SECTION 5

FAQ
Provides answers to frequently asked questions.

Creating a Base Profile

To create a base profile, you can copy the AutoCAD icon, BricsCAD icon, or Equipment icon,
and specify a profile. This profile is based on the default CAD profile.
1. Make a copy of the Equipment shortcut on the desktop.
2. Right-click the shortcut and select Properties.
The Properties dialog box appears.
3. On the Shortcut tab, replace the value after /P in Target with the new profile name. For
example:
"C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD - English\acad.exe" /P UserBase
You can use any name that is not used on the Profile tab of the Options dialog
box (Tools > Options) in the CAD platform. Use quotes around the profile name if it
contains spaces.
4. Click OK.
5. Double-click the shortcut to start the software.
The CAD platform creates a new profile based on the software defaults.

Running CADWorx Equipment or Structure with

CADWorx Plant
You can run CADWorx Plant and the standalone versions of CADWorx Equipment and
CADWorx Structure simultaneously within the same CAD platform session. You run the
programs simultaneously when your model contains equipment that was created in Equipment,
or a structure that was created in Structure and you need to modify the equipment or structure in
the Plant drawing session.

1. In Plant, click Tools > Options.

The Options dialog box displays.
2. On the Files tab, expand Support File Search Path.
3. Click Add, and then browse to the CADWorx Equipment support folder or CADWorx
Structure support folder. Click OK.
To load Structure, click Add, and then browse to the Blocks folder, click OK.
Click Add again, and then browse to the Borders folder, click OK.
4. Move the Structure path and the Equipment path below the Plant path as shown in the
following figure.
The Plant path must be listed first in the Support File Search Path.

5. Collapse Support File Search Path, and then expand Trusted Locations.

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