How to transfer your personal settings when updating LusoCAD

June 9, 2025

When you upgrade to a newer version of LusoCAD, you don't have to lose your carefully customised settings. Whether you've customised your layout, fonts or colours, this guide will show you how to preserve your preferences during upgrades. This method works for all versions, including transitions from LusoCAD 2023 to 2024 or 2025.

Introduction

To update for a latest version of LusoCAD, you don't need to lose your settings carefully personalised. Whether you've customised your layout, fonts or colours, this guide will show you how to preserve your preferences during updates. This method works for all versions, including transitions from LusoCAD 2023 to 2024 or 2025.

Using the Migration Tool for Version Updates

What is Transferred

Personalised layouts
Font preferences
Colour schemes
Other customised programme settings

Steps to Migrate Settings Between Versions

Locate the Migration Tool

Navigate to the LusoCAD programme folder
Find and open "Migrate from a previous release"

Configure Migration

Select your previous version of LusoCAD as the source
Choose which settings to delete (or migrate them all)
Click to proceed with the migration

Check the Transfer

Open the latest version of LusoCAD
Check that your personalised settings have been applied

Export your settings

Important: LusoCAD must be closed before exporting the settings.

Access the Export Tool

Go to the LusoCAD programme folder
Select "Export LusoCAD settings"

Save your settings

Choose a memorable name for the settings file
Select a convenient location to save the file

Update and Import Settings

Download the latest version

Visit the LusoCAD website
Download the latest version
Install following standard procedures

Import your settings

Open "Import LusoCAD settings" from the programme folder
Navigate to your previously exported configuration file
Load the file to restore all your preferences

Confirm Success

Open LusoCAD
Check that your settings have been imported correctly
Check that the version number has been updated

Conclusion

Maintaining your personalised LusoCAD settings between updates is simple with the Migrate Settings tool included in LusoCAD. Whether you're upgrading to a new version or simply updating your build, you can ensure a seamless transition without losing your personalised workspace. This allows you to concentrate on your work instead of reconfiguring your preferences after each update.

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Below you will find a comparative table of the main functionalities available in LusoCAD 2027 and AutoCAD^® 2027.

LusoCAD vs AutoCAD^®

Compatibility

LusoCAD 2027

AutoCAD^®2027

	Std	Pro	Premium	LT	Full
64-bit Support	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
.dwg for AutoCAD version R14 to latest	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
.pat,.shx,.lin and etc	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Password Protection	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
File Recover and Audit	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Purge	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Etransmit	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sheet Set Manager	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
CAD Standard .dws	✓	✓	✓	X	✓
DWF Underlay	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
PDF Underlay	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
DGN Import and Underlay	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
DWG Convert	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Import to WMF, SAT, 3DS	✓	✓	✓	Partially	Partially
Export to DWG, DWF, DWFX, WMF, SAT, STL, EPS, DXX, BMP, EMF	✓	✓	✓	Partially	Partially
Plot and Publish to PDF	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Publish to DWF 2D & 3D	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
IFC Import/Export and Edit	X	✓	✓	X	X
RVT Import and Edit	X	✓	✓	X	X
Single-document Mode	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Digital Signature	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Batch Digital Signing Tool	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Reset Settings to Default.	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mark Up	X	X	X	✓	✓
STEP/IGES Files	X	✓	✓	X	✓
DWGUNITS	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Drawing Merge	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Connected Support Files	X	X	X	X	✓
Activity Insights	X	X	X	X	✓
Connected References	X	X	X	✓	✓

Interface

LusoCAD 2027

AutoCAD^®2027

	Std	Pro	Premium	LT	Full
3D Modelling Workspace	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Quick Properties	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Block Palette	X	X	X	✓	✓
Dark Theme	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hidden Message Settings	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
WorkSpace command	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
CUI Menus and Toolbars	✓	✓	✓	X	✓
CUI Import & Export	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Drag and Drop Customisation	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Visual Menu Customisation	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ribbon/Classic	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Properties Palettes	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Design Centre/Tool Palette/Xref Palette	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Command Line	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Clean Screen	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dynamic Input and Auto Complete	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Clickable Command Line Options	X	X	X	✓	✓
File Tab	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Floating Windows	X	X	X	✓	✓

Selection, Snaps and Tracking

LusoCAD 2027

AutoCAD^®2027

	Std	Pro	Premium	LT	Full
Navigation Cube	✓	✓	✓	X	✓
3D Mouse Device Adaption	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lasso Selection	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
SELECTIONCYCLING	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Right-Click + Drag Method	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Selection Preview	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Selection Effect Customisation	X	X	X	✓	✓
Quick Select	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Select Similar	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multifunctional Grips	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
OSnap	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Grid and Snap	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Polar & OTrack	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Group	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Distance from Endpoint and Divide Segments	✓	✓	✓	X	X
ADDSELECTED Command	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiple command	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Quotation tools

