File SaveAs does not change Analysis working directory

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Hello,

My second post here so please let me know if I am not doing something right.

My folder structure is as follows:

  1. Project Folder that has step files and other case folders
    1.1 Case 1 Folder
    1.2 Case 2 Folder
    …

In Tools → Settings → General, I have Save results in .pmx file to “No”
In Tools → Settings → Calculix, I have Use .pmx folder as work directory set to “Yes”

Steps to recreate this issue:

  1. Open PrePoMax version 1.2.0 and conduct FE analysis in Case 1 folder and get results.
  2. Click File → SaveAs and save a new pmx file “Case2” in folder Case 2
  3. Make required changes to the file and make it ready to run analysis
  4. Right Click Analysis-1, select “Edit” and check parameters for Analysis-1
  5. Work Directory still shows Case 1 folder.
  6. Close PrePoMax
  7. Open PrePoMax again
  8. Open Case 2 pmx file and check Working Directory, now it shows Case 2 folder.

Due to above settings, my Case 1 files are getting re-written when I conduct analysis for Case 2.

Can the working directory for Analysis be changed to the location of pmx file on SaveAs?

Kind regards
Dharmit

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If the working directory is changed in the context menu of the model tree, then I’d expect this to be a per-model setting, possibly overriding the global setting (be it a fixed directory or the location of the current pmx file).

Yet this would make the pmx files non-portable. On the target system, this directory might not exist.

I agree that switching pmx file should also update working directory (given that option is active) no matter how the pmx file was changed in a prepomax session (by opening another pmx file or by save as).

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I can confirm it is a bug. The analysis folder is not updated when the file is saved to a new file name. When the file is Open-ed then the analysis folder is updated. I have fixed this bug in the current developer version.

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