How Pro/ENGINEER Reads Configuration Files at Startup
Pro/ENGINEER reads configuration files automatically from several areas. If a
particular option is present in more than one configuration file, Pro/ENGINEER
applies the most recently loaded/read setting.
At startup, Pro/ENGINEER first reads in a protected system configuration file called
config.sup. It then searches for and reads in configuration files (config.pro,
config.win, menu_def.pro) from the following directories in the following order:
1. loadpoint/text (loadpoint is the Pro/ENGINEER installation directory): Your
system administrator may have put configuration files in this location to support
company standards for windows configuration settings, formats and libraries. Any
user starting Pro/ENGINEER from this loadpoint uses the values in this file.
2. 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.
3. Startup directory: This is your current or working directory when you start
Pro/ENGINEER.
Thank you,
Ben H. Loosli
USEC, INC.