The following IDs represent a set of application system directories that are used in various contexts. More...

Macros
#define	APP_FONT_DIR 0
	The ID used to access the default Font files location. More...

#define	APP_SCENE_DIR 1
	The ID used to access the default location where Scene files are saved. More...

#define	APP_IMPORT_DIR 2
	The ID used to access the default location where import data is browsed from. More...

#define	APP_EXPORT_DIR 3
	The ID used to access the default location where export data is saved to. More...

#define	APP_HELP_DIR 4
	The ID used to access the system location where help files are stored. More...

#define	APP_EXPRESSION_DIR 5
	The ID used to access the default location where data files relating to the Expression Controller are saved. More...

#define	APP_PREVIEW_DIR 6
	The ID used to access the default location where preview rendering outputs are saved. More...

#define	APP_IMAGE_DIR 7
	The ID used to access the default location where all non-material images used in scenes are browsed from. More...

#define	APP_SOUND_DIR 8
	The ID used to access the default location where all sound files used in scenes are browsed from. More...

#define	APP_PLUGCFG_DIR 9
	The ID used to access the system location where all plugin configuration files are saved and loaded. More...

#define	APP_MAXSTART_DIR 10
	The ID used to access the system location where the application will look for default application startup scene. More...

#define	APP_VPOST_DIR 11
	The ID used to access the default location where all Video Post files used in scenes are browsed from. More...

#define	APP_DRIVERS_DIR 12
	The ID used to access the system location where the application will look for graphic driver specifc files. More...

#define	APP_AUTOBACK_DIR 13
	The ID used to access the default location where the autobackup files are saved. More...

#define	APP_MATLIB_DIR 14
	The ID used to access the default location where the material library files are loaded and saved. More...

#define	APP_SCRIPTS_DIR 15
	The ID used to access the system location where scripts are saved. More...

#define	APP_STARTUPSCRIPTS_DIR 16
	The ID used to access the system location where startup scripts are saved. More...

#define	APP_MARKETDEFAULTS_DIR 17
	The ID used to access the system location where a market defaults set is loaded from. More...

#define	APP_RENDER_PRESETS_DIR 18
	The ID used to access the default location where render preset files are loaded and saved. More...

#define	APP_UI_DIR 19
	The ID used to access the system location where files relating to the User Interface files are read from. More...

#define	APP_MAX_SYS_ROOT_DIR 20
	With Windows Vista, plugins will no longer have direct write access to the application install path. More...

#define	APP_RENDER_OUTPUT_DIR 21
	The ID used to access the default location where render output files are saved. More...

#define	APP_ANIMATION_DIR 22
	The ID used to access the default location where animation files are loaded and saved. More...

#define	APP_ARCHIVES_DIR 23
	The ID used to access the default location where archived scene files are saved. More...

#define	APP_PHOTOMETRIC_DIR 24
	The ID used to access the default location where photometric data files are loaded. More...

#define	APP_RENDER_ASSETS_DIR 25
	The ID used to access the default location where render assets (such as mental ray photon maps, etc.) are loaded and saved. More...

#define	APP_USER_SCRIPTS_DIR 26
	The ID used to access the default location where a user can safely write or create a script file. More...

#define	APP_USER_MACROS_DIR 27
	The ID used to access the default location where a user can safely write or create a macroscript file. More...

#define	APP_USER_STARTUPSCRIPTS_DIR 28
	The ID used to access the default location where a user can safely write or create a script file which is run at startup. More...

#define	APP_TEMP_DIR 29
	The ID used to access the system location where a temp file can safely be written. More...

#define	APP_USER_ICONS_DIR 30
	The ID used to access the default location where a user can safely create icon files that can be used by the Customizable User Interface system. More...

#define	APP_MAXDATA_DIR 31
	The ID used to access the system location where user specific configuration files should be written. More...

#define	APP_PROJECT_FOLDER_DIR 32
	The ID used to access the root folder of the current system project. More...

