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\2011.5\settings

(Vista) <drive>:\Users\<username>\Documents\Mudbox\2011.5\settings

Curves

Effects

Meshes

Stamps

Stencils

Presets

Logs

Temp

Textures

Trays

Separate directories for each file type located in:

<drive>:\My Documents\Mudbox\2011.5\data

(Vista) <drive>:Users\<username>\Documents\Mudbox\2011.5\data

Mudbox files (.mud)

<drive>:\My Documents\Mudbox\2011.5\data

Extracted texture maps

<drive>:\My Documents\Mudbox\2011.5\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/2011.5/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 2011.5

Mudbox files (.mud)

/Users/<username>/Documents/Mudbox 2011.5

Extracted texture maps

/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Mudbox 2011.5

Mudbox SDK

/Applications/Autodesk/Mudbox2011.5/SDK

Mudbox Plug-ins

The following plug-in locations are valid and searched when Mudbox is launched:

/Applications/Autodesk/Mudbox2011.5/Mudbox.app/Contents/MacOS/plugins

/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Mudbox2011.5/Plugins

Linux file environment

File Type: File location (Linux)

User preferences

/home/<username>/Mudbox/2011.5/settings

Stamps, Stencils, Presets, Logs, Temp

/home/<username>/Mudbox/2011.5/data

Curves, Meshes, Effects

/home/<username>/Mudbox/2011.5/data

Trays

/home/<username>/Mudbox/2011.5/data/Trays

Textures

/home/<username>/Mudbox/2011.5/data/Textures

Mudbox files (.mud)

/home/<username>/Mudbox/2011.5/data

Extracted ambient occlusion maps

/home/<username>/Mudbox/2011.5/data

Extracted normal and displacement maps

/home/<username>/Mudbox/2011.5/data

Mudbox SDK

/usr/autodesk/mudbox2011.5/SDK

Mudbox Plug-ins

/usr/autodesk/mudbox2011.5/bin/plugins