diff --git a/start_caQtDM b/start_caQtDM
index 748ecb5ec68ced8154575a218b3a26fba9752c6f..bda914863a5aa802db579be9dba8806f219049d4 100755
--- a/start_caQtDM
+++ b/start_caQtDM
@@ -19,90 +19,119 @@ $output
 setenv QTDMDP  .
 if ( ${?EPICS_APP_UI_DIR} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${EPICS_APP_UI_DIR}
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${EPICS_APP_UI_DIR}/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?AREA_DETECTOR} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${AREA_DETECTOR}/ADApp/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${AREA_DETECTOR}/ADApp/op/ui/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?ADCORE} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${ADCORE}/ADApp/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${ADCORE}/ADApp/op/ui/autoconvert
+endif
+if ( ${?ADSIMDETECTOR} ) then
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${ADSIMDETECTOR}/simDetectorApp/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${ADSIMDETECTOR}/simDetectorApp/op/ui/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?ASYN} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${ASYN}/opi/caqtdm
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${ASYN}/opi/caqtdm/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?ALIVE} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${ALIVE}/aliveApp/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${ALIVE}/aliveApp/op/ui/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?AUTOSAVE} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${AUTOSAVE}/asApp/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${AUTOSAVE}/asApp/op/ui/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?BUSY} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${BUSY}/busyApp/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${BUSY}/busyApp/op/ui/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?CALC} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${CALC}/calcApp/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${CALC}/calcApp/op/ui/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?CAMAC} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${CAMAC}/camacApp/op/ui
 endif
 if ( ${?CAPUTRECORDER} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${CAPUTRECORDER}/caputRecorderApp/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${CAPUTRECORDER}/caputRecorderApp/op/ui/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?DAC128V} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${DAC128V}/dac128VApp/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${DAC128V}/dac128VApp/op/ui/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?DELAYGEN} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${DELAYGEN}/delaygenApp/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${DELAYGEN}/delaygenApp/op/ui/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?DEVIOCSTATS} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${DEVIOCSTATS}/op/ui
 endif
 if ( ${?DXP} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${DXP}/dxpApp/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${DXP}/dxpApp/op/ui/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?IP} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${IP}/ipApp/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${IP}/ipApp/op/ui/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?IP330} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${IP330}/ip330App/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${IP330}/ip330App/op/ui/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?IPUNIDIG} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${IPUNIDIG}/ipUnidigApp/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${IPUNIDIG}/ipUnidigApp/op/ui/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?LOVE} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${LOVE}/loveApp/op/ui
 endif
 if ( ${?MCA} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${MCA}/mcaApp/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${MCA}/mcaApp/op/ui/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?MEASCOMP} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${MEASCOMP}/measCompApp/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${MEASCOMP}/measCompApp/op/ui/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?MODBUS} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${MODBUS}/modbusApp/op/ui
 endif
 if ( ${?MOTOR} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${MOTOR}/motorApp/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${MOTOR}/motorApp/op/ui/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?OPTICS} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${OPTICS}/opticsApp/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${OPTICS}/opticsApp/op/ui/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?QUADEM} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${QUADEM}/quadEMApp/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${QUADEM}/quadEMApp/op/ui/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?SOFTGLUE} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${SOFTGLUE}/softGlueApp/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${SOFTGLUE}/softGlueApp/op/ui/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?SSCAN} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${SSCAN}/sscanApp/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${SSCAN}/sscanApp/op/ui/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?STD} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${STD}/stdApp/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${STD}/stdApp/op/ui/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?VAC} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${VAC}/vacApp/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${VAC}/vacApp/op/ui/autoconvert
 endif
 if ( ${?VME} ) then
 	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${VME}/vmeApp/op/ui
+	setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:${VME}/vmeApp/op/ui/autoconvert
 endif
 
 setenv QTDMDP ${QTDMDP}:/APSshare/uisys/sr/id