Choosing a DXF Path for Transfer to AutoCAD
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About 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.
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 show script file errors in the process. AutoCAD will not load the drawing and will report errors. If you see this behavior, then the issue is probably an invalid DXF Build Location path in TubeCAD.
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.
This document describes how to change the path to allow for the automated transfer.
TubeCAD Options Menu
The options menu can be loaded by right-clicking on the viewport in TubeCAD. Then choose "options".
DXF Build Location
This is a path that will be remembered for the next session of TubeCAD - even if you clear the layout or close TubeCAD. (November 12, 2013 fixed a problem where TubeCAD would not remember this path.)
By Windows default, the path assigned is supposed to allow read-write of files.
If this path does not work for building DXF files, then you can choose another build location.
The build location is where all temporary DXF files are built, and where all manual DXF files start in a save dialog.
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