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One of the things I liked about AutoCAD when I began using it way back when was that it was designed to be tailored to how you<\/em> would use it. It wasn\u2019t intended for only drawing floorplans, printed circuit boards, or machined parts, although it could do all those things. The idea was for you to customize it to fit your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast forward to its modern incarnation, and that element hasn\u2019t changed. Oh, there are all kinds of specialized offspring, but even the toolsets are meant to be tailored to how you use them. Whether it\u2019s which palettes you have on (and where) or how you view tooltips (or not), these settings all make up your customization of AutoCAD and saved in a couple of places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most users are probably aware of these, which we call Workspaces and Profiles. But what are they exactly, and how do they differ? I find that\u2019s often a confusing subject for new users. Today, we\u2019ll look at what each one is, what it contains, and how to use them to your advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AutoCAD Workspaces<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ask most AutoCAD users what customization means to them, and they\u2019ll talk about the user interface. What palettes are displayed? Are they anchored or floating? Auto-hidden or not? Maybe it\u2019s the display state of the Ribbon, or perhaps you like using the old menubar in conjunction with toolbars. All these UI elements can be saved in a workspace, and a workspace is saved within a CUIx file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notice I said, \u201ccan be.\u201d It doesn\u2019t happen on its own; it requires you to set it up. Let\u2019s look at what that means. First, you can access the commands you need to manage your workspaces in three ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most common place to find your tools is via the status bar. Just click on the gear icon. You can also add Workspace to your Quick Action Toolbar (QAT) and access it there. And, as always, you can also type it in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Screenshot<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I want to concentrate on two of the commands in the menus. The first is \u201cSave Current As\u2026\u201d and the other is \u201cWorkspace Settings\u2026\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ll start with Save Current As. There are two schools of thought on creating a new workspace. Some people like to create a workspace (which also sets it as current), then set up the UI as they please, or they\u2019re like me and set up the UI first, then<\/em> save it as a new workspace\u2014both ways work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other important tool to know about lies within the Workspace Settings dialog. Yes, you can choose the active one from here, change the display order, or even add a separator, but the radio buttons at the bottom are the key to managing your Workspaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can either have AutoCAD automatically save any changes you make to the current workspace or not. Choose the latter, and it\u2019s on you to save any changes yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Screenshot<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut Frank,\u201d you\u2019re saying, \u201cthere\u2019s no Save in the menu, just Save As.\u201d I get it. But don\u2019t worry. Use the Save Current As, and you\u2019ll find that the Name field also has a pulldown menu. To save any changes, just select your workspace and save it. It\u2019s kind of a two-in-one dialog!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Screenshot<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

AutoCAD Profiles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The second part of the customization puzzle is your profile. It contains things like the background color, command line font and color, cursor size, pickbox size. It’s pretty much anything that\u2019s found in the Options dialog, including path information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your computer\u2019s registry stores all this information. And, unlike a workspace, you can export all these settings to an external file (extension of ARG) to use as a backup or to import into another AutoCAD installation. In fact, if you were to open an ARG file, you\u2019d see that it is just a lot of registry keys and values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike workspaces where you decide how changes get saved, a profile saves any changes automatically. But if you want that external file for a backup \u2013 you know, just in case \u2013 you have to remember to do it yourself. That is, unless you had me as your CAD Manager, as I put in some start-up AutoLISP code to export a new version every two weeks, because again\u2026 things happen. I always find it’s better to be the hero in those situations than to be a goat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Screenshot<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So, there you have it. Pretty much every interface element is stored in a workspace or a profile. Now that you know which one contains what and you have a basic understanding of how to manage them, you\u2019re on your way to having better control of your AutoCAD customizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More Tuesday Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Check out our whole\u00a0Tuesday Tips series<\/a>\u00a0for ideas on how to make AutoCAD work for you. Do you have any favorite AutoCAD tips? Tell us in the comments!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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