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.

Mac OS X

File Type:	File location (Mac OS X)
User preferences	/Users/<username>/Library/Preferences/Mudbox/<version>/settings
Stamps, Stencils, Presets, Logs, Temp	/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Mudbox <version>
Curves, Meshes, Effects	/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Mudbox <version>
Trays	/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Mudbox <version>
Textures	/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Mudbox <version>
Mudbox files (.mud)	/Users/<username>/Documents/Mudbox<version>
Extracted ambient occlusion maps	/Users/<username>
Extracted normal and displacement maps	/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Mudbox <version>
Mudbox SDK	/Applications/Autodesk/Mudbox<version>/SDK
Mudbox Plug-ins	On Macintosh, three plug-in locations are valid and searched when Mudbox is launched: /Applications/Autodesk/Mudbox<version>/Mudbox.app/Contents/MacOS/plugins /Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Mudbox<version>/Plugins /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Mudbox<version>/Plugins

Windows

File Type:	File location (Windows)
User preferences	<drive>:My Documents\Mudbox\<version>\settings (Vista) <drive>:Users\<username>\Documents\Mudbox\<version>\settings
Stamps, Stencils, Presets, Logs, Temp	<drive>:My Documents\Mudbox\<version>\data (Vista) <drive>:Users\<username>\Documents\Mudbox\<version>\data
Curves, Meshes, Effects	<drive>:\Program Files\Autodesk\Mudbox<version>
Trays	<drive>:My Documents\Mudbox\<version>\settings (Vista) <drive>:Users\<username>\Documents\Mudbox\<version>\settings\Trays
Textures	<drive>:\Program Files\Autodesk\Mudbox<version>
Mudbox files (.mud)	<drive>:\Program Files\Autodesk\Mudbox<version>
Extracted ambient occlusion maps	<drive>:\Program Files\Autodesk\Mudbox<version>
Extracted normal and displacement maps	<drive>:\Program Files\Autodesk\Mudbox<version>\textures
Mudbox SDK	<drive>:\Program Files\Autodesk\Mudbox<version>\SDK
Mudbox Plug-ins	<drive>:\Program Files\Autodesk\Mudbox<version>\plugins NoteAdditional search paths for plug-ins can be specified through an environment variable. For more information, see Environment variables.