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How To Reset Autocad To Defaults: Support

The document provides instructions for resetting AutoCAD and other AutoCAD-based applications to their default settings. For AutoCAD on Windows, users can run the Reset Settings to Default utility. For AutoCAD on Mac, users can choose "Reset AutoCAD" from the program menu or reset application options in Preferences. If those options don't work, settings can be manually reset by deleting specific files and folders. The document also provides links for resetting other AutoCAD-based applications and Autodesk programs.

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How To Reset Autocad To Defaults: Support

The document provides instructions for resetting AutoCAD and other AutoCAD-based applications to their default settings. For AutoCAD on Windows, users can run the Reset Settings to Default utility. For AutoCAD on Mac, users can choose "Reset AutoCAD" from the program menu or reset application options in Preferences. If those options don't work, settings can be manually reset by deleting specific files and folders. The document also provides links for resetting other AutoCAD-based applications and Autodesk programs.

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How to reset AutoCAD to defaults

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Issue:
How to reset or restore the settings of AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, AutoCAD for Mac, or other AutoCAD-
based product to original default values. Most versions of AutoCAD have a reset utility to accomplish
the task. Those that do not must follow the manual reset process (e.g., AutoCAD Plant 3D, AutoCAD
P&ID, AutoCAD Civil 3D).

Solution:

AutoCAD for Windows


Run the app named Reset Settings to Default, located alongside AutoCAD in the list of all
applications accessed from the Windows Start menu. For example:
 Windows 10: Start > AutoCAD 20xx > Reset Settings To Default
 Windows 7: Start > All Programs > Autodesk > AutoCAD 20xx > Reset Settings To Default

The following shows Reset Settings to Default as it appears in Windows 10 for AutoCAD 2019:
Watch this video:

AutoCAD for Mac


To reset AutoCAD for Mac or AutoCAD LT for Mac, click the program menu and choose "Reset
AutoCAD."

Note: To restore settings for only the AutoCAD palettes, choose Reset Palettes from the
program's Window menu.
Alternatively, resetting to defaults can be done by holding down the shift key while starting AutoCAD
for Mac (versions 2014 SP1 and later), or doing it through Preferences:
1. From the AutoCAD menu, click Preferences.
2. In Preferences, click the Application  tab.
3. Click the Reset Application Options button.
4. Click Reset AutoCAD.
 Note: AutoCAD for Mac first creates a backup of the current settings and stores them at this location:
~home/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Settings Backup <date/time>.tgz

Manual reset methods


If the automated methods do not work, settings can be reset manually. This is especially applicable
for those versions of AutoCAD-based products that do not have a reset utility (e.g., AutoCAD Plant
3D, AutoCAD P&ID, AutoCAD Civil 3D).

Manually resetting AutoCAD for Windows


1. AutoCAD Plant 3D: How to reset AutoCAD Plant 3D and P&ID to defaults
2. Civil 3D: Resolving user specific issues by resetting AutoCAD Civil 3D 2021

Note: If it is needed that another AutoCAD-based application has to be reset manually, just look for
the two links above because the process is always the same but the folders are only a bit differently.
The folder names are depending on the product and version and are self-explaining.
 
Manually resetting AutoCAD for Mac

1. Quit AutoCAD.
2. Delete the folder:

~home/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/AutoCAD 201x Standalone/Rxx.x/roaming (AutoCAD


2016 and later)
     or
~home/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/roaming/AutoCAD 201x Standalone (AutoCAD 2015 and
earlier)
Note: To access the Library folder, hold down Option while selecting the Go menu in the Finder. 

3. Navigate to this folder:


~home/Library/Preferences

4. In the Preferences folder, delete all files whose names start with com.autodesk.AutoCAD.

See Also:
AutoCAD-based applications:
 How to import, export, back up, and transfer settings to and from AutoCAD
 How to repair AutoCAD installation

Other Autodesk Applications:


 How to reset DWG TrueView to defaults
 How to reset Design Review to defaults
 How to use Inventor Reset Utility to reset the local environment for a Windows User Account (Inventor)
 Resetting 3ds Max / 3ds Max Design to default user settings

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