a0AutoCAD\u00ae deployment using a few simple\u00a0options and some very simple AutoLISP\u00ae code. Much of the power of AutoCAD comes from\u00a0the ways you can customize it. That customizability is great but it can cost you. Here&#8217;s how to skip the payments.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-problem-with-autocad-customization-in-a-default-deployment\">The problem with AutoCAD customization in a default deployment<\/h2>\n<p>It can be hard to reliably roll out AutoCAD customizations when you\u2019re deploying a new version, which causes\u00a0some organizations to delay deployments or skip releases.\u00a0It doesn&#8217;t have to be that way! In fact, preserving your customizations requires little more effort than doing a default deployment.<\/p>\n<p>I have seen companies deploy applications using only the default options. This is simple for the IT department. However, it doesn\u2019t improve the user experience\u2014and isn&#8217;t that the important part of the equation?<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bootstrap-autocad-deployment-a-better-way-is-at-hand\">Bootstrap\u00a0AutoCAD deployment: A better way is at hand<\/h2>\n<p>With a little bit of extra, upfront effort, you can give your users a seamless experience\u2014and reduce to nearly zero the number of tech support calls\u00a0due to\u00a0missing customizations. The effort will easily pay for itself. All it takes is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A central location to store your customizations<\/li>\n<li>A sprinkle of AutoLISP code<\/li>\n<li>A few modified deployment options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: I will be discussing network-based AutoCAD deployments, which even smaller companies can leverage.\u00a0This beats\u00a0walking around with media to manually install AutoCAD. Stay tuned for future posts on this topic!<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"next-up-bootstrap-autocad-deployments-for-customizations-part-2\"><strong>Next up<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/bootstrap-autocad-deployments-customizations-part-2\/\">Bootstrap AutoCAD Deployments for Customizations Part 2<\/a><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1326\" style=\"width: 568px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/AutoCAD-Create-Deployment_ilqbez.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1326\" data-lbwps-width=\"1016\" data-lbwps-height=\"833\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/AutoCAD-Create-Deployment_ilqbez-300x246.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1326\" class=\" wp-image-1326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/AutoCAD-Create-Deployment_ilqbez.jpg\" alt=\"AutoCAD Create Deployment screen\" width=\"558\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/AutoCAD-Create-Deployment_ilqbez.jpg 1016w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/AutoCAD-Create-Deployment_ilqbez-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/AutoCAD-Create-Deployment_ilqbez-768x630.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Begin bootstrapping deployment for your AutoCAD 2016 customizations.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let me\u00a0show you how to\u00a0reliably roll out your customizations during an\u00a0AutoCAD\u00ae deployment using a few simple\u00a0options and some very simple AutoLISP\u00ae code. Much of the power of AutoCAD comes from\u00a0the ways you can customize it. That customizability is great but it can cost you. Here&#8217;s how to skip the payments. 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