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File environment

The following tables indicate the default directory paths for various data types in Mudbox, where <version> indicates your version of Mudbox (for example, 2013). 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\<version>\settings
Curves Effects Meshes Stamps Stencils Presets Logs Temp Textures Trays	Separate directories for each file type located in: <drive>:\My Documents\Mudbox\<version>\data
Mudbox files (.mud)	<drive>:\My Documents\Mudbox\<version>\data
Extracted texture maps	<drive>:\My Documents\Mudbox\<version>\data
Mudbox Plug-ins	<drive>:\Program Files\Autodesk\Mudbox<version>\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/<version>/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 <version>
Mudbox files (.mud)	/Users/<username>/Documents/Mudbox <version>
Extracted texture maps	/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Mudbox <version>
Mudbox Plug-ins	The following plug-in locations are valid and searched when Mudbox is launched: /Applications/Autodesk/Mudbox<version>/Mudbox.app/Contents/MacOS/plugins /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Mudbox<version>/Plugins

Linux file environment

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

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