How TubeCAD Handles Data Storage for Multiple User Logins
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This is a technical description designed for system administrators and IT personnel.
Handling for Installations With Multiple User Accounts
TubeCAD version 8-20130304 and newer allows for installation on Windows setups that use multiple users with different login names. TubeCAD can now properly handle unique configurations for each user by starting with a copy of common starting configuration files.
Previous installations required that the installer be logged into Windows as the user name that will use the computer with TubeCAD. The problem then was that, when logging on as a different user, TubeCAD would lose track of the configuration files.
The method described below follows the Microsoft-suggested method of handling program data for multi-user logins for Windows from Vista and newer (Examples: Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8)
TubeCAD Starts with Common Setup Data for All Users
The TubeCAD installation program installs an initial set of common configuration files for all users.
Use an administration login to install the initial VTube.
In Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8, these files are stored in c:\ProgramData\tcadpro
What Happens When TubeCAD is Used For a New User the First Time
In this multi-user environment, you will eventually log in under other user names to use TubeCAD. When TubeCAD is run the first time for any user log in, the common configuration files are copied to that user's private folder structure (also called a "namespace").
The folder is assigned like this: c:\users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\tcadpro
Note: The common configuration folders and files are only copied when the same folders and files do not already exist in the user's private folder.
Where Each User's Part Data is Stored Initially
The bender and measuring center files are stored in Documents\tcadpro.
If these folders and the sample files in them do not exist when tcadpro starts, then TubeCAD will copy initial starting part files from the common folder.
Note: The common set of initial user's data are only copied from the common setup folder when the same folders and files do not already exist in the user's private Documents folder.
TubeCAD Project Path Assigned Inside TubeCAD Initially
TubeCAD will also automatically assign the same private Documents location as the default project file storage path for each bender inside the TubeCAD File menu.
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