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

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