AutoPIPE Wiki 03. What folder are the models, libraries, and other files stored for AutoPIPE?

03. What folder are the models, libraries, and other files stored for AutoPIPE?

Applies To
Product(s):	AutoPIPE
Version(s):	ALL;
Area:	Files
Original Author:	Bentley Technical Support Group
Date Logged & Current Version	Sept. 2016 10.01.00.09

Problem:

What folder are the models , libraries, and other files stored for AutoPIPE?

Solution:

See the following:

Temporary Files

a.Select Start button

b. In the field just above the button type in "%temp%", and press keyboard enter / return key.

c. This will display your user profile Temp folders, scan down for a folder with the format "AP_..." (ex. AP_12, AP_11, AP_09, etc..) and open this folder to view the files within.

Note: This folder contains temp files used by the program. When a file is closed by the program, it will automatically remove these temp files. If AutoPIPE is currently closed, no model is open on your system, these represents instances where AutoPIPE may have been closed incorrectly or system crashed where these files could not have been automatically removed.

d. Search for a folder with the correct system name that was being worked on, and open that folder.

e. If there are files within it, move the entire folder to a safe location (ex. desktop), and try to open the AutoPIPE DAT model from this new folder location. Otherwise use the steps above to rename any BAK or Uxx files and open them for review.

f. If successful in recovering a file, with it still open in AutoPIPE, save the file to the correct working directory location typically used for your AutoPIPE models.

Note: If AutoPIPE is closed and no model are opened, only then can folders be delete from the AP_xxxx folders with out concern.

AutoPIPE CONNECT 10.01 and higher

This version of AutoPIPE supports profile installation where data related to the program was installed to a common folder, while user settings were installed to User Profile and Program Data folders.

Note, details on User Profiles and steps to rest them.

AutoPIPE.exe	C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\AutoPIPE CONNECT
Help

Log files	C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Bentley\AutoPIPE CONNECT \Logs
Recent model listing	C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Bentley\AutoPIPE CONNECT
Import / Export Map files
Grid settings
Config files
Report viewer settings
Font files
Isometric Switches
PCF Translator	C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Bentley\PCF Translator

Example models	C:\ProgramData\Bentley\AutoPIPE CONNECT\Examples
Isometric config	C:\ProgramData\Bentley\AutoPIPE CONNECT \isoextractor
ITS (installation Test Set)	C:\ProgramData\Bentley\AutoPIPE CONNECT \ITS
Library files	SRC files: C:\ProgramData\Bentley\AutoPIPE CONNECT\Library
Library files	Lib files: C:\ProgramData\Bentley\AutoPIPE CONNECT\
Documents Report templates Tutorials	C:\ProgramData\Bentley\AutoPIPE CONNECT\Documents
	C:\ProgramData\Bentley\AutoPIPE CONNECT v12\ReportTemplates
	Help> Contents> Contents Tab> Bentley AutoPIPE> Supplemental Documentation>
Beam Library	C:\ProgramData\Bentley\AutoPIPE CONNECT\Sections
Flange database	C:\ProgramData\Bentley\AutoPIPE CONNECT
Stress results grids definition
MDB Templates for result grids (Tempres*.mdb)

AutoPIPE V8i 09.06 - 09.01

AutoPIPE.exe	C:\Bentley\AutoPIPE V8i SELECTseries\
Unit files
Library files
Help files
Map files
Example models	C:\Bentley\AutoPIPE V8i SELECTseries\Examples
Documents / Tutorials	C:\Bentley\AutoPIPE V8i SELECTseries\Documents
Library (src files)	C:\Bentley\AutoPIPE V8i SELECTseries\Library

Notes:

1. AutoPIPE uses file commands as listed in the program. Each time a new model is started or that a model is saved to a different name the program generates a DAT, BAK, and additional files as necessary. At no time does AutoPIPE systematically delete DAT files from the computer.

03. What folder are the models, libraries, and other files stored for AutoPIPE?

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