Migrate and Specify Initial Setup

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Migrating from an older release or getting started with AutoCAD for the first time present different challenges.

Migrate Custom Settings allows you to copy your custom settings and files from a previous release of AutoCAD to the latest release, making it easier to start using the new release. Initial Setup helps you to perform some basic customization of AutoCAD the first time you start it.

Migrate Custom Settings and Files

One of the challenges when moving from a previous release of AutoCAD to the latest release is getting the new release to look and behave like the previous release. You can use Migrate Custom Settings and the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor to transfer many of your custom settings and files to the latest release.

Initial Setup

You can perform some basic customization of AutoCAD with Initial Setup which makes it easier to access specific tools and start a new drawing. Initial Setup is displayed the first time you start AutoCAD and can also be accessed from the Options dialog box. The following can be done with Initial Setup:

Specify an industry that best describes your work to help search for related content to use in drawings and companion products developed by partners.
Add task-based tools to your default workspace.
Specify a drawing template to use when creating new drawings.

For more information on Initial Setup, see Customize AutoCAD with Initial Setup in the Stand-Alone Installation Guide.