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814 Chapter 22: Customizing the User Interface
3rd Par ty Plug-Ins Path
Configuration
Customize menu > Configure System Paths > Configure
System Paths dialog > 3rd Party Plug-Ins panel
On the 3rd Party Plug-Ins panel of the Config ure
System Paths dialog, you can add or modify the
directory paths of plug-ins (page 3–995) supplied
by third parties and independent software
developers. You can also store plug-ins in separate
directoriesandusethispaneltoaddthepathsof
those directories. Changing the list order specifies
the search order. Put the most frequently used
plug-ins at the top.
Path information is stored in the plugin.ini file.
Note: To change the p ath for standard plug-ins
included with 3ds Max, use the Configure System
Paths (page 3–810) function.
For descriptions of the general dia log controls, see
Configure User Paths (page 3–808).
Pr ocedur es
To modify a plug-in pa th:
1.
Onthe3rdPartyPlug-Inspanel,chooseapath
entry.
2. Click Modify.
3. On the Choose Directory dialog, do one of the
following:
• EnterapathinthePathfield.
• Navigate to locate a path.
4. Click Use Path.
The new path takes effect immediately.
To add a plug-in path:
1.
On the 3rd Party Plug-Ins panel, click Add.
2. On the Choose Directory dialog, do one of the
following:
• EnterapathinthePathfield.
• Navigate to locate a path.
3. Type a description in the Label field.
4. If you want to include subdirectories in this
path, turn on Add Subpaths.
5. Click Use Path.
The new path takes effect immediately.
To delete a path:
1.
Onthe3rdPartyPlug-Inspanel,chooseapath
entry.
2. Click Delete.
The path location is removed.
Network Plug-In Configuration
You can include path annotations to additional INI
files within the local plugin.ini and the software w i ll
processthefilesasiftheywerepartoftheoriginal
plugin.ini. This c an be very helpful in setti ngs
where several systems on a network are using the
same plug-ins. The network administrator need
only maintain a sing le remote INI file, rather than
having to update each machine individually.
Procedure
Ex ample: To a dd r emote I NI f iles to y our l ocal
plugin. ini:
1.
Open your loca l copy of plugin.ini with your
prefe rred text editor.
2. At the bottom of the file, type [Include] and
press ENTER.
3. Below [Include], ty pe these two lines:
myremote=\\remote_dir \remote_plugin.ini
anotherdir=d:\test\extr a_plug in.ini