How do I delete my ORD preferences?


(Scroll down for External Processes)

It is always best practice to make a backup of your ORD user preferences when the user has made modifications to the settings and ORD tool bar. If you need help on how to make a backup of your customized ORD tool bars and user preferences, see this wiki. The processes listed below will reset the user preferences back to the OHDOT provided .upf settings (shown below). 

It is important to make sure you close out of OpenRoads Designer before proceeding with any of these steps.

 

(Internal Process)

Reset User Preference ODOT ProjectWise tool bar.

The OHDOT tool bar drop down can be accessed within ProjectWise Explorer. 

Clicking the "OHDOT" tab.

Highlight the utilities section and then select the corresponding user preferences you want to delete. Once you've clicked the desired preference delete you may get prompted with a message (shown below). 

If you do get prompted with this message, just click the "OK" button. You may now open ORD once again and the software will generate a fresh .upf file.

Note: This process does have a safety feature and will not allow the user to run if ORD is still open on time of clicking tool.

 

(External Process)

Deleting User Preferences using Windows File Explorer.

Copy and paste the path highlighted in blue into windows file explorer.

Note: You will need to add your [username] prior to clicking the enter button or the arrow within windows file explorer.

  1. Delete Folder: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Bentley\OpenRoadsDesigner\
  2. Create Folder: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Bentley\OpenRoadsDesigner\
  3. Delete Folder: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\Bentley\OpenRoadsDesigner\
  4. Delete Folder: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\Bentley\SUDA\
  5. Delete Folder: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\Bentley\SUE\
  6. Delete Folder: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Bentley\SUDA\
  7. Delete Folder: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Bentley\SUE\

 

(External Process)

Reset User Preferences using Windows Command Prompt.

You can access the windows command prompt by typing "Command Prompt" into the windows search. 

 

Once command prompt is open 

Copy the following commands and paste (ctrl+v) into the command prompt:

rd /s /q "%localappdata%\Bentley\OpenRoadsDesigner\"
mkdir "%localappdata%\Bentley\OpenRoadsDesigner\"
rd /s /q "%localappdata%\Temp\Bentley\OpenRoadsDesigner\"
rd /s /q "%localappdata%\Temp\Bentley\SUDA\"
rd /s /q "%localappdata%\Temp\Bentley\SUE\"
rd /s /q "%localappdata%\Bentley\SUDA\"
rd /s /q "%localappdata%\Bentley\SUE\"

 

NOTE: Within the OHDOT standards, there is a bat file that can be run to also delete ORD preferences. This bat is in Standards\OHDOT Utilities\Utilities\Delete ORD Prefs.bat