How to centralize the config.pro?

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May 12, 2025
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I want to centralize the config.pro in a shared drive location. Basically, when users launch parametric, it has to use the config.pro from that shared drive. I have gone through few articles and came to know about config,sup and I'm still not clear the concept of this. Please assist me here. Thanks in Advance!

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BR_14082907

1-Visitor

This one is old but still the best:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyyTCnvyx0k

A couple of new features have been introduced to Creo since the time this video was released, but all can be taken care of in the same manner, as you can see in this video.

Good luck.

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Sjoerd_Repping

6-Contributor

I don't know why you are using scripts etc. to make a centralized config possible.

The easiest way, my company uses it for more than 2 decades, is to set the [Start-in] directory.

You can do this by right clicking the CREO Start-UP button (Most probably shortcut on the Desktop) and select [Properties].

The K drive (server) is the location where the config file is.

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BenLoosli

23-Emerald III

There are now alternate folders where the configuration files may be located.

Article - CS384810 - Is it possible to read / load Creo Parametric configuration files (*.pro, *.sup & *.ui) from a location other than <creo_loadpoint>Common Files ext directory ?

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Chris3

21-Topaz I

@BenLoosli likely has the best answer for you but to expand on that, most medium to larger companies have startup scripts that do things like setup standards, delete extra files and maybe configure licensing. PTC fairly recently added an environment variable option to point to configuration options. You could define this environment variable in your startup script. More info on startup scripts here:

https://community.ptc.com/sejnu66972/attachments/sejnu66972/installation_licensing/1673/1/ProE%20Launch%20Script.docx