How to Use the AutoCAD Settings Migration Utility to Transfer Custom User Settings to a New AutoCAD Release

How to Use the AutoCAD Settings Migration Utility to Transfer Custom User Settings to a New AutoCAD Release

ATG Senior Tier 1 Technical Support Specialist Angela shares everything you need to know about how to back up your AutoCAD custom user settings in the following blog.

AutoCAD Migration Utility

Allows you to migrate custom user settings from an older release year of AutoCAD to a newer release year of AutoCAD on the same machine. The old release year must be on the computer when the new install is opened for the first time.

When to use: SAME COMPUTER. SAME VERSION. NEWER RELEASE YEAR OF AUTOCAD

Example: AutoCAD 2019 is already in use, and you are now installing AutoCAD 2020 on the same machine.

Migration Utility Process:

  • Download, install and open the software
  • When the settings migration wizard pops up, it will ask if you want to migrate your custom settings. You will see check boxes next to multiple customization elements that are able to be migrated. Make sure there are…

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