File environment

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File environment

The following tables indicate the default directory paths for various data types in Mudbox. Many of these directory paths can be changed to suit your requirements.

Windows file environment

File Type:	File location (Windows)
User preferences	<drive>:\My Documents\Mudbox\2012\settings (Vista) <drive>:\Users\<username>\Documents\Mudbox\2012\settings
Curves Effects Meshes Stamps Stencils Presets Logs Temp Textures Trays	Separate directories for each file type located in: <drive>:\My Documents\Mudbox\2012\data (Vista) <drive>:Users\<username>\Documents\Mudbox\2012\data
Mudbox files (.mud)	<drive>:\My Documents\Mudbox\2012\data
Extracted texture maps	<drive>:\My Documents\Mudbox\2012\data
Mudbox SDK	<drive>:\Program Files\Autodesk\Mudbox2011 Subscription Advantage Pack\SDK
Mudbox Plug-ins	<drive>:\Program Files\Autodesk\Mudbox2011 Subscription Advantage Pack\plugins NoteYou can specify additional search paths for plug-ins using an environment variable. For more information, see MUDBOX_PLUG_IN_PATH .

Mac OS X file environment

File Type:	File location (Mac OS X)
User preferences	/Users/<username>/Library/Preferences/Mudbox/2012/settings
Curves Effects Meshes Stamps Stencils Presets Logs Temp Textures Trays	Separate directories for each file type located in: /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Mudbox 2012
Mudbox files (.mud)	/Users/<username>/Documents/Mudbox 2012
Extracted texture maps	/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Mudbox 2012
Mudbox SDK	/Applications/Autodesk/Mudbox2012/SDK
Mudbox Plug-ins	The following plug-in locations are valid and searched when Mudbox is launched: /Applications/Autodesk/Mudbox2012/Mudbox.app/Contents/MacOS/plugins /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Mudbox2012/Plugins

Linux file environment

File Type:	File location (Linux)
User preferences	/home/<username>/Mudbox/2012/settings
Stamps, Stencils, Presets, Logs, Temp	/home/<username>/Mudbox/2012/data
Curves, Meshes, Effects	/home/<username>/Mudbox/2012/data
Trays	/home/<username>/Mudbox/2012/data/Trays
Textures	/home/<username>/Mudbox/2012/data/Textures
Mudbox files (.mud)	/home/<username>/Mudbox/2012/data
Extracted ambient occlusion maps	/home/<username>/Mudbox/2012/data
Extracted normal and displacement maps	/home/<username>/Mudbox/2012/data
Mudbox SDK	/usr/autodesk/mudbox2012/SDK
Mudbox Plug-ins	/usr/autodesk/mudbox2012/bin/plugins