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How do I preset the GRIM file output folder?

Set a default output location for GRIM export files (*.GRO) so you don’t have to browse to the folder every time you export.

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Overview 🗂️

There are many places in the Roof Wizard software that allow you to preset folder and file locations.
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Most operators will never have to worry about this, but in many large scale installations with many users and large networks, file control does become an issue.
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These settings are designed to help get immediate access to files so that you have fewer mouse clicks to open, save and export files of various types.
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There are a number of files that save particular settings for the Roof Wizard in particular, and others for the 3D CAD engine that Roof Wizard has been developed on.
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One setting that is quite obscure (by design) is the default setting for the output location of the GRIM file (filename.GRO) when exported from the [Supply and Install] or [Supply Only] dialog box.
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This setting is found in the RWSETUP.DAT file.
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RWSETUP.DAT settings ⚙️

This is an example of what you may see in RWSETUP.DAT:
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u 1.0 C:\AppliCad/Roof Wizard/
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D 1.0 C:\AppliCad/Roof Wizard/
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d 0
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t 1.0 C:\AppliCad/Roof Wizard/Temp
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The initial character identifies the fields within AppliCad.
The lowercase “d” isn’t used much, but given that it is used more and more it is probably something we ought to document and include in the documentation and indeed the software:
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  • u – The User folder for Roof Wizard
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  • D – The Corporate folder, as added in V6.1 of the Roof Wizard software
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  • t – The Temporary folder, where .BIN files etc. are stored
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The new one is:
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  • d – The GRIM File output location, as listed in this dialog:
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Set the GRIM output folder 🛠️

  1. Locate RWSetup.dat in your User folder.
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  2. Open it with a text editor such as Notepad or Wordpad.
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  3. If you wish the GRIM Out file to go to a different location, say U:\GRO_Transfer_Data then type this into the RWSetup.dat file next to the lower case d line, thus setting the path for the GRO file.
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Example:

u 1.0 C:\AppliCad/Roof Wizard/
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D 1.0 C:\AppliCadRoof Wizard/
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d 1.0 U:\GRO_Transfer_Data
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t 1.0 C:\AppliCad/Roof Wizard/Temp
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  1. Save the file.
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  2. Close Roof Wizard (if open) and open again, forcing the new path settings to be read in. Next time you export a GRO file, the default path will be as you have set.
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This will save a few mouse clicks on every single job you export.

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