LusoCAD 2027

AutoCAD^®2027

	Std	Pro	Premium	LT	Full
Quick Measure by Hovering	Rapid Distance	Rapid Distance	Rapid Distance	✓	✓
DIMCENTER Command	✓	✓	✓	Partially	Partially
Reassociate Dimension	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
DIMTOFFSET	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Standard Dimensions	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Associative Dimension	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dimension Break	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Quick Dimension	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Qleader	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dynamic Dimensions	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multileaders	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Voice Annotation	✓	✓	✓	X	X

Parametric Constraints (Geometry)

LusoCAD 2027

AutoCAD^®2027

	Std	Pro	Premium	LT	Full
Auto Constraint	X	X	X	X	✓
Coincident Constraint	X	X	✓	✓	✓
Perpendicular Constraint	X	X	✓	✓	✓
Parallel Constraint	X	X	✓	✓	✓
Tangent Constraint	X	X	✓	✓	✓
Horizontal Constraint	X	X	✓	✓	✓
Vertical Constraint	X	X	✓	✓	✓
Collinear Constraint	X	X	✓	✓	✓
Concentric Constraint	X	X	✓	✓	✓
Smooth Constraint	X	X	✓	X	✓
Symmetric Constraint	X	X	✓	✓	✓
Equal Constraint	X	X	✓	✓	✓
Fix Constraint	X	X	✓	✓	✓
Constraint Settings	X	X	✓	✓	✓
Delete Constraints	X	X	✓	✓	✓
Show/Hide Constraint	X	X	✓	✓	✓

Parametric Restrictions (Dimension)

LusoCAD 2027

AutoCAD^®2027

	Std	Pro	Premium	LT	Full
Linear Constraint	X	X	✓	X	✓
Horizontal Constraint	X	X	✓	X	✓
Vertical Constraint	X	X	✓	X	✓
Aligned Constraint	X	X	✓	X	✓
Angular Constraint	X	X	✓	X	✓
Radius Constraint	X	X	✓	X	✓
Diameter Constraint	X	X	✓	X	✓
Constraint Settings	X	X	✓	X	✓
Delete Constraints	X	X	✓	X	✓
Show/Hide Constraint	X	X	✓	X	✓
Parameters Manager	X	X	✓	X	✓
Dynamic Constraint Mode	X	X	✓	X	✓
Annotational Constraint Mode	X	X	✓	X	✓

Text and notes

LusoCAD 2027

AutoCAD^®2027

	Std	Pro	Premium	LT	Full
Mtext	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Text	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multi-language Character Set	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
In-place Text Editor	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mtext Superscript and Subscripts	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Support .shx and .ttf font	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Spelling	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fields	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Text Align / Text Match	✓	✓	✓	Text Align	Text Align
Change Text	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Mtext Editor	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Text Incremental Copy	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Text on line	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Statistics Summation	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Check spelling in Mtext	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Revcloud	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Wipeout	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Automatic Text Numbering	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Layers

LusoCAD 2027

AutoCAD^®2027

	Std	Pro	Premium	LT	Full
Auto Layer	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Change to ByLayer (SETBYLAYER)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Layer Properties Manager	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Layer States Manager	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Layer Translator	✓	✓	✓	X	✓
Layer Walk	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Layer Previous	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Layer Isolate	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Layer Unisolate	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Layer Lock	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Layer Unlock	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Layer Unlock All	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Lock Other Layers	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Layer Freeze	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Freeze Other Layer	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Thaw All Layers	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Layer Off	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Off Other Layer	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Turn All Layers On	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Layer Merge	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Layer Delete	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Layer Match	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Viewport Layer	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Hatches

LusoCAD 2027

AutoCAD^®2027

	Std	Pro	Premium	LT	Full
Hatch objects from Tool Palettes	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Gradient Hatches	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Custom Patterns	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Background and Colour for Hatch Patterns	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Trim/Extend of/to Hatch Pattern Entities	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Superhatch	✓	✓	✓	X	✓
Transparency for Hatch	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Trim/Extend/Hatch preview	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Raster images

LusoCAD 2027

AutoCAD^®2027

	Std	Pro	Premium	LT	Full
Raster Image Support (Clipping, Transparency, ...)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Support Kinds of Image Files (bmp, jpg, png, tga, tif, gif, pcx, ...)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Express Tools

LusoCAD 2027

AutoCAD^®2027

	Std	Pro	Premium	LT	Full
Lockup Command	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Layout Merge	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Synchronise Viewports	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Breakpoint Check (CLOSELINE)	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Fast Select (FASTSEL)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Change Base	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Layer Draw Order	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Stat, Blocks Number	✓	✓	✓	Count Command	Count Command
Area Table	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Break Object	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Block Break	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Graphic Compare	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Batch Purge	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Layout by Path	✓	✓	✓	Array path	Array path
Line2pl	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Sptpl	✓	✓	✓	X	X
LusoCAD Tools	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Plot tools	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Drawing Compare	✓	✓	✓	DWG Compare	DWG Compare
Delete Duplicate Objects (OVERKILL)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Drawing Lock	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Block Replace	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Other tools

