How to run AutoCAD with custom profiles
I have made a custom profile and need to run AutoCAD with it. How do I do this?
If you’ve already made the Custom profile you can launch AutoCAD to run that profile, you just need to define it as a text string.
1. Right click the AutoCAD icon > select ‘Properties’ > Shortcut tab
2. In the ‘Target’ box enter ‘/p’ followed by the profile name. For example:
"C:\Program Files\AutoCAD\acad.exe" /p "profile-name"(including the quote marks)
3. Save the setting. AutoCAD will launch with this new profile in the future.
Note: These steps would be for Windows only.
Source: AutoDesk
Found an Autodesk help article for this!
One or more shortcut icons can be set up on the Windows desktop that will start AutoCAD and begin the drawing process using a specified profile (ARG) file. To start AutoCAD with a specific profile, use the following processes as appropriate:If the profile does not yet exist in AutoCAD:
- On the Windows desktop, right-click the AutoCAD icon, and select Properties.
- In the Properties dialog box, click the Shortcut tab and in the Target text box, at the end, enter /p followed by the name and path of the profile (filename.arg) that you want AutoCAD to use when it starts.
Example:
“C:\Program Files\AutoCAD 20XX\acad.exe” /p “C:\Program Files\ AutoCAD 20XX\FILENAME.arg”Note: Quotation marks (” “) must be used when the directory path names contain spaces.
- Click OK to accept the changes and exit to the Windows desktop.
You can find the full solution here: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Start-AutoCAD-with-different-profiles.html
