MX In AutoCAD - Double Menus [TN]

Jason Walsh — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 08:44:34 GMT

Current Revision posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Jason Walsh on 9/13/2013 8:44:34 AM


	Applies To

	Product(s):	MX
	Version(s):	2004, XM
	Environment:	N/A
	Area:	N/A
	Subarea:	N/A
	Original Author:	Bentley Technical Support Group

Overview

Problem: You have loaded MX in AutoCAD but the correct "double menus" do not appear or are scrambled.

Make sure you have downloaded all Autodesk Service Packs for 3Dcivil. Then make sure you have MX version 2004 with Mx SP2 update installed. (build number 08.05.02.26) The missing menus in Mx in ACAD can be due to a number of things but frequently, where a machine has had different versions of Acad installed there are redundant registry entries left behind.
Now refer to the document /technote/FAQ : "MX in AutoCAD -dealing with menu issues"
We have had many installs this last year where the client is using CIVIL 3D (2006). The Official Bentley stance is that MX running inside of this environment is not supported. It is supported if the Autodesk variant is Land desktop or lower. The standard install on a clean machine with Land already running appears to work fine.
If the user has ONLY a Civil license, the route is to set up the desktop so that MX starts running in a 'stripped down' mode of CIVIL 3D. This is achieved if Civil starts but the profile forces an exclude of the \CIVIL\ folder, and the relevant Civil ARX files etc do not load. Using the example set up below we have Land 2005 plus CIVIL 3D (2006) and we are setting up for MX to run in 2006. So how do we achieve this?
Uninstall MX. Install CIVIL 3D. This comes up with Icons for CIVIL 3D, XML reporting and a Render tool. (no Map or Land 3d icons, This is as it should be)
Install MX 2004, plus Service Pack 1, Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 2 update. This will show as Build 08.05.02.26
On the desktop is an MX in CIVIL 3d icon. When it starts first time it goes in running MX with plain ACAD menus and they swap OK, and you can use MX fine. (until you start flipping profiles etc)
Properties targets below:

Plain Autodesk Civil 3D MX in AutoCAD LDD 2005

MX in CIVIL 2006 MX in CIVIL 2006
The problem here is that first time it is OK. If you swap to a profile in TOOLS > options other than MX then you end up with all sorts of things and the Civil menus can appear, although they do not run anything.
What you then need to do is make another profile current. Delete the MX profile. Exit come straight back into MX in civil.
Set the WORKSPACE in CIVIL to MAP mode. Save a new profile called MX. Export the fresh MX profile to an ARG file and put this in the mfw\mfa\ folder. (see the Autodesk paper on this, link at bottom)
Finally appended this ARG with a /p switch to the end of the MX in CIVIL target. See below. This appears to be forcing a suitable load and lets MX in Civil work OK each time, albeit you may have to not switch profiles while in MX in ACAD/ Civil. See details below:

MX in CIVIL 2006

E:\Program Files\Bentley\MX\mfw\Mfa\MiaRun.exe /menu=MXROAD /version=ACAD-4000:409 /p E:\Program Files\Bentley\MX\mfw\Mfa\MX.arg

Note: this MX profile is specifically excluding the Autodesk \CIVIL\ subfolder so you will see loads of ARX not loading messages in the command line window.

Notes below this line may not be required. The above is usually enough to get MX working inside AutoCAD Civil 3D.

While Civil is not supported RUNNING WITH MX -we are allowing Mx in AutoCAD alongside CIVIL on the same desktop.

External Links

Bentley Technical Support KnowledgeBase

Bentley LEARN Server

Comments or Corrections?

Bentley's Technical Support Group requests that you please confine any comments you have on this Wiki entry to this "Comments or Corrections?" section. THANK YOU!

Tags: MX, TechNote, Double Menus, TN9010

MX In AutoCAD - Double Menus [TN]

Elisabeth Pry — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 13:02:13 GMT

Revision 8 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Elisabeth Pry on 6/24/2013 1:02:13 PM


	Applies To

	Product(s):	MX
	Version(s):	2004, XM
	Environment:	N/A
	Area:	N/A
	Subarea:	N/A
	Original Author:	Bentley Technical Support Group

Overview

Problem: You have loaded MX in AutoCAD but the correct "double menus" do not appear or are scrambled.

