Bentley AutoPLANT Environment variables or % variable list

I always said I would do this and I have hit the last straw since I need it often – here is a list of them all. [1 week later] – some of the items are defined in the [ALIAS] section of the AT.INI file in C:\ProgramData\Bentley\Plant V8i\CFG\AT.INI

  • %APP_DIR% is simple the short directory name of the application that you are using.
    • For example, if a file is stored here, the app is the SHORT bolded text
      c:\My Favorite Project\ELECT STUDY\Config\modules\CableT\piping\Draw\myfavorite_drawing_vb_file.ebs
  • %PROJECT_ROOT%
    • – using the same example as above, it is the bolded text
      c:\My Favorite Project\ELECT STUDY\Config\modules\CableT\piping\Draw\myfavorite_drawing_vb_file.ebs
  • %NETWORK_ROOT% –c:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\Plant V8i\Help\MyFavoriteHelpFile.chm

    but don’t let “network” fool you as it is most likely on your computer

  • %Local_Root% – not sure yet – but here is a samle context: %Local_Root%\modules\AT_CBLTR.mnu
  • %CUSTOM_ROOT%=C:\ProgramData\Bentley\Plant V8i\Bentley Plant V8i Configurations\
  • LOCAL_ROOT=C:\ProgramData\Bentley\Plant V8i