CAD Forum discussion (EN) : Help: Creating Working Profile https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 01:19:57 +0000 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:14:39 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=7421 <![CDATA[CAD Forum discussion (EN)]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ <![CDATA[Help: Creating Working Profile : I never said it was going to be...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7421&PID=19242&title=help-creating-working-profile#19242 Author: heinsite
Subject: 7421
Posted: 01.Mar.2012 at 22:14

I never said it was going to be "simple".
 
LOL
Dave
]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:14:39 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7421&PID=19242&title=help-creating-working-profile#19242 <![CDATA[Help: Creating Working Profile : Perfect I new it must be something...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7421&PID=19230&title=help-creating-working-profile#19230 Author: rclaxton
Subject: 7421
Posted: 01.Mar.2012 at 14:30

Perfect I new it must be something simple. thanks for the response.]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:30:34 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7421&PID=19230&title=help-creating-working-profile#19230 <![CDATA[Help: Creating Working Profile : I agree with heinsite. You need...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7421&PID=19227&title=help-creating-working-profile#19227 Author: John Connor
Subject: 7421
Posted: 01.Mar.2012 at 11:13

I agree with heinsite.  You need to create a custom template.

Re: Profiles.  A Profile holds settings for user preferred options such as:

Support file search paths
User preferences like right-click customizations
User selection options such as pick box and grip sizes
Interface elements like drop-down menus, toolbars, palettes, etc.

Profiles store the drawing environment settings (i.e. - what you see on your screen).  These settings can be accessed via the Options dialog box.

Profiles can be saved, exported and imported.
]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:13:59 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7421&PID=19227&title=help-creating-working-profile#19227 <![CDATA[Help: Creating Working Profile : First, and foremost, it&#039;s...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7421&PID=19212&title=help-creating-working-profile#19212 Author: heinsite
Subject: 7421
Posted: 29.Feb.2012 at 23:02

First, and foremost, it's not a "profile" you're after, it's a drawing template.  A DWT file. 
 
Start a new drawing.  Include all of the text, dimension, mleader, and table styles you normally use.  Add in all the layers you want as standard, along with their colors and linetypes and weights.  If you want a title block or several on layout tabs make them too.  Basically build your entire drawing... the one you want to always start from... and then Save As a DWT.
 
Over time return to it and make corrections and/or additions as you need to.  If you want to always start new drawings using this template, set it up as your QNEW in Options > Files.
 
Dave
]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:02:14 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7421&PID=19212&title=help-creating-working-profile#19212 <![CDATA[Help: Creating Working Profile : I am trying to set a profile up...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7421&PID=19206&title=help-creating-working-profile#19206 Author: rclaxton
Subject: 7421
Posted: 29.Feb.2012 at 22:26

I am trying to set a profile up so that it has all the default layers that I normally work with as well as the dimension styles that I have set up and different text sizes.

This would really save me a lot of work rather then going through and setting it up differently for each drawing have a list of defaults to choose from.

Any help would be appreciated.
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