Make sure you have downloaded all Autodesk Service Packs for 3Dcivil. Then make sure you have MX version 2004 with Mx SP2 update installed. (build number 08.05.02.26) The missing menus in Mx in ACAD can be due to a number of things but frequently, where a machine has had different versions of Acad installed there are redundant registry entries left behind.
Now refer to the document /technote/FAQ : "MX in AutoCAD -dealing with menu issues"
We have had many installs this last year where the client is using CIVIL 3D (2006). The Official Bentley stance is that MX running inside of this environment is not supported. It is supported if the Autodesk variant is Land desktop or lower. The standard install on a clean machine with Land already running appears to work fine.
If the user has ONLY a Civil license, the route is to set up the desktop so that MX starts running in a 'stripped down' mode of CIVIL 3D. This is achieved if Civil starts but the profile forces an exclude of the \CIVIL\ folder, and the relevant Civil ARX files etc do not load. Using the example set up below we have Land 2005 plus CIVIL 3D (2006) and we are setting up for MX to run in 2006. So how do we achieve this?
Uninstall MX. Install CIVIL 3D. This comes up with Icons for CIVIL 3D, XML reporting and a Render tool. (no Map or Land 3d icons, This is as it should be)
Install MX 2004, plus Service Pack 1, Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 2 update. This will show as Build 08.05.02.26
On the desktop is an MX in CIVIL 3d icon. When it starts first time it goes in running MX with plain ACAD menus and they swap OK, and you can use MX fine. (until you start flipping profiles etc)
Properties targets below:

Plain Autodesk Civil 3D MX in AutoCAD LDD 2005

MX in CIVIL 2006 MX in CIVIL 2006
The problem here is that first time it is OK. If you swap to a profile in TOOLS > options other than MX then you end up with all sorts of things and the Civil menus can appear, although they do not run anything.
What you then need to do is make another profile current. Delete the MX profile. Exit come straight back into MX in civil.
Set the WORKSPACE in CIVIL to MAP mode. Save a new profile called MX. Export the fresh MX profile to an ARG file and put this in the mfw\mfa\ folder. (see the Autodesk paper on this, link at bottom)
Finally appended this ARG with a /p switch to the end of the MX in CIVIL target. See below. This appears to be forcing a suitable load and lets MX in Civil work OK each time, albeit you may have to not switch profiles while in MX in ACAD/ Civil. See details below:

MX in CIVIL 2006

E:\Program Files\Bentley\MX\mfw\Mfa\MiaRun.exe /menu=MXROAD /version=ACAD-4000:409 /p E:\Program Files\Bentley\MX\mfw\Mfa\MX.arg

Note: this MX profile is specifically excluding the Autodesk \CIVIL\ subfolder so you will see loads of ARX not loading messages in the command line window.

Notes below this line may not be required. The above is usually enough to get MX working inside AutoCAD Civil 3D.

While Civil is not supported RUNNING WITH MX -we are allowing Mx in AutoCAD alongside CIVIL on the same desktop.

External Links

Bentley Technical Support KnowledgeBase

Bentley LEARN Server

Comments or Corrections?

Bentley's Technical Support Group requests that you please confine any comments you have on this Wiki entry to this "Comments or Corrections?" section. THANK YOU!

Tags: Double Menus, MX, TechNote, TN9010

MX In AutoCAD - Double Menus [TN]

Jacquelyn Pettus — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:17:25 GMT

Revision 7 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Jacquelyn Pettus on 11/6/2012 7:17:25 PM

Document Information

Document Type: TechNote

Product(s): MX

Version(s): 2004, XM

Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group

Legacy Document Number: 9010

Overview

Problem: You have loaded MX in AutoCAD but the correct "double menus" do not appear or are scrambled.

