Plug-in Manager Preferences

Plug-in Loading

Scan sub-folders

Whether to automatically load plug-ins in subfolders of the Application\Plugin directories of various locations (factory, user, workgroups, as well as add-on folders in those locations).

Turning this option off can decrease the time needed to start Softimage or update all plug-ins. However when this option is off, you need to load plug-ins in subfolders manually using the plug-in manager before you can use them.

Note that plug-ins directly in the Application \Plugin directory of those locations are always loaded regardless of this preference, as are those in the bin\nt-x86, bin\nt-x86-64, linux/x86, or linux/x64 subfolders as appropriate.

Conflict Resolution

Specifies how Softimage resolves multiple versions of the same self-installing plug-in. For non-self-installing plug-ins and other customizations, Softimage uses origin ordering and loads the first copy of the plug-in that it finds.

If Versioning is selected, Softimage loads the most recent version of the plug-in. For example, if your User location contains version 1.2 of a plug-in, and a workgroup contains 1.3, then Softimage loads version 1.3. If all copies of a plug-in are the same version, then Softimage uses origin ordering to resolve the conflict.

If Origin Ordering is selected, Softimage loads the plug-in from the location with the highest precedence. When Softimage searches for plug-ins, it first searches custom locations, then the user path, then the workgroups, and finally the factory path:

Custom locations. Custom locations are the paths specified by the XSI_PLUGINS environment variable.
User location. Add-ons in the User location are loaded after any other plug-ins found in the User location (for example, plug-ins in %XSI_USERHOME%\Application\Plugins are loaded before plug-ins in%XSI_USERHOME%\Addons).
Workgroups. Softimage searches workgroups in the order they are listed in the Plug-in Manager (so the first workgroup in the list takes precedence).

Add-ons in a workgroup are loaded after any other plug-ins found in the workgroup (for example, plug-ins in MyWorkgroup\Application\Plugins are loaded before plug-ins in MyWorkgroup\Addons).
Factory location. This is the location where Softimage is installed. It has the lowest priority. A plug-in in this location will be loaded only if it does not exist in any of the other locations.

Plug-in Tree Tab

Displays or hides various types of information on the Tree tab of the Plug-in Manager.

Advanced

Show additional tabs in the Plug-in Manager

Displays the Custom Folders and V1.0 Plug-ins tabs in the Plug-in Manager.