Configuring Client Settings

This section lists the strings and their purpose in the AutoCADSettings.ini file.

This page discusses:

The App-specific settings are stored in the AutoCADSettings.ini file in the App installation directory.

Server Section

This section lists the usage of strings in the Server section.

[SERVER]
address=server url
clientName=localhost
appletloglevel=5

Important: The server flags address, clientName, and appletloglevel have been deprecated.

Client Section

This section lists the usage of strings in the Client section.

[CLIENT]
debugflag=false
clientloglevel=1
supportblockattributesynch=true
allowblockselectionatsave=true
blocknameattnameseparator=:
deletelocalderivedoutputfiles=false
showlogindialogonopen=true
helpfilepath=server url/docv6/DShomepage_English.htm
searchlimit=100
pagination=false
pagesize=35

StringDescription
debugflagThis is a Boolean debug setting. This can have values true or false. If set to true, a folder ENOVIAAutoCADInteg is created in the user's profile directory. This folder contains the log file AutoCADInteg.log which contains the log for all the commands executed. This can be used for troubleshooting.
clientloglevelThis is a numeric setting. It can accept values within a range of 1-4. By default the value will be set to 1. This will log only the "error" messages by the AutoCAD integration. A value of 4 indicates that all message will be logged by the App. These messages include debug, information, and error messages.
supportblockattributesynchIf the value of this setting is "true", when the user selects attribute synchronization, block attributes are also synchronized. The default value of this setting is "true". Setting it to "false" will ignore the block attributes for attribute synchronization.
allowblockselectionatsave This string has two values, true or false. If set to true, when the user attempts to save a drawing to the database, where the same block is used multiple times, then he is prompted to select the block from which he wants to copy attributes when block attribute synchronization is enabled.
blocknameattnameseparatorThe "block attribute" support allows the integration to accept the block name and the attribute name from the AutoCAD's Global config object. This entry denotes the separator used by the user to separate the Block name and the attribute name while specifying attribute mapping. The default value is ":". If the user wants to change the separator in GCO, he needs to change this entry in AutoCADSettings.ini.
browserwindownameThis flag has been deprecated.
deletelocalderivedoutputfilesThis is a Boolean setting. This variable gives the user a choice to "always" delete local derived output files after the checkin process. If the value is set to "true", after checkin all the derived output files will be deleted (irrespective of whether the user selects or does not select "Delete Local Files" on the checkin page). If the value is "false" then the derived output files would only be deleted when the user selects "Delete Local Files" on the Checkin page.
helpfilepathThis is a string setting. This value indicates the path of the help file that is used to launch the online html format of the help file. The user can move the html help file in any desired location, and update the string setting helpfilepath to the new location. The value of this setting can be a URL, or a file on the network, or a file on local computer.
searchlimit The upper limit of the number of search results that should appear when search is performed on Open / Insert dialogs.
pagination This string governs if pagination should be available.
pagesize The number of pages that should be available.
SSOEnabledThis attribute has been deprecated.
PDFplotterdriver This attribute has been deprecated.
DWFplotterdriver This attribute has been deprecated.
showlogindialogonopen

This is a Boolean setting. The default value of this setting is true.

When the value of this setting is true, then for every new AutoCAD session, when the user opens any AutoCAD design locally using File -> Open, without logging in to ENOVIA then a dialog with the following message appears:

You are not connected to ENOVIA. The following operations could not be performed on opened designs

1. File Read-Only Behavior.

2. Attribute Synchronization.

This dialog box has "Login to ENOVIA" and "Continue Loading" buttons and a "Do not show message again for this session" check box.

When the value of this setting is false, then for every new AutoCAD session, this dialog is not displayed when the user opens any AutoCAD design locally using File -> Open, without logging in to ENOVIA. User is not prompted for "Login" or "Continue Loading".

The files are opened locally and Attribute Synchronization and File Read-Only Behavior related operations are not performed on the locally opened designs.

You should not change the value of any entry in the "AutoCADSettings.ini" file, when any of the integration commands are active.