Bevels.ai, where is it?

I am using illustrator CS5 and I want to create a custom bevel for use with illustrator's 3d tools, but the file, bevels.ai, which is mentioned mentioned in this help document is no where to be found on my computer. The folder in which it is supposed to be found "required" isn't there either. I know I didn't delete these files, and I don't want to reinstall illustrator just to be able to access bevels.ai, especially when I doubt that that will solve the problem. Actually, it seems the file or some equivelent one must be somewhere in my system or the bevels in the 3d tool wouldn't work at all. Can someone tell me what is going on, and what I can do to solve this problem? Also, other illustrator CS5 users, do you have this file, and is it where it is supposed to be (Adobe Illustrator CS5\Support Files\Required\Resources\en_US\ folder (Windows) or Adobe Illustrator CS5\Required\Resources\en_US folder ((Mac OS)?
Thanks,
Melissa

Mine in CS4 are in the Package (MacOS). Highlight the app file in the AICS* folder and right-(Ctrl)-click and Show Package Contents. In the Required folder, click Resources, click en_US and it should be there.

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