Make sure you have downloaded all Autodesk Service Packs for 3Dcivil. Then make sure you have MX version 2004 with Mx SP2 update installed. (build number 08.05.02.26) The missing menus in Mx in ACAD can be due to a number of things but frequently, where a machine has had different versions of Acad installed there are redundant registry entries left behind.
Now refer to the document /technote/FAQ : "MX in AutoCAD -dealing with menu issues"
We have had many installs this last year where the client is using CIVIL 3D (2006). The Official Bentley stance is that MX running inside of this environment is not supported. It is supported if the Autodesk variant is Land desktop or lower. The standard install on a clean machine with Land already running appears to work fine.
If the user has ONLY a Civil license, the route is to set up the desktop so that MX starts running in a 'stripped down' mode of CIVIL 3D. This is achieved if Civil starts but the profile forces an exclude of the \CIVIL\ folder, and the relevant Civil ARX files etc do not load. Using the example set up below we have Land 2005 plus CIVIL 3D (2006) and we are setting up for MX to run in 2006. So how do we achieve this?
Uninstall MX. Install CIVIL 3D. This comes up with Icons for CIVIL 3D, XML reporting and a Render tool. (no Map or Land 3d icons, This is as it should be)
Install MX 2004, plus Service Pack 1, Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 2 update. This will show as Build 08.05.02.26
On the desktop is an MX in CIVIL 3d icon. When it starts first time it goes in running MX with plain ACAD menus and they swap OK, and you can use MX fine. (until you start flipping profiles etc)
Properties targets below:

Plain Autodesk Civil 3D MX in AutoCAD LDD 2005

MX in CIVIL 2006 MX in CIVIL 2006
The problem here is that first time it is OK. If you swap to a profile in TOOLS > options other than MX then you end up with all sorts of things and the Civil menus can appear, although they do not run anything.
What you then need to do is make another profile current. Delete the MX profile. Exit come straight back into MX in civil.
Set the WORKSPACE in CIVIL to MAP mode. Save a new profile called MX. Export the fresh MX profile to an ARG file and put this in the mfw\mfa\ folder. (see the Autodesk paper on this, link at bottom)
Finally appended this ARG with a /p switch to the end of the MX in CIVIL target. See below. This appears to be forcing a suitable load and lets MX in Civil work OK each time, albeit you may have to not switch profiles while in MX in ACAD/ Civil. See details below:

MX in CIVIL 2006

E:\Program Files\Bentley\MX\mfw\Mfa\MiaRun.exe /menu=MXROAD /version=ACAD-4000:409 /p E:\Program Files\Bentley\MX\mfw\Mfa\MX.arg

Note: this MX profile is specifically excluding the Autodesk \CIVIL\ subfolder so you will see loads of ARX not loading messages in the command line window.

Notes below this line may not be required. The above is usually enough to get MX working inside AutoCAD Civil 3D.

While Civil is not supported RUNNING WITH MX -we are allowing Mx in AutoCAD alongside CIVIL on the same desktop.

External Links

Bentley Technical Support KnowledgeBase

Bentley LEARN Server

Comments or Corrections?

Bentley's Technical Support Group requests that you please confine any comments you have on this Wiki entry to this "Comments or Corrections?" section. THANK YOU!

Tags: Double Menus, MX, TechNote, TechNotes

MX In AutoCAD - Double Menus [TN]

Elisa McGraw — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:53:53 GMT

Revision 6 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Elisa McGraw on 7/22/2010 7:53:53 PM

Document Information

Document Type: TechNote

Product(s): MX

Version(s): 2004, XM

Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group

Legacy Document Number: 9010

Overview

Problem: You have loaded MX in AutoCAD but the correct "double menus" do not appear or are scrambled.

