Choosing a DXF Path for Transfer to AutoCAD - Revision history

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‎Automated Layout Transfers to AutoCAD

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‎Automated Layout Transfers to AutoCAD

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‎About Automated Layout Transfers to AutoCAD

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‎DXF Build Location

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‎TubeCAD Options Menu

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‎About Automated Layout Transfers to AutoCAD

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‎About Automated Layout Transfers to AutoCAD

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‎About Automated Layout Transfers to AutoCAD

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‎About Automated Layout Transfers to AutoCAD

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‎About Automated Layout Transfers to AutoCAD

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 == Automated Layout Transfers to AutoCAD ==
-TubeCAD can send data to AutoCAD automatically.  This means it can load AutoCAD, then load the DXF file automatically.  Older versions of TubeCAD would always build the DXF and script files for AutoCAD in the ACAD.EXE folder.  This worked in Windows XP, but can present problems in Windows 7 and 8.<br><br>
+TubeCAD can send data to AutoCAD automatically.  This means it can load AutoCAD, then load the DXF file automatically.  Older versions of TubeCAD would always build the DXF and script files for AutoCAD in the ACAD.EXE folder.  This worked in Windows XP, but can present problems in Windows 7 or newer.<br><br>
 The reason is that Windows 7 or newer, by default, make that folder read-only to TubeCAD.  This setup will allow AutoCAD to load, but will report errors loading the imported layout and will show a blank screen.  If you see this behavior, then the issue is probably an invalid DXF Build Location path in TubeCAD.<br><br>
 The way to fix this problem is to allow TubeCAD to store the DXF data in folders where read-write are allowed for the user logged into the current Windows session.

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 TubeCAD can send data to AutoCAD automatically.  This means it can load AutoCAD, then load the DXF file automatically.  Older versions of TubeCAD would always build the DXF and script files for AutoCAD in the ACAD.EXE folder.  This worked in Windows XP, but can present problems in Windows 7 and 8.<br><br>
-The reason is that Windows 7 and 8, by default, make that folder read-only to TubeCAD.  This setup will allow AutoCAD to load, but will report errors loading the imported layout and will show a blank screen.  If you see this behavior, then the issue is probably an invalid DXF Build Location path in TubeCAD.<br><br>
+The reason is that Windows 7 or newer, by default, make that folder read-only to TubeCAD.  This setup will allow AutoCAD to load, but will report errors loading the imported layout and will show a blank screen.  If you see this behavior, then the issue is probably an invalid DXF Build Location path in TubeCAD.<br><br>
 The way to fix this problem is to allow TubeCAD to store the DXF data in folders where read-write are allowed for the user logged into the current Windows session.
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−	== ~~About~~ Automated Layout Transfers to AutoCAD ==	+	== Automated Layout Transfers to AutoCAD ==

	TubeCAD can send data to AutoCAD automatically. This means it can load AutoCAD, then load the DXF file automatically. Older versions of TubeCAD would always build the DXF and script files for AutoCAD in the ACAD.EXE folder. This worked in Windows XP, but can present problems in Windows 7 and 8.<br><br>		TubeCAD can send data to AutoCAD automatically. This means it can load AutoCAD, then load the DXF file automatically. Older versions of TubeCAD would always build the DXF and script files for AutoCAD in the ACAD.EXE folder. This worked in Windows XP, but can present problems in Windows 7 and 8.<br><br>

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 If this path does not work for building DXF files, then you can choose another build location.<br><br>
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 ==DXF Build Location==

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 TubeCAD can send data to AutoCAD automatically.  This means it can load AutoCAD, then load the DXF file automatically.  Older versions of TubeCAD would always build the DXF and script files for AutoCAD in the ACAD.EXE folder.  This worked in Windows XP, but can present problems in Windows 7 and 8.<br><br>
 The reason is that Windows 7 and 8, by default, make that folder read-only to TubeCAD.  This setup will allow AutoCAD to load, but will report errors loading the imported layout and will show a blank screen.  If you see this behavior, then the issue is probably an invalid DXF Build Location path in TubeCAD.<br><br>
-The way to fix this problem is to allow TubeCAD to store the DXF data in folders where read-write are allowed for the user logged into the current Windows session.<br><br>This document describes how to change the path to allow for the automated transfer.<br><br>
+The way to fix this problem is to allow TubeCAD to store the DXF data in folders where read-write are allowed for the user logged into the current Windows session.<br><br>
 ==TubeCAD Options Menu==