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Customize Startup

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Customize Startup

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Concept

Procedure

Quick Reference

To start the program with a command line switch

1. Right-click the program icon on the Windows desktop. Click Properties.
2. In the AutoCAD Properties dialog box, Shortcut tab, in the Target box, edit the parameters for the switch using the following syntax:

   "drive:pathname\acad.exe" ["drawing name"] [/switch "name"]

   Valid switches are as follows:

   /b	Script name (b stands for batch process)
   /t	Template file name
   /c	Configuration folder
   /v	View name
   /s	Support folders
   /r	Default system pointing device
   /nologo	No AutoCAD logo screen
   /nohardware	Disables hardware acceleration
   /p	User-defined registry profile
   /nossm	No Sheet Set Manager window
   /set	Sheet Set name
   /w	Default workspace
   /pl	Background plotting/publishing for a Drawing Set Descriptions (DSD) file

   For example, enter "d:\AutoCAD 2010\acad.exe" /t "d:\AutoCAD 2010\template\arch1" /v "plan1" /b "startup"

3. Click OK.