Make sure you have downloaded all Autodesk Service Packs for 3Dcivil. Then make sure you have MX version 2004 with Mx SP2 update installed. (build number 08.05.02.26) The missing menus in Mx in ACAD can be due to a number of things but frequently, where a machine has had different versions of Acad installed there are redundant registry entries left behind.
Now refer to the document /technote/FAQ : "MX in AutoCAD -dealing with menu issues"
We have had many installs this last year where the client is using CIVIL 3D (2006). The Official Bentley stance is that MX running inside of this environment is not supported. It is supported if the Autodesk variant is Land desktop or lower. The standard install on a clean machine with Land already running appears to work fine.
If the user has ONLY a Civil license, the route is to set up the desktop so that MX starts running in a 'stripped down' mode of CIVIL 3D. This is achieved if Civil starts but the profile forces an exclude of the \CIVIL\ folder, and the relevant Civil ARX files etc do not load. Using the example set up below we have Land 2005 plus CIVIL 3D (2006) and we are setting up for MX to run in 2006. So how do we achieve this?
Uninstall MX. Install CIVIL 3D. This comes up with Icons for CIVIL 3D, XML reporting and a Render tool. (no Map or Land 3d icons, This is as it should be)
Install MX 2004, plus Service Pack 1, Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 2 update. This will show as Build 08.05.02.26
On the desktop is an MX in CIVIL 3d icon. When it starts first time it goes in running MX with plain ACAD menus and they swap OK, and you can use MX fine. (until you start flipping profiles etc)
Properties targets below:

Plain Autodesk Civil 3D MX in AutoCAD LDD 2005

MX in CIVIL 2006 MX in CIVIL 2006
The problem here is that first time it is OK. If you swap to a profile in TOOLS > options other than MX then you end up with all sorts of things and the Civil menus can appear, although they do not run anything.
What you then need to do is make another profile current. Delete the MX profile. Exit come straight back into MX in civil.
Set the WORKSPACE in CIVIL to MAP mode. Save a new profile called MX. Export the fresh MX profile to an ARG file and put this in the mfw\mfa\ folder. (see the Autodesk paper on this, link at bottom)
Finally appended this ARG with a /p switch to the end of the MX in CIVIL target. See below. This appears to be forcing a suitable load and lets MX in Civil work OK each time, albeit you may have to not switch profiles while in MX in ACAD/ Civil. See details below:

MX in CIVIL 2006

E:\Program Files\Bentley\MX\mfw\Mfa\MiaRun.exe /menu=MXROAD /version=ACAD-4000:409 /p E:\Program Files\Bentley\MX\mfw\Mfa\MX.arg

Note: this MX profile is specifically excluding the Autodesk \CIVIL\ subfolder so you will see loads of ARX not loading messages in the command line window.

Notes below this line may not be required. The above is usually enough to get MX working inside AutoCAD Civil 3D.

While Civil is not supported RUNNING WITH MX -we are allowing Mx in AutoCAD alongside CIVIL on the same desktop.

External Links

Bentley Technical Support KnowledgeBase

Bentley LEARN Server

Comments or Corrections?

Bentley's Technical Support Group requests that you please confine any comments you have on this Wiki entry to this "Comments or Corrections?" section. THANK YOU!

Tags: Double Menus, MX, TechNote, TechNotes

MX In AutoCAD - Double Menus [TN]

Elisa McGraw — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:38:43 GMT

Revision 5 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Elisa McGraw on 6/24/2010 8:38:43 PM

Document Information

Document Type: TechNote

Product(s): MX

Version(s): 2004, XM

Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group

Legacy Document Number: 9010

Overview

Problem: You have loaded MX in AutoCAD but the correct "double menus" do not appear or are scrambled.

Make sure you have downloaded all Autodesk Service Packs for 3Dcivil. Then make sure you have MX version 2004 with Mx SP2 update installed. (build number 08.05.02.26) The missing menus in Mx in ACAD can be due to a number of things but frequently, where a machine has had different versions of Acad installed there are redundant registry entries left behind.
Now refer to the document /technote/FAQ : "MX in AutoCAD -dealing with menu issues"
We have had many installs this last year where the client is using CIVIL 3D (2006). The Official Bentley stance is that MX running inside of this environment is not supported. It is supported if the Autodesk variant is Land desktop or lower. The standard install on a clean machine with Land already running appears to work fine.
If the user has ONLY a Civil license, the route is to set up the desktop so that MX starts running in a 'stripped down' mode of CIVIL 3D. This is achieved if Civil starts but the profile forces an exclude of the \CIVIL\ folder, and the relevant Civil ARX files etc do not load. Using the example set up below we have Land 2005 plus CIVIL 3D (2006) and we are setting up for MX to run in 2006. So how do we achieve this?
Uninstall MX. Install CIVIL 3D. This comes up with Icons for CIVIL 3D, XML reporting and a Render tool. (no Map or Land 3d icons, This is as it should be)
Install MX 2004, plus Service Pack 1, Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 2 update. This will show as Build 08.05.02.26
On the desktop is an MX in CIVIL 3d icon. When it starts first time it goes in running MX with plain ACAD menus and they swap OK, and you can use MX fine. (until you start flipping profiles etc)
Properties targets below:

