infrADAC user manualProfiles

Manage infrADAC Profiles

Maintain receiver-specific IDC profile packages without losing current user overrides or supplementary asset definitions.

Software covered ACADinfrADAC ACADBCADinfrADAC BCADDCADinfrADAC DCAD
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1Overview

Profiles are .idc packages containing schema definitions, metadata, optional user overrides, supplementary assets and host-specific drawing resources. The Profile panel in Settings provides the full lifecycle; ADACProfile opens the current profile editor directly. DWG blocks and equivalent appearance configuration are consumed only by ACAD and BCAD.

Use this guide when

Changing receiver requirements, distributing a profile, creating an organisation variant or recovering a damaged profile.

2Profile package contents

A profile change can alter definitions, requirements and appearance at the same time.

Feature or choiceCurrent behaviour
Protected defaultsDefaultProfile and DefaultProfile_* entries cannot be deleted.A known fallback remains available.
Create optionsA new profile can be blank, clone the loaded profile, merge supplementary assets and/or merge user overrides.Teams can choose a clean start or an inherited configuration.
Profile metadataStores name, author, revision, ADAC standard, complex-geometry flag and optional icon.Audit and users can identify the exact package context.
Loaded profileExtraction updates CurrentProfile and CurrentStandard and refreshes effective definitions.Asset and audit changes take effect together.

3Profile actions

Open the Profile panel in Settings, then choose the lifecycle action that matches the intended change.

01

Load or reset

Loading changes the effective project definitions.

  1. Select a profile and choose Load.
  2. Confirm the unsaved-data warning and choose whether existing project/global data should be cleared or maintained.
  3. Use Reset to Default only when the shipped default is intended.
Load or reset in the current infrADAC interface
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02

Create, clone or edit

Choose which content the new package should inherit.

  1. Choose Create, then optionally clone the loaded profile, merge supplementary assets or merge user overrides.
  2. Set name, standard, revision, complex-geometry acceptance and profile image.
  3. Edit supplementary assets and save the package.
Create, clone or edit in the current infrADAC interface
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03

Move or share

Use IDC files as the controlled exchange format.

  1. Use Export to copy the current profile to an IDC file.
  2. Use Import Profile to add an IDC package.
  3. When changing the profile folder, choose whether existing profiles should move.
  4. Delete only unprotected profiles; deleting the current profile reverts to DefaultProfile.
Move or share in the current infrADAC interface
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4Product differences

The task is shared where possible, but selection, interface integration and model operations follow the host shown below.

infrADAC ACAD

The Settings profile panel and ADACProfile editor run inside the AutoCAD integration.

5Before you begin

  • Export a backup of a custom profile before editing or deleting it.
  • Know the target ADAC standard and receiver requirements.
  • Save the current project because loading another profile can change audit and asset behaviour.

6Troubleshooting

A profile will not load

Verify it is a valid IDC ZIP package with info.json, the standard-specific DefaultAssets file and all resources required by the active product. Reimport a known-good copy.

A default profile cannot be deleted

That protection is intentional. Clone or create a custom profile and load it instead.

Edits do not affect the current project

If a non-current profile was edited, load it. If the current profile was edited, reopen affected forms and rerun audit so effective data is refreshed.

7Related guides

Documentation hubinfrADAC User ManualThe complete infrADAC task and command library. ReferenceComplete Command ReferenceSupported infrADAC commands and 12d macros, filtered by product. ProfilesAsset Library and CustomisationBrowse effective assets and edit profile-backed definitions, geometry and audit requirements. Asset creationCreate Standard AssetsChoose and create schema-defined standard assets from the active profile. Asset creationCreate and Manage Supplementary AssetsCreate non-standard receiver assets and maintain their definitions inside an editable profile. Data qualityGeometry and Asset CompatibilityMatch points, lines, polygons, groups and complex geometry to profile definitions used by Generate, Clone, Audit and Export.