Currently I`m using two versions of FreeCAD appimages on an ubuntu machine. The 0.16 and the 0.17. Both read the same config files in the ~/.FreeCAD directory. I would like to have dedicated configuration files for each versions instead.
So is there any way to split the default location to ~/.FreeCAD016 and ~/.FreeCAD017 ?
How to change the default ~/.FreeCAD directory? (SOLVED)
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How to change the default ~/.FreeCAD directory? (SOLVED)
Last edited by AvgJoe on Sun Apr 14, 2019 4:54 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: How to change the default ~/.FreeCAD directory?
You can use the command line parameter "-u" followed by a file path where to store a different user config.
E.g: ./FreeCAD -u ~/.FreeCAD/user016.cfg
E.g: ./FreeCAD -u ~/.FreeCAD/user016.cfg
Re: How to change the default ~/.FreeCAD directory?
Works perfect but from terminal only. How to do the same using a desktop link?
Re: How to change the default ~/.FreeCAD directory?
Which OS are you on? On Windows you can pass a parameter to be entered in the properties of the icon.
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Re: How to change the default ~/.FreeCAD directory?
Uh, Chris...
I'm guessing you create a script, then create a desktop launcher that calls this script. You may try to edit the AppImage launcher, but if you update the AppImage, the launcher may revert to its original state.
This script would be a text file that contains this:
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#!/bin/bash
./FreeCAD -u ~/.FreeCAD/user017.cfg