LusoCAD 2027

AutoCAD^®2027

	Std	Pro	Premium	LT	Full
Hardware Acceleration	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Break at Point	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Region	X	✓	✓	✓	✓
Areasum	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Draw and Modify Commands	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Outline Objects	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Align Tool / Arrange Tool	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Real Time Pan & Zoom	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
SteeringWheels	X	X	X	✓	✓
Magnifier	X	✓	✓	X	X
Redraw and Regeneration	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Layout and Paper Space	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Non-rectangular viewports	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Layout Viewport settings	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multilines and Multiline Styles	✓	✓	✓	X	✓
Block create and insert	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Redefine Block	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Refedit	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dynamic Block - Create/Insert/View	Partially	✓	✓	✓	✓
Block Attribute Definition	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Barcode & QRcode	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Dynamic Block Editor (BEDIT)	Partially	✓	✓	✓	✓
Table Tools	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Table	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
AutoXLSTable	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Make Shape	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Import Layout as Sheet	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Viewport Scale	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Attribute Increment	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Define Layout Viewport from ModelSpace (M2LVPORT)	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Security	✓	✓	✓	X	✓
Free Scale	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Hatch to Back	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Reverse	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Synchronise Attributes	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Clip	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Array Options	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Symmetric Draw	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Smart centrelines/center marks	X	X	X	✓	✓
Invert Fillet	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Offset Multiple	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Helix	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cloud Storage	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Design share	X	X	✓	✓	✓
Shortcut Customisation (CUSTACC)	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Match Properties Across Drawings	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hyperlink	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Digitizer Integration	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scale List	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pline Boolean	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Xref path repair	X	X	X	✓	✓
Undo/Redo Preview	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
VPMAX/VPMIN	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Table	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Barcode & QR Code	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Non-rectangular viewports	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Block Attribute Definition	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dynamic Block Create/ Insert/View/Edit	Partially	✓	✓	✓	✓
Smart Blocks	X	X	X	X	✓
Geometry Tinkering	X	X	X	✓	✓
AI Assistant	X	X	X	✓	✓
Forma Data Management Essentials	X	X	X	X	✓
Checkout	X	X	X	X	✓

3D

LusoCAD 2027

AutoCAD^®2027

	Std	Pro	Premium	LT	Full
POLYSOLID	X	✓	✓	X	✓
PLANESURF	X	✓	✓	X	✓
SURFOFFSET	X	✓	✓	X	✓
CONVTOMESH	X	✓	✓	X	✓
CONVTOSOLID	X	✓	✓	X	✓
CONVTOSURFACE	X	✓	✓	X	✓
CONVTONURBS	X	✓	✓	X	✓
Point Cloud	✓	✓	✓	X	✓
3D Edition Grips	X	✓	✓	X	✓
Section Plane	X	✓	✓	X	✓
Flatshot	X	✓	✓	X	✓
Solid editing	X	✓	✓	X	✓
3D Surfaces	✓	✓	✓	X	✓
ACIS Modelling & Editing	X	✓	✓	X	✓
Camera	X	X	X	X	✓
3D Orbit options	✓	✓	✓	X	✓
Render	X	✓	✓	X	✓
Visual Styles Manager	X	✓	✓	X	✓
Solprof / Solview / Soldraw	X	✓	✓	X	✓

Print

LusoCAD 2027

AutoCAD^®2027

	Std	Pro	Premium	LT	Full
CTB & STB Plot Style Files	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Built-in Print Driver	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Import & Editing of Page Setups	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Publish	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hide and Shade Plot	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Batch Print	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Arrange Frame	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Plot Styles Table Editor	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
3D Print Studio	X	X	X	X	✓
AUTOPUBLISH	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Programme

LusoCAD 2027

AutoCAD^®2027

	Std	Pro	Premium	LT	Full
Load Python	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
LISP Debugger	✓	✓	✓	X	✓
LISP vl-, vlr-, vla- and vlax	✓	✓	✓	X	✓
LISP Encryption	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
(SDS/ADS)	✓	✓	✓	X	✓
DCL / DCL engine / COM API	✓	✓	✓	X	✓
Visual Basic for Applications	✓	✓	✓	X	✓
VBA VBI projects support	✓	✓	✓	X	DVB
.Net Framework	✓	✓	✓	X	✓
GRX (LusoCAD Runtime eXtension)	✓	✓	✓	X	ARX
CUI Menu Support/Diesel Expressions	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Diesel Expressions	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
MNU and MNS File Support	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
API (Toolbar & Menu Customisation)	✓	✓	✓	X	✓
Entity Data Editor	✓	✓	✓	X	✓
Action Recording and Action Macros	X	X	X	X	✓

Licensing

LusoCAD 2027

AutoCAD^®2027

	Std	Pro	Premium	LT	Full
Subscription	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Perpetual Licence	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Stand-alone USB dongle	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Network USB dongle	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Stand-alone Licence	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Network Licence	✓	✓	✓	X	X