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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.

Mac OS X

File Type: | File location (Mac OS X)
--- | ---
User preferences | /Users/<username>/Library/Preferences/Mudbox/<version>/settings
Stamps, Stencils, Presets, Logs, Temp | /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Mudbox <version>
Curves, Meshes, Effects | /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Mudbox <version>
Trays | /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Mudbox <version>
Textures | /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Mudbox <version>
Mudbox files (.mud) | /Users/<username>/Documents/Mudbox<version>
Extracted ambient occlusion maps | /Users/<username>
Extracted normal and displacement maps | /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Mudbox <version>
Mudbox SDK | /Applications/Autodesk/Mudbox<version>/SDK
Mudbox Plug-ins | On Macintosh, three plug-in locations are valid and searched when Mudbox is launched: /Applications/Autodesk/Mudbox<version>/Mudbox.app/Contents/MacOS/plugins /Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Mudbox<version>/Plugins /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Mudbox<version>/Plugins

Windows

File Type: | File location (Windows)
--- | ---
User preferences | <drive>:My Documents\Mudbox\<version>\settings (Vista) <drive>:Users\<username>\Documents\Mudbox\<version>\settings
Stamps, Stencils, Presets, Logs, Temp | <drive>:My Documents\Mudbox\<version>\data (Vista) <drive>:Users\<username>\Documents\Mudbox\<version>\data
Curves, Meshes, Effects | <drive>:\Program Files\Autodesk\Mudbox<version>
Trays | <drive>:My Documents\Mudbox\<version>\settings (Vista) <drive>:Users\<username>\Documents\Mudbox\<version>\settings\Trays
Textures | <drive>:\Program Files\Autodesk\Mudbox<version>
Mudbox files (.mud) | <drive>:\Program Files\Autodesk\Mudbox<version>
Extracted ambient occlusion maps | <drive>:\Program Files\Autodesk\Mudbox<version>
Extracted normal and displacement maps | <drive>:\Program Files\Autodesk\Mudbox<version>\textures
Mudbox SDK | <drive>:\Program Files\Autodesk\Mudbox<version>\SDK
Mudbox Plug-ins | <drive>:\Program Files\Autodesk\Mudbox<version>\plugins NoteAdditional search paths for plug-ins can be specified through an environment variable. For more information, see Environment variables.