The Migration Utility migrates settings and files from a previous AutoCAD Electrical toolset release to the current release. Many files within AutoCAD Electrical toolset are customizable. The Migration Utility migrates these custom changes to the current release. You select which files to migrate and which migration option to use. There are three migration workflows:
The Migration Utility supports many files types. Various default folders are searched for these file types. The following default paths are searched by the Migration Utility. You can have the Migration Utility look in other folders.
C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD Electrical {version}\{release}\{country code}\Support\
C:\Users\{username}\Documents\Acade {version}\AeData\
C:\Users\{username}\Documents\Acade {version}\AeData\Proj\
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Acade {version}\Libs\
C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD Electrical {version}\{release}\{country code}\Support\User\
C:\Users\{username}\Documents\Acade {version}\AeData\Catalogs\
C:\Users\{username}\Documents\Acade {version}\AeData\PLC\
There are two migration options depending on the file type.
Use this table to see which files the Migration Utility supports, the default search paths, and the available migration options for each file type.
|
File Type |
Default Folder |
File |
Migration Options |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Environment File |
Data |
wd.env |
Copy or Merge |
|
Symbol menu |
User Support |
*.dat |
Copy or Merge |
|
Library menu images |
User Support |
*.dll and *.slb |
Copy |
|
Miscellaneous slide images |
User Support |
*.sld and *.png |
Copy |
|
Style images |
PLC and Install\acade |
*.bmp |
Copy |
|
Catalog database |
Catalogs |
default_cat.mdb |
Copy or Merge |
|
Footprint lookup database |
Catalogs |
footprint_lookup.mdb |
Copy or Merge |
|
Schematic lookup database |
Catalogs |
schematic_lookup.mdb |
Copy |
|
PLC database |
PLC |
ace_plc.mdb |
Copy or Merge |
|
Pick list database |
Catalogs |
wd_picklist.mdb |
Copy |
|
Dinrail |
Catalogs |
wddinrl.xls |
Copy |
|
Language conversion database |
Catalogs |
wd_lang1.mdb |
Copy |
|
Library symbols |
Library |
all folders |
Copy |
|
User circuits |
User |
*.dwg |
Copy |
|
Drawing templates |
Registry template path |
*.dwt |
Copy |
|
Table styles |
Program support |
tablestyle.dwg |
Copy or Merge |
|
Line types |
User Support |
Acade.lin |
Copy or Merge |
|
Recent project list |
User Support |
lastproj.fil |
Copy |
|
Installation, Location code |
User |
*.inst, *.loc |
Copy |
|
Description list |
User Support |
*.wdd |
Copy |
|
Rating defaults |
User Support |
*.wdr |
Copy |
|
External component tag list |
User |
*.wdx |
Copy |
|
Spreadsheet to PLC setup |
User |
*.wdi |
Copy |
|
Equipment list setup |
User |
*.wde |
Copy |
|
Wire color/gauge label |
User |
*.wdw |
Copy |
|
Terminal number filter |
Project |
*.wdn |
Copy |
|
Terminal strip table setup |
User |
*.tsl |
Copy |
|
Conduit setup |
Program Support |
*.wwl |
Copy |
|
Plot paper size |
Program Support |
Generic paper size.txt |
Copy |
|
Title block mapping |
Project |
*.wdt |
Copy |
|
Title block line label mapping |
User |
*.wdl |
Copy |
|
Family tag mapping |
User |
wd_fam.dat |
Copy |
|
PLC mapping |
User Support |
wdmbblks.bsf |
Copy |
|
RSlogix code mapping |
Program Support |
*.wdf |
Copy |
|
Unity Pro symbol mapping |
User |
*.map |
Copy |
|
User-defined attributes |
User |
*.uda |
Copy |
|
Report settings |
User |
*.set |
Copy |
|
Report groups |
User |
*.rgf |
Copy |
You can choose to impose an input mapping file to direct where to place the data inside the catalog destination database. The mapping file (named ACEDBMergeUtil.map) is located in the same directory as the main executable program.
To consolidate all the timer relay (TD) tables into one table, use the mapping file. It controls which tables to take from the source database and place into the destination database under a single table.
[Table map]
; <SRC_TABLE>=<DEST_TABLE>
TD1N=TD
TD1NT=TD
TD1NF=TD
TD1FT=TD
Wildcard mapping for catalog database tables is allowed on the source (left) database side of the mapping file. For example, TD*=TD. When the table or wildcard mapping is used and the source database table is component-specific, the merge utility places the table name into the WDBLKNAM field of the destination database. It provides the symbol name for the initial filter used in the catalog lookup window.
A mapping file for the footprint lookup database (ACEDBMergeUtil_footprint_lookup.map) is provided. This file follows the same rules as the mapping file for catalog merges (ACEDBMergeUtil.map). No rules are predefined in this mapping file. The file ia a framework that needs to be modified to provide customized merges.
The Spreadsheet to PLC/IO utility uses the module category to calculate the insertion point of a module.
Before 2009, the Spreadsheet to PLC/IO utility determined the module category based on the value in the DESCRIPTION field or the PLC database table name. For example, if the DESCRIPTION field contained the string “*IN*”, it was considered an input module. In 2009 or later, the PLC database contains a CATEGORY field. If the PLC database file is migrated, the Migration Utility automatically runs the PLC Database Migration utility using the following default settings.
|
Input |
DI*,AI*,*INP*,*IN *,*IN,*IN/* |
|
Output |
DO*,AO*,D0*,A0*,*OUT* |
|
Combination |
*OTHER*,IO*,I0* |
The PLC Database Migration utility compares the values in the DESCRIPTION field of the PLC database to default values for input, output, or combination. If a match is not made, the database table name is compared. If a match is made to the DESCRIPTION field or table name, the correct CATEGORY value is entered for that module.
The PLC Database Migration utility updates all tables in the PLC database based on these values.
The wd.env file can contain settings that direct AutoCAD Electrical toolset where to locate certain files. These files can include the catalog and lookup databases, slide libraries, and user circuits. The paths from the migrated wd.env file are used when these dependent files are migrated.
For example:
|
Migration Option |
Previous version wd.env |
Current version wd.env |
Final wd.env |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Merge - Overwrite |
WD_CAT=n:\shared\ |
WD_CAT={default path} |
WD_CAT=n:\shared\ |
|
Merge |
WD_CAT=n:\shared\ |
WD_CAT={default path} |
WD_CAT={default path} |
If you also select the catalog database for migration, the data from the source catalog database is migrated to the destination catalog database based on the selected migration options, for example merge - overwrite. The suggested destination folder for the migrated catalog database is the path in the migrated wd.env.
If you change the migration status of the wd.env file, you are prompted to update these dependent files to make sure that the location of each file matches the wd.env settings.
Each time you run the Migration Utility, the migration information is written to the file acemigration.log. This log file contains the date of the migration, the user name, and information about the files migrated. The log file is stored in the User folder. The default location is C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD Electrical {version}\{release number}\{country code}\Support\User\.
A back-up copy of each migrated file is made. The back-up file is created in the same directory as the original file and its name is the same as the original, but with the extension ".bak."