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Migration issues may oocur with side by side installations of ACAD 2013 and Vertical ACAD product

Issue

AutoCAD 2013 is installed on a computer with another AutoCAD 2013 vertical product.  When you try to migrate AutoCAD 2012 settings to 2013, you get this error message:  

After you click ok, everything will migrate except for your custom Tool Palettes. 

Solution

The workaround for this is to manually migrate the Tool Palettes that you need from AutoCAD 2012 to AutoCAD 2013. 

Follow these steps to move the customized Tool Palette to AutoCAD 2013. 

  • In AutoCAD 2012, type CUSTOMIZE in the command line and the following dialog box will be displayed:

  • Select the name of the customized Tool Palette TAB you want to migrate and right click on the name to bring up the pop up menu shown. 
  • Select Export to bring up the Export Palette dialog box

  • Select the location to export the Palette to.
  • Give it a name and save it.
  • Close the Customize dialog and close AutoCAD 2012
  • Now start AutoCAD 2013
  • Type CUSTOMIZE in the command line again and the customize dialog box will be displayed in AutoCAD 2013:

  • Right click on the palette side and select Import
  • Browse to the location that you saved the AutoCAD 2012 Exported Palette.  Now click Open.  Notice that you now see your custom Palette.

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  • Document Information

    Published date: 2012-Apr-03
    ID: TS18845265

     

    Applies to:
    AutoCAD® 2013
    AutoCAD® Architecture 2013
    AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2013
    AutoCAD® Electrical 2013
    AutoCAD LT® 2013
    AutoCAD® Map 3D 2013
    AutoCAD® Mechanical 2013
    AutoCAD® MEP 2013
    AutoCAD® P&ID 2013
    AutoCAD® Plant 3D 2013