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To Select a Working Directory
Your working directory is an area you designate to store Creo Parametric files. Typically, the default working directory is directory in which you start Creo Parametric. To select a different working directory for your current Creo Parametric session, use one of the following procedures.
To Select a Working Directory from the Folder Navigator
1. Click in the navigation window. (You may need to click on the status bar first to see the navigation window.) The Folder Navigator appears.
2. Select the directory you want to set as your working directory and right-click. A shortcut menu appears.
3. Click Set Working Directory. A message confirms the working directory is changed.
To Select a Working Directory from the File Menu
1. Click File > Manage Session > Select Working Directory. The Select Working Directory dialog box opens.
2. Browse to the directory you want to set as the new working directory. A folder followed by a period is displayed indicating the location of the working directory.
3. Click OK to set as the current working directory.
To Select a Working Directory from the Creo Parametric Options dialog box
1. Click File > Options > Environment.
2. Click Browse next to Working directory. The Select Working Directory dialog box opens.
3. Browse to the directory you want to set as your working directory. A folder followed by a period is displayed indicating the location of the working directory.
4. Click OK in the Select Working Directory dialog box. The path is displayed in the Working directory box.
5. Click OK in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box.
To Select a Working Directory from the Home Tab
1. On the Home tab click Select Working Directory. The Select Working Directory dialog box opens.
2. Browse to the directory you want to set as your working directory. A folder followed by a period is displayed indicating the location of the working directory.
3. Click OK to set as the current working directory.
 
The new working directory setting is not saved when you exit Creo Parametric.
If you retrieve a file from a directory other than your working directory and then save the file, the file saves to the directory from which is was retrieved. If you save a copy and rename the file, the copy saves to the current working directory.
You can access the working directory from the File Open, Save Object, Save a Copy, and Backup dialog boxes by clicking .