{"id":2682,"date":"2025-06-09T16:04:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T15:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/?p=2682"},"modified":"2026-06-18T11:09:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T10:09:25","slug":"migrate-lusocad-settings-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/en\/migrate-lusocad-settings-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to transfer your personal settings when updating LusoCAD"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Introduction<\/h1>

To update<\/a> for a latest version of LusoCAD<\/a>, you don't need to lose your settings<\/a> 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.<\/p>

Using the Migration Tool for Version Updates<\/h2>

What is Transferred<\/strong><\/p>

  • Personalised layouts<\/li>
  • Font preferences<\/li>
  • Colour schemes<\/li>
  • Other customised programme settings<\/span><\/li><\/ul>

    Steps to Migrate Settings Between Versions<\/h3>

    Locate the Migration Tool<\/strong><\/p>

    1. Navigate to the LusoCAD programme folder<\/li>
    2. Find and open \"Migrate from a previous release\"<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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      Configure Migration<\/strong><\/p>

      1. Select your previous version of LusoCAD as the source<\/li>
      2. Choose which settings to delete (or migrate them all)<\/li>
      3. Click to proceed with the migration<\/li><\/ol>

        Check the Transfer<\/strong><\/p>

        1. Open the latest version of LusoCAD<\/li>
        2. Check that your personalised settings have been applied<\/li><\/ol>

          Export your settings<\/h2>

          Important: LusoCAD must be closed before exporting the settings.<\/p>

          Access the Export Tool<\/strong><\/p>

          1. Go to the LusoCAD programme folder<\/li>
          2. Select \"Export LusoCAD settings\"<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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            Save your settings<\/strong><\/p>

            1. Choose a memorable name for the settings file<\/li>
            2. Select a convenient location to save the file<\/li><\/ol>

              Update and Import Settings<\/h3>

              Download the latest version<\/strong><\/p>

              1. Visit the LusoCAD website<\/li>
              2. Download the latest version<\/li>
              3. Install following standard procedures<\/li><\/ol>

                Import your settings<\/strong><\/p>

                1. Open \"Import LusoCAD settings\" from the programme folder<\/li>
                2. Navigate to your previously exported configuration file<\/li>
                3. Load the file to restore all your preferences<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  Confirm Success<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                  1. Open LusoCAD<\/li>\n
                  2. Check that your settings have been imported correctly<\/li>\n
                  3. Check that the version number has been updated<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    Conclusion<\/h2>\n

                    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.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                    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.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2697,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-categoria-1"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2682"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2682\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5271,"href":"https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2682\/revisions\/5271"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}