Plain Autodesk Civil 3D MX in AutoCAD LDD 2005

MX in CIVIL 2006 MX in CIVIL 2006
The problem here is that first time it is OK. If you swap to a profile in TOOLS > options other than MX then you end up with all sorts of things and the Civil menus can appear, although they do not run anything.
What you then need to do is make another profile current. Delete the MX profile. Exit come straight back into MX in civil.
Set the WORKSPACE in CIVIL to MAP mode. Save a new profile called MX. Export the fresh MX profile to an ARG file and put this in the mfw\mfa\ folder. (see the Autodesk paper on this, link at bottom)
Finally appended this ARG with a /p switch to the end of the MX in CIVIL target. See below. This appears to be forcing a suitable load and lets MX in Civil work OK each time, albeit you may have to not switch profiles while in MX in ACAD/ Civil. See details below:

MX in CIVIL 2006

E:\Program Files\Bentley\MX\mfw\Mfa\MiaRun.exe /menu=MXROAD /version=ACAD-4000:409 /p E:\Program Files\Bentley\MX\mfw\Mfa\MX.arg

Note: this MX profile is specifically excluding the Autodesk \CIVIL\ subfolder so you will see loads of ARX not loading messages in the command line window.

Notes below this line may not be required. The above is usually enough to get MX working inside AutoCAD Civil 3D.

While Civil is not supported RUNNING WITH MX -we are allowing Mx in AutoCAD alongside CIVIL on the same desktop.

External Links

Bentley Technical Support KnowledgeBase

Bentley LEARN Server

Comments or Corrections?

Bentley's Technical Support Group requests that you please confine any comments you have on this Wiki entry to this "Comments or Corrections?" section. THANK YOU!

Tags: Double Menus, MX, TechNote, TechNotes

MX In AutoCAD - Double Menus

Elisa McGraw — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:01:42 GMT

Revision 4 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Elisa McGraw on 11/4/2008 7:01:42 PM

Document Information

Document Type: TechNote

Product(s): MX

Version(s): 2004, XM

Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group

Legacy Document Number: 9010

Overview

Problem: You have loaded MX in AutoCAD but the correct "double menus" do not appear or are scrambled.

Make sure you have downloaded all Autodesk Service Packs for 3Dcivil. Then make sure you have MX version 2004 with Mx SP2 update installed. (build number 08.05.02.26) The missing menus in Mx in ACAD can be due to a number of things but frequently, where a machine has had different versions of Acad installed there are redundant registry entries left behind.
Now refer to the document /technote/FAQ : "MX in AutoCAD -dealing with menu issues"
We have had many installs this last year where the client is using CIVIL 3D (2006). The Official Bentley stance is that MX running inside of this environment is not supported. It is supported if the Autodesk variant is Land desktop or lower. The standard install on a clean machine with Land already running appears to work fine.
If the user has ONLY a Civil license, the route is to set up the desktop so that MX starts running in a 'stripped down' mode of CIVIL 3D. This is achieved if Civil starts but the profile forces an exclude of the \CIVIL\ folder, and the relevant Civil ARX files etc do not load. Using the example set up below we have Land 2005 plus CIVIL 3D (2006) and we are setting up for MX to run in 2006. So how do we achieve this?
Uninstall MX. Install CIVIL 3D. This comes up with Icons for CIVIL 3D, XML reporting and a Render tool. (no Map or Land 3d icons, This is as it should be)
Install MX 2004, plus Service Pack 1, Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 2 update. This will show as Build 08.05.02.26
On the desktop is an MX in CIVIL 3d icon. When it starts first time it goes in running MX with plain ACAD menus and they swap OK, and you can use MX fine. (until you start flipping profiles etc)
Properties targets below:

