All preferences are saved in several files. Some files are created while installing the program, others are defined by Arbortext IsoDraw or yourself.

There are two directories where you can find preferences files:

The Arbortext IsoDraw\Program folder is created during installation. The program file IsoDraw.exe is located in the Program folder. In this folder you will find several subfolders which you must not delete. These subfolders include the preferences files among other things.

The user directory can be found in different locations depending on the operating system you are using. It can normally be found in the area where your user profile is saved.

The PTC folder also contains several subfolders, which correspond to the ones in the Program folder.

There now follows a summarized description of the folders with important notes.

In this user directory folder you will find the file IsoDraw Preferences.prf. It contains the user settings which you have defined with the command Preferences. You must not change this file, it is recreated by Arbortext IsoDraw each time the program is quit.

The folder of the same name in the program directory contains the definition files for object information These files are installed along with various DTDs.

There might be more DTDs, which have been installed by you. More details on how to define DTDs can be found in Select DTD.

Arbortext IsoDraw defines special preference files for different formats. In these, complex or rarely used preferences are described. This includes for example the color tables for DXF and DWG or the font tables for different formats. These files are only created in the Preferences folder of the user directory if you have clicked the Create PRF file button for the relevant format in the Preferences dialog box. The files can be modified with a text editing program. The file names begin with Opt and end with .prf, e.g. OptCGM.prf for CGM.

In this directory the Arbortext IsoDraw files are saved which contain the definitions for hatchings and bitmap patterns. Together with the program the files Standardhatchings.iso and Standardpatterns.iso are installed.

There might be more files with hatchings or bitmap patterns, which have been created by you. More details on how to define hatchings and bitmap patterns can be found in Show Fill Window. Some files can be archived in both the user directory and program directory.

In this directory Arbortext IsoDraw files are saved which are used as templates. Further information on template files can be found in New. Some template files can be archived in both the user directory and program directory.

Arbortext IsoDraw plugins are saved in this directory. For example the file for the Batch Tool is installed here (in the program directory). The functionality of Arbortext IsoDraw can be enhanced with plugins such as these.

You can find the online documentation for Arbortext IsoDraw in this directory (in the program directory).

All Arbortext IsoDraw files that contain library drawings are saved in this directory. The prepared library files are installed along with the program.

There might be more files with library drawings that have been added by you. More details on how to create library files can be found in Show Library. Some library files can also be archived in the user directory.

All files that contain macros are saved in this directory (in the user directory). These files are saved in the user directory folder when the program is exited.

More details on creating macros can be found in Macros and in the separate Arbortext IsoDraw Macro Language Reference.