Config / System+User.cfg

[jacknotreally]

Hi,

i would like to start FreeCAD with a different user.cfg and system.cfg, because i use FreeCAD from a USB Drive on several desktops and with different FreeCAD versions.
Sorry, i am not able to change it. I do not understand, how to use the command-line, the ResponseFile.txt and/or the FreeCAD.cfg file.
I have read the "Start up and Configuration" page .
Command-line params like -l and -P are working.

Cheers, Jack - not really

[wmayer]

Hi,

currently it's not possible to define user.cfg or system.cfg other than the default ones in the user's home directory. But you're right it makes pretty much sense to have this option and thus not to pollute the user's system.

AFAIK the response-file is a possibility to save all the FreeCAD command-line options into. So, once the above is working you can save the options in this file and set the response-file as program option.

Werner

[wmayer]

In rev. 2775 I have added a couple of new command line options:
--user-cfg to specify an arbitrary file to load/save user settings
--system-cfg to specify an arbitrary file to load/save system settings
--log-file to log to an arbitrary file

[jacknotreally]

In rev. 2775 I have added a couple of new command line options:
--user-cfg to specify an arbitrary file to load/save user settings
--system-cfg to specify an arbitrary file to load/save system settings
--log-file to log to an arbitrary file

Hi werner,
cool. That works fine. Thanks.

Cheers and a happy new year
Jack- not really

[Aleks]

I am trying to run FreeCAD with user configuration file that is not in the AppData directory, but in the FreeCAD directory.
I have found the option to run FreeCAD with the parameter "-u" or "--user-cfg". But when running FreeCAD with the local user.cfg file it overwrites it with the AppData user.cfg.

What am I doing wrong?

I run a batch file located in the same dir as FreeCAD.exe with the exact contents(the custom user.cfg is also located here):
FreeCAD --user-cfg user.cfg


FreeCAD version 0.18.4 (portable)

[Aleks]

In rev. 2775 I have added a couple of new command line options:
--user-cfg to specify an arbitrary file to load/save user settings
--system-cfg to specify an arbitrary file to load/save system settings
--log-file to log to an arbitrary file

How do I correctly use those parameters if i want to load a user.cfg located in the FreeCAD dir? I have tried it but it just overwrites the user.cfg located in FreeCAD with the one located in AppData.

[Smiling_user]

If on Windows:
Make a shortcut to FreeCAD.exe
Place it in a folder near to bin/FreeCAD.exe
In the properties add the "call":

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bin/Freecad.exe -u ../user2.cfg -s ../system2.cfg

Start FreeCAD with that shortcut. It will make new config files user2.cfg and system2.cfg near the shortcut.

For portability questions - welcome:
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=49028

[chrisb]

You should try with an absolute path. And you should test it in 0.19.

[chrisb]

I am trying to run FreeCAD with user configuration

Moved from other forum and merged topics. Don't crosspost.

[Aleks]

If on Windows:
Make a shortcut to FreeCAD.exe
Place it in a folder near to bin/FreeCAD.exe
In the properties add the "call":

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bin/Freecad.exe -u ../user2.cfg -s ../system2.cfg

Start FreeCAD with that shortcut. It will make new config files user2.cfg and system2.cfg near the shortcut.

For portability questions - welcome:
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=49028

This is what I did. It does not work because FreeCAD overwrites it with the the AppData user.cgf. Cant I just load an existing user.cfg file?