Plain Autodesk Civil 3D MX in AutoCAD LDD 2005

MX in CIVIL 2006 MX in CIVIL 2006
The problem here is that first time it is OK. If you swap to a profile in TOOLS > options other than MX then you end up with all sorts of things and the Civil menus can appear, although they do not run anything.
What you then need to do is make another profile current. Delete the MX profile. Exit come straight back into MX in civil.
Set the WORKSPACE in CIVIL to MAP mode. Save a new profile called MX. Export the fresh MX profile to an ARG file and put this in the mfw\mfa\ folder. (see the Autodesk paper on this, link at bottom)
Finally appended this ARG with a /p switch to the end of the MX in CIVIL target. See below. This appears to be forcing a suitable load and lets MX in Civil work OK each time, albeit you may have to not switch profiles while in MX in ACAD/ Civil. See details below:

MX in CIVIL 2006

E:\Program Files\Bentley\MX\mfw\Mfa\MiaRun.exe /menu=MXROAD /version=ACAD-4000:409 /p E:\Program Files\Bentley\MX\mfw\Mfa\MX.arg

Note: this MX profile is specifically excluding the Autodesk \CIVIL\ subfolder so you will see loads of ARX not loading messages in the command line window.

Notes below this line may not be required. The above is usually enough to get MX working inside AutoCAD Civil 3D.

While Civil is not supported RUNNING WITH MX -we are allowing Mx in AutoCAD alongside CIVIL on the same desktop.

External Links

Bentley Technical Support KnowledgeBase

Bentley LEARN Server

Comments or Corrections?

Bentley's Technical Support Group requests that you please confine any comments you have on this Wiki entry to this "Comments or Corrections?" section. THANK YOU!

Tags: Double Menus, MX, TechNote, TechNotes

MX In AutoCAD - Double Menus

Elisa McGraw — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:11:04 GMT

Revision 3 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Elisa McGraw on 10/30/2008 2:11:04 PM

Document Information

Document Type: TechNote

Product(s): MX

Version(s): 2004, XM

Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group

Overview

Problem: You have loaded MX in AutoCAD but the correct "double menus" do not appear or are scrambled.

Make sure you have downloaded all Autodesk Service Packs for 3Dcivil. Then make sure you have MX version 2004 with Mx SP2 update installed. (build number 08.05.02.26) The missing menus in Mx in ACAD can be due to a number of things but frequently, where a machine has had different versions of Acad installed there are redundant registry entries left behind.
Now refer to the document /technote/FAQ : "MX in AutoCAD -dealing with menu issues"
We have had many installs this last year where the client is using CIVIL 3D (2006). The Official Bentley stance is that MX running inside of this environment is not supported. It is supported if the Autodesk variant is Land desktop or lower. The standard install on a clean machine with Land already running appears to work fine.
If the user has ONLY a Civil license, the route is to set up the desktop so that MX starts running in a 'stripped down' mode of CIVIL 3D. This is achieved if Civil starts but the profile forces an exclude of the \CIVIL\ folder, and the relevant Civil ARX files etc do not load. Using the example set up below we have Land 2005 plus CIVIL 3D (2006) and we are setting up for MX to run in 2006. So how do we achieve this?
Uninstall MX. Install CIVIL 3D. This comes up with Icons for CIVIL 3D, XML reporting and a Render tool. (no Map or Land 3d icons, This is as it should be)
Install MX 2004, plus Service Pack 1, Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 2 update. This will show as Build 08.05.02.26
On the desktop is an MX in CIVIL 3d icon. When it starts first time it goes in running MX with plain ACAD menus and they swap OK, and you can use MX fine. (until you start flipping profiles etc)
Properties targets below:

