Applies To Product(s): AutoCAD, AutoPLANT Version(s): 08.11.05.36 Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group Overview Some users may find that their AutoCAD profiles keep getting override by the AutoPLANT profiles. There are two things that the user will need to check, which profile is being pulled up and if the AutoPLANT 3D pull down menu is loading when not on an AutoPLANT profile (such as loading the >.) This TechNote goes over a few helpful tips on working with AutoCAD Profiles. It first goes over how to force the AutoCAD Icon to load a desired profile. Then it goes over removing the AutoPLANT menu from a profile that it isn't needed for. Finally, the TechNote goes over some addition notes on issues that users may experience when working with AutoPLANT Profiles in AutoCAD. Setting the AutoCAD Icon to load specific profiles Sometimes AutoCAD will keep calling one of the AutoPLANT profiles when attempting to just load plain AutoCAD from the AutoCAD icon. This is because AutoCAD has a tendency to load the last used profile. if the user used AutoPLANT last, then the AutoCAD icon will attempt to load that profile rather than the default AutoCAD one. Follow the below steps to force the AutoCAD Icon to load a default profile. Note that these steps call the Unnamed Profile, which is AutoCAD's default profile, but a user can use any profile they wish for this, but they will need to point to program to the path of the profile's file. It is recommended that the user looks over how the Profiles are called out for the AutoPLANT Icons. They point to paths rather than a Profile name like the below steps do. Right click on the AutoCAD icon Select ‘Properties' Look at the ‘Target:' field, it should contain the path to the acad.exe which will vary depending on what AutoCAD is being used At the end of the acad.exe part add the following - /p " >" For AutoCAD 2009, it should look something like this C:\Program Files\AutoCAD 2009\acad.exe" /p " >" After adding this, load up AutoCAD, it should now force load the ‘Unnamed Profile' which is AutoCAD's default profile AutoPLANT menu loads in AutoCAD profile If the Unnamed Profile or a profile that was created by the user has the AutoPLANT 3D pull down menu and it is not needed, then follow the below steps to remove it. Load AutoCAD Open the Options dialog box by either right clicking any were in AutoCAD and select ‘Options...' or go to ‘Tools>Options...' Check what the 'Current Profile:' is, which is located at the top left of the dialog If the correct profile isn't loaded, go to the ‘Profiles' tab and load it If the AutoPLANT 3D pull down is still there, then type menuload This will load the Load/Unload Customizations dialog Select the AT_APLANT_PDW Press [Unload] to remove the menu Press [Close] once done to return to AutoCAD The AutoPLANT 3D menu should be removed now. The same steps as above can be used to add the AutoPLANT 3D menu back in if needed. The difference is at step 8, the user will need to browse to the following location for AutoPLANT V8i menu, and then press the [Load] button in the Load/Unload Customizations dialog - C:\Program Files\Bentley\Plant V8i\Support, instead of hitting the [Unload] button. Other Notes on Profiles in AutoCAD and AutoPLANT V8i Unnamed Profile doesn't load correctly after opening AutoCAD once in AutoPLANT, closing it out and then loading it from AutoCAD icon This was mainly seen in AutoCAD 2009 and only once after changing the icon to point to the Unnamed Profile. To fix it, just manually load the Unnamed Profile from the AutoCAD ‘Options' dialog AutoCAD 2009 Ribbons not appearing correctly with AutoPLANT Profile loaded Sometimes, the AutoPLANT Profile has trouble with the AutoCAD 2009 Ribbons. This can be fixed in a few ways. One way to fix it would be to right click on one of the Ribbon tabs and select ‘Minimize>Minimize to Tabs" then do it again and select "Minimize>Show Full Ribbon". Another option would be change the AutoCAD menu to ‘AutoCAD Classic' workspace. To do this, just click the little gear in the bottom right corner of AutoCAD then select the ‘AutoCAD Classic'. This can also be done by going to the Workspaces toolbar and selecting the ‘AutoCAD Classics' option or by going to ‘Tools>AutoCAD Classics' See Also Product TechNotes and FAQs Plant TechNotes And FAQs External Links Bentley Technical Support KnowledgeBase Bentley LEARN Server Comments or Corrections? Bentley's Technical Support Group requests that you please confine any comments you have on this Wiki entry to this "Comments or Corrections?" section. THANK YOU!
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