Migrating custom tool palettes

BricsCAD supports importing tool palettes from XTP, ATC and BTC files, and tool palette groups from XPG and BWS files. Tool palettes can be exported to BTC files, and tool palette groups to XPG files.

BricsCAD stores tool palettes in BTC files and indexes all existing palettes in the BcTpCatalog.btc file. When you create or import a new palette, BricsCAD updates the catalog and automatically generates a separate BTC file that contains the palette’s content. All palette files are stored in the default Tool Palettes folder inside the Support directory.

Note: If your custom tool palettes reference external resources, including hatch pattern files, images, linetypes or other support files, these resources must be migrated separately to ensure that all palette tools remain functional after migration.

To migrate custom tool palettes, export each file and import it into BricsCAD.

Migrating custom tool palettes from AutoCAD®

Go to AutoCAD® and launch the TOOLPALETTES command to open the Tool Palettes panel. Right-click the panel and choose Customize Palettes... to display the Customize dialog box. Then, right-click the custom palette or palette groups you want and select the Export... option to open the Export Palette or Export Group dialog box. Save the custom palette file as an XTP file or the custom palette group as an XPG file.

Then, go to BricsCAD and launch the TOOLPALETTES command to open the Tool Palettes panel. Right-click the panel and choose Customize Palettes... to display the Customize dialog box. Then, right-click any palette or palette group and select the Import option to open the Import Palette or Import Palette Group dialog box. Choose the XTP or XPG file you want to import.

Note: Tool Palettes can contain various tool types. During migration, some tool types may not be supported.

Migrating custom tool palettes from a previous BricsCAD version or a different computer

Go to the previous version of BricsCAD or to BricsCAD on a different computer and launch the TOOLPALETTES command to open the Tool Palettes panel. Right-click the panel and choose Customize Palettes... to display the Customize dialog box. Then, right-click the custom palette or palette groups you want and select the Export option to open the Export Palette or Export Palette Group dialog box. Save the custom palette file as an XTP file or the custom palette group as an XPG file.

Then, go to the current version of BricsCAD and launch the TOOLPALETTES command to open the Tool Palettes panel. Right-click the panel and choose Customize Palettes... to display the Customize dialog box. Then, right-click any palette and select the Import option to open the Import Palette dialog box. Choose the XTP or XPG file you want to import.