To Edit the Program Parameters (PGP) File

Windows

1. Do one of the following:
   • Click Manage tab Customization panel Edit Aliases (flyout) Edit Aliases. Find
   • At the Command prompt, enter ai_editcustfile and press Enter. Then enter acad.pgp (AutoCAD) or acadlt.pgp (AutoCAD LT), and press Enter.
   Note: The default PGP file can also be opened by launching Windows Explorer or File Explorer, and navigating to your user folder and then double-clicking the Application Data or AppData folder. Continue to navigate to Roaming\Autodesk\<product name>\<release>\<language>\Support. Double-click acad.pgp (or acadlt.pgp for AutoCAD LT) to edit the file. If prompted for an application to use, select NotePad.
2. In the text editor, add your new command aliases to the bottom of the file. Save the PGP file after you make the desired edits.
3. In AutoCAD or the AutoCAD-based product, at the Command prompt, enter reinit and press Enter.
4. In the Re-initialization dialog box, click PGP file. Click OK.
5. Test your new command alias and edit the PGP file as needed.

Mac OS

1. Click Tools menu Customize Edit Command Aliases (PGP). (ALIASEDIT command)
   Note: The default PGP file can also be opened by launching Finder, pressing and holding Option, and clicking Go Library. In the Finder window, navigate to Application Support/Autodesk/Roaming/<product name>/<version>/<language>/Support and double-click acad.pgp (or acadlt.pgp for AutoCAD LT) to edit the file. If prompted for an application to use, select TextEdit.
2. In the text editor, add your new command aliases to the bottom of the file. Save the PGP file after you make the desired edits.
3. In AutoCAD or the AutoCAD-based product, click Tools menu Customize Reload Command Aliases (PGP).