Custom Files loaded on Startup

30 - 1 Custom Files loaded on Startup

On startup, Tecplot 360 EX will load certain configuration files. These files are editable and can be placed in different locations depending on preference. The different files types are as follows:

• tecplot.add (Add-on Loading)

• tecplot.cfg (Configuration Files)

• tecplot.fnt (Custom Character and Symbol Definition)

• tecplot.mcr (Quick Macro Panel)

• tecplot_latex.mcr (LaTeX Expressions)

• variable_aliases.txt (Creating and Using a Variable Alias File)

When Tecplot 360 EX first launches, it looks for the above tecplot* files in the following locations, in the order listed below. Tecplot* specifies any of the above filenames.

• The file tecplot* specified on the command line. (See Section 30 - 1.1 “Loading custom files via the Command Line”.)

• The file tecplot* in the current working directory.

• The file tecplot* in your home directory when using -h flag on the command to set the home directory.

• The file tecplot* in the Users home directory. On Mac and Linux, the tecplot* file must be preceded by a period in the users home directory. For example, .tecplot.add.

• The file tecplot* in the Tecplot 360 EX installation directory.

The first file found in the above search order is used; others are ignored even if they exist. To see what tecplot* files are being loaded, in 360 go to Help->About Tecplot 360 EX (on Mac, Tecplot 360 EX->About Tecplot 360 EX) and look for the files in the Runtime environment.

30 - 1.1 Loading custom files via the Command Line

You can specify a different custom file by adding an option flag in front of the custom file name to the command line when launching Tecplot 360 EX.

The following command starts Tecplot 360 EX and installs the custom file specified at startup.

tec360 -flag tecplot*

Where -flag is the flag of the certain file you want to load. Refer to the table below for the correct flag to be used.

-addonfile filename	Supply a custom list of addons via the tecplot.add file.
-c cfgfile	Use cfgfile for the configuration instead of the default configuration file, tecplot.cfg.
-f fontfile	Use fontfile instead of the default font file, tecplot.fnt.
-p scriptfile	Use scriptfile like tecplot_latex.mcr instead of the default, tecplot_latex.mcr.
-qm quickpanelfile	Place the macro functions in quickpanelfile in the Quick Macro Panel, instead of using the macros from the default file, tecplot.mcr.

To see an example of any of these files, open the file in the your Tecplot 360 EX installation.