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Administrator Notes
With all the power and flexibility of AcroPlot and AcroPlot Jr. it can be quite complex to get everything setup properly to work
for your organization. But the benefit is that we have included just about every feature you could ask for into AcroPlot. The
Settings for AcroPlot are mainly stored in a series of files under the users App \Settings subdirectory. This should allow you
to easily create a settings file that you can share between your various users.
Notes on AcroPlot Settings Files.
1. The \Settings directory stores all of the settings used by the AcroPlot and AcroPlot Junior.
In Windows Vista and Windows 7 this would typically be: C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\CADzation\AcroPlot
In Windows XP this would typically be: C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\CADzation\AcroPlot
2. The files that should be located in this directory are:
AcroPlotUserDefaults.ini - This file stores the settings that were last used. This file is only used if no settings are
found. The actual last settings are stored in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER portion of the registry but this file allows
system administrator to setup the initial defaults for new users.
AcroPlotPaperSizes.ini - This file stores the margins and sizes for the various papersizes.
AcroPlotSettings.ini - This file stores the named setting that you can save.
AcroPlotWatermarks.ini - This file stores the last 10 watermark values.
3. You can make the files read-only file to prevent the users from tampering with them. When the files are read-only the
appropriate options on the user interfaces will be disabled.
4. You can also locate the files in a common network location and then add the path to the following registry keys for
each of your users. When you do this you will have to add a registry key into the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE portion of
the registry for each computer that has AcroPlot installed. Below is the information that you should need.
Section (32 Bit Operating Systems) = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CADzation\AcroPlot\
Section (64 Bit Operating Systems) = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\CADzation\AcroPlot\
Keyname = SettingsPath
KeyType = String
Example Key Value = L:\CommonSettings\AcroPlot or C:\Users\AllUsers\CADzation\AcroPlot
Hiding Menu Items and Controls
The 2013-01-07 build of AcroPlot and AcroPlot Matrix allows the ability to hide some of the menu items and controls on the
form by adding values to the registry either under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or the HKEY_CURRENT_USER. Simply
add a string value with a 4 digit number and set the string value to be the caption of the menu item that you would like to
hide.
Examples:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CADzation\ACROPLOT\HideControls
0001 = "Check for Updates"
0002 = "Register Software"
0003 = "CADzation's Website"
0004 = "Purchase"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CADzation\ACROPLOTMATRIX\HideControls
0001 = "Check for Updates"
0002 = "Register Software"
0003 = "CADzation's Website"
0004 = "Purchase"
Notes on 25 and more user Authorization Codes
