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12-Amethyst
Jul 5, 2024 6:10 AM UTC
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Where is the default location of Creo Parametric?

Where ist the default location of Creo Parametric while it´s connected to windchill?

When i search it in Creo itself it shows me that path: wtws://XYZ/DEFAULT Creo/

But this path cannot be found in the explorer. 

I am trying to find the local workspace in my explorer.

TomU
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23-Emerald IV
Jul 5, 2024 10:25 PM UTC

They are not encrypted, but they are renamed.  Windchill manages the relationship between the filename on disk and the 'real' name (that Creo sees.)  Files that start with sid_ are files that were downloaded from Windchill and files that start with lid_ are files that were created locally.

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15-Moonstone
Jul 5, 2024 9:51 AM UTC

Can't that be found in your AppData folder?

Out of curiosity, what do you want to do?

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12-Amethyst
Jul 5, 2024 10:01 AM UTC

No, it cant be found there.

It´s also a curiosity of mine to understand how the system works. 

In some cases it could be usefull to find the files in a folder than just in Windchill.

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Van_AG
15-Moonstone
Jul 5, 2024 10:23 AM UTC

Local workspace default location is

%appdata%\PTC\ProENGINEER\Wildfire\.wf\.cache2008\

Just copy-paste this string to the Windows Explorer address bar and press Enter )

But local workspace location may be changed by system variables PTC_WF_CACHE.and PTC_WF_ROOT.

So better way - open in Creo menu 'File' > 'Manage Session' > 'Server management' > 'Cache' tab > copy path from 'Location' field.

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