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Plugin search paths | Substance 3D Designer

Plugin search paths

Designer will look for plugins in specific directories (i.e. search paths). This page explains how to configure these paths.

Users can add custom directories manually in the software preferences, or specify them using environment variables.


Manually adding plugin search paths

  1. Go to Edit > Preferences...

  2. Select the Projects category

  3. Select the Project File you want to edit

  4. In the Python tab, click on the + button to add the directory that contains the plugins

  5. Click OK to validate

Settings up Python plugins search paths Project settings


Using environment variables

The application will look for plugins in all paths specified using the SBS_DESIGNER_PYTHON_PATH environment variable.

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