AutoCAD 2004 Migration Utilities – For Free and also Very Helpful

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Are you aware there is a free download of Migration related utilities for AutoCAD 2004?
Link: http://www.autodesk.com/migrationtools

The list of Migration Tools and descriptions:

  • Autodesk Batch Drawing Converter 2004
    Autodesk® Batch Drawing Converter 2004 converts any AutoCAD or AutoCAD-based drawing file to AutoCAD Release 14, AutoCAD 2000, AutoCAD 2000i, AutoCAD 2002, and AutoCAD 2004 file formats. Autodesk Batch Drawing Converter allows conversion of pen widths to lineweights and the addition of page setups. Note: Autodesk Batch Drawing Converter 2004 is available in Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Czech, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, and Spanish.

  • Autodesk Customization Conversion Tools

    For AutoCAD 2004 and AutoCAD 2004–based products (except AutoCAD LT), these Autodesk® Customization Conversion tools allow you to convert your customized menus, files, command aliases, and layer states, and they allow you to script with greater ease.

    AutoLISP Compatibility Analyzer details AutoCAD 2004 compatibility issues found in AutoLISP® and Menu LISP files. When an issue is found, an explanation of the compatibility issue and suggestions on how to correct it are provided.

  • Menu and Toolbar Porter is designed to help you import your menus and toolbar items from previous versions of AutoCAD into AutoCAD 2004. You can also use this tool to add or remove menu and toolbar items from any AutoCAD MNU file.

  • Command Alias (PGP) Porter is designed to help you import your custom command aliases from previous versions of AutoCAD into AutoCAD 2004. You can also use this tool to add, replace, or remove command aliases from any AutoCAD PGP file.

  • ScriptPro takes AutoCAD scripting to a new level with an easy-to-use interface, logging, reusable project files, enhanced scripting with new keywords and utilities, and robust error recovery. Using ScriptPro you can apply a set of commands to multiple drawings by simply specifying a script file and the list of drawings that you would like to apply the script to.

  • Layer State Converter allows you to convert between the layer states created by LMAN (one of the AutoCAD® Express Tools) and the saved layer states introduced in AutoCAD 2000i software.

    In order to use many of these utilities, you will need AutoCAD 2004 installed as they use some of the files from the installed AutoCAD.

    Cheers,
    -Shaan

    • 8 comments

    Ignacio Arrue says:

    Layer State Converter runs in 2004? CONVERTLS and CONVERTLMAN don’t works for me

    Ignacio,
    Are you sure you understand what these two migration tools you mentioned actually do? They are very specific. CONVERTLMAN is used only to convert a saved LMAN Express Tool layer state to a new AutoCAD 2004 layer state. CONVERTLS is only used to convert a saved 2004 layer state in the drawing to a LMAN layer state.
    Without more details, it is difficult to determine the possible situation.
    Sincerely,
    -Shaan

    Ignacio Arrue says:

    Yes Shaan I know the utility of these commands cause I have used them in previous releases of AutoCAD, but in 2004 CONVERTLMAN and CONVERTLS returns “Unknow command” at command line (of course Migration Tools 2004 are installed)

    Ignacio,
    It soulds like you may not have a complete install or perhaps a configuration setting issue. The LISP files required CONVERTLS.lsp and CONVERTLMAN.lsp should be in your main AutoCAD directory and in the support file path in options or they will not work. Try APPLOADing them.
    Cheers,
    -Shaan

    Ignacio Arrue says:

    Shaan, thanks for your time
    Migration Tools 2004 downloaded again from Autodesk web site, uninstalled and reinstalled again; no “convert*.lsp” in my hard disk

    Ignacio,
    This may sound funny but did you install both parts of the Migration Assistance? There are two parts to download and install as one is the Batch Drawing Convertor and the other is the tools including the two LISP.
    Cheers,
    -Shaan

    Ignacio Arrue says:

    Hi Shaan, yes, both parts installed. Batch Drawing Converter, and in the other hand SciptPro, Commands Alias Porter, etc…, running nice.
    (Sorry to use that nice Blogs as a Support Group)

    I am not sure of your environment but they definitly install and run in AutoCAD 2004. I would encourage you to post in the Autodesk discussion groups for support at discussion.autodesk.com in the 2004 discussion group.
    -Shaan

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