Plug-in Manager Preferences

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:

1. Custom locations. Custom locations are the paths specified by the XSI_PLUGINS environment variable.

2. 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).

3. 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).

4. 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.