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3–1089) supplied by third parties and independent
software developers. You can also store plug-ins in
separate directories and use this panel to add the
paths of those directories. Changing t he list order
specifies the search order. Put the most frequently
used plug-ins at the top.
Path information is stored in the
plugin.ini file.
Note: To change the p ath for standard plug-ins
included with 3ds Max, use the
Configure System
Paths (page 3–854)
function.
For descriptions of the general dialog controls, see
Configure User Paths (page 3–852) .
Pr ocedur es
To modify a plug-in path:
1.
Onthe3rdPartyPlug-Inspanel,chooseapath
entry.
2. Click Modify.
3. On the Choose Directory dialog, do one of the
following:
• EnterapathinthePathfield.
• Navigate to locate a path.
4. Click Use Path.
The new p ath takes effect immediately.
To add a plug-in path:
1.
On the 3rd Party Plug-Ins panel, click Add.
2. On the Choose Directory dialog, do one of the
following:
• EnterapathinthePathfield.
• Navigate to locate a path.
3. Type a description in the Lab el field.
4. If you want to include subdirectories in this
path,turnonAddSubpaths.
5. Click Use Path.
The new p ath takes effect immediately.
To delete a path:
1.
Onthe3rdPartyPlug-Inspanel,chooseapath
entry.
2. Click Delete.
The path location is removed.
Network Plug-In Configur ation
You can include path annotations to additional
INI files within the local
plugin.ini and the
softwarewillprocessthefilesasiftheywere
part of the original
plugin.ini .Thiscanbevery
helpfulinsettingswhereseveralsystemsona
network are using the same plug-ins. The network
administrator need only maintain a single remote
INI file, rather than having to update each machine
individually.
Procedure
Ex ample: To a dd remote INI files to y our l ocal
plug in. i ni :
1.
Open your local copy of plugin.ini with your
prefe rred text editor.
2. At the bottom of the file, type [Include] and
press ENTER.
3. Below [Include], ty pe these two lines:
myremote=\\remote_dir \remote_plugin.ini
anotherdir=d:\test\extr a_plug in.ini
Note: You can give any title to the directory
(
myremote or anotherdir, in this case) and the