Plain Autodesk Civil 3D MX in AutoCAD LDD 2005

MX in CIVIL 2006 MX in CIVIL 2006
The problem here is that first time it is OK. If you swap to a profile in TOOLS > options other than MX then you end up with all sorts of things and the Civil menus can appear, although they do not run anything.
What you then need to do is make another profile current. Delete the MX profile. Exit come straight back into MX in civil.
Set the WORKSPACE in CIVIL to MAP mode. Save a new profile called MX. Export the fresh MX profile to an ARG file and put this in the mfw\mfa\ folder. (see the Autodesk paper on this, link at bottom)
Finally appended this ARG with a /p switch to the end of the MX in CIVIL target. See below. This appears to be forcing a suitable load and lets MX in Civil work OK each time, albeit you may have to not switch profiles while in MX in ACAD/ Civil. See details below:

MX in CIVIL 2006

E:\Program Files\Bentley\MX\mfw\Mfa\MiaRun.exe /menu=MXROAD /version=ACAD-4000:409 /p E:\Program Files\Bentley\MX\mfw\Mfa\MX.arg

Note: this MX profile is specifically excluding the Autodesk \CIVIL\ subfolder so you will see loads of ARX not loading messages in the command line window.

Notes below this line may not be required. The above is usually enough to get MX working inside AutoCAD Civil 3D.

While Civil is not supported RUNNING WITH MX -we are allowing Mx in AutoCAD alongside CIVIL on the same desktop.

External Links

Bentley Technical Support KnowledgeBase

Bentley LEARN Server

Comments or Corrections?

Bentley's Technical Support Group requests that you please confine any comments you have on this Wiki entry to this "Comments or Corrections?" section. THANK YOU!

Tags:

MX In AutoCAD - Double Menus

Elisa McGraw — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:45:17 GMT

Revision 2 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Elisa McGraw on 10/21/2008 9:45:17 PM

Document Information

Document Type: TechNote

Product(s): MX

Version(s): 2004, XM

Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group

Overview

Problem: You have loaded MX in AutoCAD but the correct "double menus" do not appear or are scrambled.

Make sure you have downloaded all Autodesk Service Packs for 3Dcivil. Then make sure you have MX version 2004 with Mx SP2 update installed. (build number 08.05.02.26) The missing menus in Mx in ACAD can be due to a number of things but frequently, where a machine has had different versions of Acad installed there are redundant registry entries left behind.
Now refer to the document /technote/FAQ : "MX in AutoCAD -dealing with menu issues"
We have had many installs this last year where the client is using CIVIL 3D (2006). The Official Bentley stance is that MX running inside of this environment is not supported. It is supported if the Autodesk variant is Land desktop or lower. The standard install on a clean machine with Land already running appears to work fine.
If the user has ONLY a Civil license, the route is to set up the desktop so that MX starts running in a 'stripped down' mode of CIVIL 3D. This is achieved if Civil starts but the profile forces an exclude of the \CIVIL\ folder, and the relevant Civil ARX files etc do not load. Using the example set up below we have Land 2005 plus CIVIL 3D (2006) and we are setting up for MX to run in 2006. So how do we achieve this?
Uninstall MX. Install CIVIL 3D. This comes up with Icons for CIVIL 3D, XML reporting and a Render tool. (no Map or Land 3d icons, This is as it should be)
Install MX 2004, plus Service Pack 1, Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 2 update. This will show as Build 08.05.02.26
On the desktop is an MX in CIVIL 3d icon. When it starts first time it goes in running MX with plain ACAD menus and they swap OK, and you can use MX fine. (until you start flipping profiles etc)
Properties targets below:

Plain Autodesk Civil 3D MX in AutoCAD LDD 2005

MX in CIVIL 2006 MX in CIVIL 2006
The problem here is that first time it is OK. If you swap to a profile in TOOLS > options other than MX then you end up with all sorts of things and the Civil menus can appear, although they do not run anything.
What you then need to do is make another profile current. Delete the MX profile. Exit come straight back into MX in civil.
Set the WORKSPACE in CIVIL to MAP mode. Save a new profile called MX. Export the fresh MX profile to an ARG file and put this in the mfw\mfa\ folder. (see the Autodesk paper on this, link at bottom)
Finally appended this ARG with a /p switch to the end of the MX in CIVIL target. See below. This appears to be forcing a suitable load and lets MX in Civil work OK each time, albeit you may have to not switch profiles while in MX in ACAD/ Civil. See details below:

MX in CIVIL 2006

E:\Program Files\Bentley\MX\mfw\Mfa\MiaRun.exe /menu=MXROAD /version=ACAD-4000:409 /p E:\Program Files\Bentley\MX\mfw\Mfa\MX.arg

Note: this MX profile is specifically excluding the Autodesk \CIVIL\ subfolder so you will see loads of ARX not loading messages in the command line window.

