Where can I manually edit start up setting for Annotation?

[wathavy]

Hi.
I am learning OSD using PE at home, because I easily forget what I see on webinars... Then I happened to have used my customized 14.50 folder from office. I had two types, one without Annotation preloaded and the other Annotation preloaded. Alas! The PE loading usually takes looong time due to Annotation, was not that bad at all when I used the file without annotation preloaded. Of course, I can no longer go back and forth modeling and annotation, but sometime it is handy to do so....

But I donno where and which the setting is recorded inside this folder.
Anyone could let me know the clue?

Well I do have a option to switch the whole folder, yet. And in either case, I need to restart software anyway. So please do not waste your time, this is not really relevant to the forum item...perhaps. But if there is volunteer, I would really happy to hear of.. Thank you. :rolleyes: :)

[clausb]

I'm not 100% sure what your question is, so just for clarification: Are you looking for a way to disable automatic startup of the Annotation module? In Modeling PE only, or also in the commercial version?

Claus

[wathavy]

Are you looking for a way to disable automatic startup of the Annotation module?
Yes, exactly.
In Modeling PE only, or also in the commercial version?
For PE only. But I guess the switch works for both, that's what I found when I used the files copied from my user's setting files, to use the custom menu for PE. Unintentionally, I found the PE could also start up without annotation. But I would like to know the file which has the switch if you could tell me....

[clausb]

I just added the following to the file all_data.lsp in my user profile directory (i.e. something like c:\Documents and Settings\yourname\Application Data\CoCreate\OneSpace Modeling\PE\14.50\:


(persistent-data
:key "STARTUP MODULES"
:value NIL)


This seems to work for me. Note that the contents of config files such as all_data.lsp is undocumented.

Is it OK if I move this thread to the Modeling PE forum?

Hope this helps,

Claus

[wathavy]

Thank you, Claus.
It worked great. I used slightly different way utilizing your information.

I searched "STARTUP MODULES" keyword then I found the following so I moved ';;' back and forth to switch on and off the annotation, this works fine.
(persistent-data
:key "STARTUP MODULES"
;; :value '( "STL" "STEP" "ACIS_SAT" "CADCAM_LINK" ) )
:value '( "STL" "STEP" "ACIS_SAT" "CADCAM_LINK" "ANNOTATION" ) )
Is it OK if I move this thread to the Modeling PE forum?If you'd prefer to, please do.
One thing I noticed is this is great tips for registered user too. ;)
One can control startup modules without waiting OSD to load them when bunch of the modules are defaulted to startup. It's handy to edit this file.
Anyway, as you wish, definitely the most profitable users are PE users.

Thank you again, for your information. I'd really appreciate for your helps.
Cheers. :D

[clausb]

In the commercial version, module startup can be controlled via the UI (Application / Modules / Startup), so there's no need to poke around in configuration files and change undocumented entries.

In Modeling PE, there aren't that many modules to configure, so this was an opportunity for us to simplify the UI and remove the Modules dialog.

Claus

PS: Moved the thread from the Annotation forum to the Modeling PE forum.

[Mike Swartz]

Warning, if you add the following string to your all_data.lsp file

(persistent-data
:key "STARTUP MODULES"
:value NIL)

Not only will Modeling PE start up without starting Annotation, you will not be able to manually start Annotation later in the session.

However, there is a way around this problem. You need to open up the customization menu (you can get to the customization menu by right clicking on an existing toolbar and selecting customize) create a new toolbar, and add the 2D Annotation command button to your toolbar.

[wathavy]

:eek:

Yes, Mike.
Now PE starts quickly, and I can switch on Annotation afterwards.
Great trick.

[Mike Swartz]

One other thing, if you set
(persistent-data
:key "STARTUP MODULES"
:value NIL)
The module that allows you to save to STL will not be activated.
As far as I know, there is no toolbar button to activate the STL module
In order to be able to store an STL file, you would need to enter the following
(STARTUP::ACTIVATE-STL) into the command line, or add it to your personal sd_customize file