Addon Workbenches

[K0DPW]

Running FreeCAD in portable environment (from USB drive).

Every time I install the Sheetmetal workbench, it remains for the session.

But after ejecting the USB drive, and then starting another FreeCAD session a day or more later, the Sheetmetal workbench is missing, and I have to re-install it again, ie, the installation is not permanent.

[mario52]

Hi

tray install manually

i make on Kubuntu USB key bootable and i create one directory in the key and i install my macro (macro not workBench)

mario

[K0DPW]

Hi - thanks for responding !!!

I was running 0.19.1, now have upgraded to 0.19.2, and problem seems to be fixed.

I can dismount USB drive, then re-mount and start FreeCAD, and sheetmetal workbench remains in my installation.

Haven't tried macros yet.

[K0DPW]

Well, I spoke too soon.

Yesterday the Sheetmetal workbench did remain installed over a dismount-remount of the USB drive I'm running the portable version from,

however, today it is gone and requires re-installation.

Apparently, it got lost in a computer reboot, even though this is the portable version of FreeCAD.

[mario52]

Hi

tray install manuelly the addon and configure commandd line

Running modules, macros and scripts

mario

[adrianinsaval]

What OS are you running? paste your freecad info please. When you go into the directory were addons are installed is the addon folder removed? It sound like something else is messing with your files and deleting them or something like that

[mario52]

Hi

here one batch work perfectly

i copy the complete (uncompressed) weekly-builds in USB key and renamme the directory in FreeCAD

create on file batch (example "FreeCAD.bat") in the USB key

copy this code:

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set CURRENTDIR=%cd%
set FREECAD_USER_DATA=%CURRENTDIR%FreeCAD\
start %cd%FreeCAD\bin\FreeCAD.exe -u %FREECAD_USER_DATA%user.cfg -s %FREECAD_USER_DATA%system.cfg

after use FreeCAD the system.cfg and the user.cfg are saved in : xx:\FreeCAD directory

the macros and the workBenche are saved in : xx:\FreeCAD\FreeCAD > Macro, Mod

OS: Windows 10 (10.0)
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.20.25943 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: master
Hash: a65464b722a846bd2999aa2fecdff1132b15b297
Python version: 3.8.12
Qt version: 5.12.9
Coin version: 4.0.0
OCC version: 7.5.2
Locale: French/Mars (fr_MA)


(i complete the example in the wiki https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Start_up_an ... USB_medium)

mario