Finding the Installation Directory <install_directory>

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Most tutorials use files that are located in the tutorials/ directory of the software installation. In the tutorials, file paths are referenced as <install_directory>/../. In order to locate the files needed, you will need to determine the path of the installation directory <install_directory>. This path is dependent on the installation that was performed at your site. To determine what this path is, follow these instructions:

1. Launch the application.

2. From the permanent menu (located at the bottom right corner of the graphics user interface), select the global panel.

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Permanent menu

The template file: field contains the path to the current template file, if one is selected.

On PC:

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Global panel – PC example

Review the path, and extract the portion preceding /templates/.
This is the path for the installation directory <install_directory>.

Note:

You may need to highlight the path and use the arrow keys on your keyboard to review the complete path as the application truncates it to show only its end portion in the corresponding field.

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Installation directory path – PC example

In this example, <install_directory> is C:/myinstallation/hyperworks/altair/.

On UNIX:

Review the path, and extract the portion preceding /hm/.
This is the path for the installation directory <install_directory>.

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Global panel – UNIX example

Note:

You may need to highlight the path and use the arrow keys on your keyboard to review the complete path as the application truncates it to show only its end portion in the corresponding field.

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Installation directory path – UNIX example

In this example, <install_directory> is /soft/qa-raid2/hw/installs/hw/altair/.

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