Installation and User Folders

After installing SAInt, the user has access to two folders: the installation directory and the user directory. The installation directory contains all the required libraries (.dll), the executables, the end-user license agreement, and the documentation setup file. The user folder contains a variety of supporting files and documentation like the template files, the lexicon listing all the objects' properties, sample polygons and project examples.

SAInt uses as licensing software "CodeMeter" by WIBU Systems. CodeMeter is installed during the installation of SAInt. It is a good practice to carry out the installation of SAInt and CodeMeter using administrative credentials.

1. Installation folder

The installation folder can be generally found at the following path: C:\Program Files\encoord\SAInt-v3. The most relevant files available in the folder are:

  • 16 and 16 CodeMeter (software managing SAInt license, requiring administrative privileges)

  • 16 SAInt-Core.dll (dynamic link library of SAInt-Core)

  • 16 SAInt-API.dll (application programming interface library of SAInt-API)

  • 16 SAInt-GUI.exe (SAInt graphical user interface executable)

  • 16 docs-encoord-setup.exe (documentation installation setup)

  • 16 eula.rtf (word document of the end-user license agreement)

2. User folder

The user folder can be found at the following path: C:\Users\User_Name\Documents\encoord\SAInt-v3, where User_Name is the name of the user for which SAInt has been installed. If the user is not the administrator of the computer, this folder may be empty. The same content can be found at C:\ProgramData\encoord\SAInt-v3, that it is by default a hidden folder. If the user folder is empty, the user can copy and paste the content from ProgramData. Pay attention to not remove the content from ProgramData.

The user folder has the following structure:

  • repository 02 SAInt-v3

    • repository 02 DataImport: templates for importing a variety of data into SAInt.

      • repository 02 FuelConsumptionCurve

      • repository 02 Network

      • repository 02 Others

      • repository 02 Profile

      • repository 02 Quality

      • repository 02 Scenario

      • repository 02 Shapefile

      • repository 02 WindTurbinePowerCurve

    • repository 02 Documents: lexicon and SAInt-API help file.

      • repository 00 FiltrableLexicon.xlsx

      • repository 00 Lexicon.xlsx

      • repository 04 SAInt-API-Help.chm

    • repository 02 Logs: used to save the extended logs when required by the user for debugging reasons.

    • repository 02 Polygons: polygon files of the default projects and of world Countries.

    • repository 02 Projects: recommended location for models and projects.

    • repository 02 Settings: default SAInt settings and units of measure for the different releases installed on the computer.

    • repository 02 Visualization: cache directory for image service providers in geographic map views.