WF2 on Windoze 7

[dr_gallup]

Well my trusty Dell Precision 380 died earlier this week. Motherboard failure, just blacked out. It's on backorder so I was given a new HP Z800 with windoze 7 and Office 2007.

So far I absolutely hate all 3. Actually, the HP is not that bad, just slower than my old machine. Windoze 7 is ridiculous, I finally found the "optimize for best performance" button which got it into a semi usable state. The worst is Orifice 2007 with the absurd ribbon interface but I've figured out how to get it out of the way, I just have to use the one piddling little toolbar that MS will let us configure.

But enough bitching, here is my question: Where is Pro/E WF 2 looking for my user config.pro file? I tried putting it in C:\Users\DGallup but Pro/E is not reading it. Everything else in Pro/E seems happy. I may have to make a macro to load it myself.

 

[kdem]

That should be the correct folder to place it. It works with WF3 and WF4 but don't have access to WF2 to try.

 

[dr_gallup]

Well, WF2 is not finding it there. Does anybody know if there is an environment variable I could set to get WF2 to look there?

 

[dgs]

Pro/E will look in 3 places for you config.pro. Been the same for years.

1. The loadpoint/text folder
2. The user's 'home' directory, as defined by Windows environment variable
3. The startup folder, defined by the 'start in' field of your Pro/E launch icon.

The easiest to change is #3. Just right click on your Pro/E launch icon and set teh 'start in' field to 'C:\Users\DGallup'.

FWIW - I love Windows 7 over XP and Office 2010. Some oddities to get used to, but overall I find them much better.

 

[zpaolo]

The easiest to change is #3. Just right click on your Pro/E launch icon and set teh 'start in' field to 'C:\Users\DGallup'.

FWIW - I love Windows 7 over XP and Office 2010. Some oddities to get used to, but overall I find them much better.

Changing the "start in" field is definitely the way to go, I use it and it worked also with WF2 on Win7. I agree with you that Win7 is a good OS, much better than Vista, and actually has some nice touches like Aero Snap that makes it better than XP for the way I work... Office 2010 interface can't be worse than Office 2007's which was an absolute crap and looked like a toy (or like a solidworks inspired word processor, just to start flaming ;D)

Paolo

 

[dr_gallup]

I want Pro/E to start in the network solid modeling project directory, not some place on my C drive. I'm not going to put my personal config files where everybody else is also starting Pro/E. I want Pro/E to find my home config just like every other OS I have ever worked with (and it's a long list from way before Windoze was a gleam in Mr/ Bills eye).

There is no user's 'home' Windows environment variable. How do I create it?

 

[dgs]

I'm not sure how to change the environment variables. I'm not 100% sure that 'HOME' is the precise variable name either.

Sorry I can't be more help, I've never messed with the environment variables.

Another alternative would be to create a mapkey to load your config file and then create a trail file that runs that mapkey. Then, define your start up command to use the path to the trail file as a variable like this:

c:\path\to\proe c;\path\to\trail\file

Here's a sample trail file that we use to run the mapkey 'lrm' at startup in WF3 & WF4. We used the same file in WF1 & WF2, so it should work fine. Just replace lrm with your mapkey text.

------------------------------------------------------------ -

!trail file version No. 1151
!Pro/ENGINEER TM 2001 (c) 1988-2001 by Parametric Technology Corporation All Rights Reserved.
~ Select `main_dlg_cur` `MenuBar1` \
1 `Utilities`
~ Close `main_dlg_cur` `MenuBar1`
~ Activate `main_dlg_cur` `Utilities.psh_util_macros`
~ Select `mapkey_main` `list_mapkeys` \
1 `lrm`
~ Activate `mapkey_main` `RunButton`

 

[kdem]

I was able to try with WF2 and it did load from the home directory. Aside from being logged on as thespecified user and the file being named config.pro I can't tell you what the problem could be. As far as hardware and software I tried it on a DELL Precision but had to install the 32-bit version of WF2 (Windows 7 wouldn't run the 64-bit installer).

 

[dr_gallup]

I tried WF4 and it's not loading the home config.pro either. Here is where the WF4 help says it looks:

Login directory - This is the home directory for your login ID. Placing your
configuration files here lets you start Pro/ENGINEER from any directory without
having a copy of the files in each directory.I'm using the 32 bit versions, we have no need for 64 bit.

 

[dr_gallup]

I created an environment variable HOME and Pro/E used it. I've never had to do this before.

 

[jnoval]

Strange as it is working for me on win 7 64bits with WF4
I do not have a home environment but a homedrive and
homepath

 

[dellinqwartz]

I was able to try with WF2 and it did load from the home directory. As far as
hardware and software I tried it on a DELL Precision but had to install
the 32-bit version of WF2. I do not accept a home ambiance but a homedrive andhomepath.