tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807546545325587932.post2753832963989195483..comments2024-02-01T07:52:17.025-05:00Comments on The MEP BIM/CAD Engineer: AutoCAD MEP 2012 - Unable to Execute Tool Error for Palette toolsDavid Buttshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883940638705490710noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807546545325587932.post-59053042266944995022012-03-20T08:52:22.260-04:002012-03-20T08:52:22.260-04:00Matthew: Brilliant! I checked the paths in the r...Matthew: Brilliant! I checked the paths in the registry and they were set correctly. But, there were a few .atc files missing from the folder!<br /><br />After popping those .atc files in, everything is working splendidly. Thanks! That was a real head-scratcher for awhile.Subtley Slantedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15774327647310974221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807546545325587932.post-81758625753952349752011-12-14T09:50:05.179-05:002011-12-14T09:50:05.179-05:00in xp my regestry entry for "RegisteredToolsP...in xp my regestry entry for "RegisteredToolsPath" was pointing to "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD Mechanical 2012\Support\ToolPalette\RegisteredTools" when it should have been point to "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD Mechanical 2012\UserDataCache\Support\ToolPalette\RegisteredTools" this simple change cleared the error, thanks so much for the post.rasnsasnberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14807603171325225273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807546545325587932.post-20857040510003050022011-06-15T21:29:58.713-04:002011-06-15T21:29:58.713-04:00I acutally wound up with more that just the tool p...I acutally wound up with more that just the tool palette error - my install also didn't include the content builder and catalog editor tools - which was weird, especially since I was using a "run as administrator" install with full rights to all the folders...this install just was weird, and wound up copying a lot of tools over from 2011 to get it work - which it does pretty well now.<br /><br />Didn't I always used to tell my clients, wait for the first SP? Man....can't follow my own advice...David Buttshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883940638705490710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807546545325587932.post-13121119324993358892011-06-04T23:55:23.830-04:002011-06-04T23:55:23.830-04:00David, I can tell you exactly usually causes this,...David, I can tell you exactly usually causes this, and how to fix it without resorting to a re-installation.<br /><br />This typically happens when a user restores the "AutoCAD" profile, which changes this value in the registry:<br />HKCU\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R18.2\ACAD-A006:409\Profiles\[ProfileName]\ General\RegisteredToolsPath.<br /><br />It should point to \Support\RegisteredTools in your Roamable Root Folder (e.g. C:\Users\[Useraname]\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\MEP 2012\enu\)<br /><br />When you use the plain AutoCAD profile, it changes the folder location to \RegisteredTools-AutoCAD. Change it back to the \RegisteredTools folder and you should be fine.<br /><br />Also make sure the RegisteredTools folder has both AcTpTools.atc, ADTStockTools.atc, and MEP Stock Tools.atc. These three XML files tell MEP which .DLL and .ARX modules are used which make the Tool System work.<br /><br />The RegisteredTools-AutoCAD folder only contains the AcTpTools.atc file, which is why no MEP tools work in the Tool System.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09345435832163223014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807546545325587932.post-63973039098383437322011-06-04T23:55:06.047-04:002011-06-04T23:55:06.047-04:00David, I can tell you exactly usually causes this,...David, I can tell you exactly usually causes this, and how to fix it without resorting to a re-installation.<br /><br />This typically happens when a user restores the "AutoCAD" profile, which changes this value in the registry:<br />HKCU\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R18.2\ACAD-A006:409\Profiles\[ProfileName]\ General\RegisteredToolsPath.<br /><br />It should point to \Support\RegisteredTools in your Roamable Root Folder (e.g. C:\Users\[Useraname]\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\MEP 2012\enu\)<br /><br />When you use the plain AutoCAD profile, it changes the folder location to \RegisteredTools-AutoCAD. Change it back to the \RegisteredTools folder and you should be fine.<br /><br />Also make sure the RegisteredTools folder has both AcTpTools.atc, ADTStockTools.atc, and MEP Stock Tools.atc. These three XML files tell MEP which .DLL and .ARX modules are used which make the Tool System work.<br /><br />The RegisteredTools-AutoCAD folder only contains the AcTpTools.atc file, which is why no MEP tools work in the Tool System.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09345435832163223014noreply@blogger.com