Notes below this line may not be required. The above is usually enough to get MX working inside AutoCAD Civil 3D.

While Civil is not supported RUNNING WITH MX -we are allowing Mx in AutoCAD alongside CIVIL on the same desktop.

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MX In AutoCAD - Double Menus

Dave Bentley — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:01:04 GMT

Revision 1 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Dave Bentley on 7/1/2008 11:01:04 AM

Subject:	Configuring to run with Autodesk Civil 3D install
Product:	MX 2004 and MX XM
Date Added:	July 1, 2008

Problem: You have loaded MX in AutoCAD but the correct "double menus" do not appear or are scrambled.

Make sure you have downloaded all Autodesk Service Packs for 3Dcivil. Then make sure you have MX version 2004 with Mx SP2 update installed. (build number 08.05.02.26) The missing menus in Mx in ACAD can be due to a number of things but frequently, where a machine has had different versions of Acad installed there are redundant registry entries left behind.
Now refer to the document /technote/FAQ : "MX in AutoCAD -dealing with menu issues"
We have had many installs this last year where the client is using CIVIL 3D (2006). The Official Bentley stance is that MX running inside of this environment is not supported. It is supported if the Autodesk variant is Land desktop or lower. The standard install on a clean machine with Land already running appears to work fine.
If the user has ONLY a Civil license, the route is to set up the desktop so that MX starts running in a 'stripped down' mode of CIVIL 3D. This is achieved if Civil starts but the profile forces an exclude of the \CIVIL\ folder, and the relevant Civil ARX files etc do not load. Using the example set up below we have Land 2005 plus CIVIL 3D (2006) and we are setting up for MX to run in 2006. So how do we achieve this?
Uninstall MX. Install CIVIL 3D. This comes up with Icons for CIVIL 3D, XML reporting and a Render tool. (no Map or Land 3d icons, This is as it should be)
Install MX 2004, plus Service Pack 1, Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 2 update. This will show as Build 08.05.02.26
On the desktop is an MX in CIVIL 3d icon. When it starts first time it goes in running MX with plain ACAD menus and they swap OK, and you can use MX fine. (until you start flipping profiles etc)
Properties targets below:

Plain Autodesk Civil 3D MX in AutoCAD LDD 2005

MX in CIVIL 2006 MX in CIVIL 2006
The problem here is that first time it is OK. If you swap to a profile in TOOLS > options other than MX then you end up with all sorts of things and the Civil menus can appear, although they do not run anything.
What you then need to do is make another profile current. Delete the MX profile. Exit come straight back into MX in civil.
Set the WORKSPACE in CIVIL to MAP mode. Save a new profile called MX. Export the fresh MX profile to an ARG file and put this in the mfw\mfa\ folder. (see the Autodesk paper on this, link at bottom)
Finally appended this ARG with a /p switch to the end of the MX in CIVIL target. See below. This appears to be forcing a suitable load and lets MX in Civil work OK each time, albeit you may have to not switch profiles while in MX in ACAD/ Civil. See details below:

MX in CIVIL 2006

E:\Program Files\Bentley\MX\mfw\Mfa\MiaRun.exe /menu=MXROAD /version=ACAD-4000:409 /p E:\Program Files\Bentley\MX\mfw\Mfa\MX.arg

Note: this MX profile is specifically excluding the Autodesk \CIVIL\ subfolder so you will see loads of ARX not loading messages in the command line window.

Notes below this line may not be required. The above is usually enough to get MX working inside AutoCAD Civil 3D.

While Civil is not supported RUNNING WITH MX -we are allowing Mx in AutoCAD alongside CIVIL on the same desktop.

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