#define	APP_DOWNLOAD_DIR 33
	The ID used to access the user defined location where downloaded files should be deposited by default. More...

#define	APP_PROXIES_DIR 34
	The ID used to access the user defined location where proxies (mainly bitmaps) are stored. More...

#define	APP_MANAGED_ASSEMBLIES_DIR 35
	The ID used to access the folder that contains the .NET assemblies that are either meant to be plug-ins for the application, or contains components that are relevant to the application. More...

#define	APP_PAGE_FILE_DIR 36
	The ID used to access the folder that contains bitmap tile pagefiles, for the Bitmap Pager. More...

#define	APP_SHADER_CACHE_DIR 37
	The ID used to access the system location where a shader cache file can safely be written. More...

#define	APP_PLUGCFG_LN_DIR 38
	The ID used to access the system location where the application will look for non-localized plugin configuration files. More...

#define	APP_UI_LN_DIR 39
	The ID used to access the system location where the application will look for non-localized UI related data files. More...

#define	APP_AUTODESK_CLOUD_DIR 40
	The ID used to access the system location where the application will load and save files to the cloud (Autodesk 360 synchronization service). More...

#define	APP_PLUGIN_PACKAGE_PRIVATE_DIR 41
	The ID used to access the directory where plug-ins loaded by Plug-in Package Manager are installed for current user. More...

#define	APP_PLUGIN_PACKAGE_PUBLIC_DIR 42
	The ID used to access the directory where plug-ins loaded by Plug-in Package Manager are installed for all the users. More...

#define	APP_USER_STARTUP_TEMPLATE_DIR 43
	The ID used to access the directory where startup templates are read from in projects. More...

#define	APP_SYSTEM_IMAGE_DIR 44
	The ID used to access the system location where image files are located on install. More...

#define	APP_SYSTEM_PHOTOMETRIC_DIR 45
	The ID used to access the system location where photometric files are located on install. More...

#define	APP_SYSTEM_SOUND_DIR 46
	The ID used to access the system location where sound files are located on install. More...

#define	APP_FLUID_SIMULATION_DIR 47
	The ID used to access the directory where fluid simulation files will be placed. More...

#define	APP_USER_SETTINGS_DIR 48
	The ID used to access the directory where user settings files will be placed. More...

#define	APP_USER_TOOLS_DIR 49
	The ID used to access the directory where user tools files will be placed. More...

#define	APP_PLUGINDATA_DIR 50
	(internal only) The ID used to access the system location where system plugin-in data files are located on install. More...

#define	APP_PRESETS_DIR 51
	(internal only) The ID used to access the system location where system presets are located on install. More...

Detailed Description

The following IDs represent a set of application system directories that are used in various contexts.

The most common usage for these IDs is in the IPathConfigMgr::GetDir() and IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int) methods.

Macro Definition Documentation

◆ APP_FONT_DIR

#define APP_FONT_DIR 0

The ID used to access the default Font files location.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_SCENE_DIR

#define APP_SCENE_DIR 1

The ID used to access the default location where Scene files are saved.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_IMPORT_DIR

#define APP_IMPORT_DIR 2

The ID used to access the default location where import data is browsed from.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_EXPORT_DIR

#define APP_EXPORT_DIR 3

The ID used to access the default location where export data is saved to.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_HELP_DIR

#define APP_HELP_DIR 4

The ID used to access the system location where help files are stored.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_EXPRESSION_DIR

#define APP_EXPRESSION_DIR 5

The ID used to access the default location where data files relating to the Expression Controller are saved.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_PREVIEW_DIR

#define APP_PREVIEW_DIR 6

The ID used to access the default location where preview rendering outputs are saved.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_IMAGE_DIR

#define APP_IMAGE_DIR 7

The ID used to access the default location where all non-material images used in scenes are browsed from.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_SOUND_DIR

#define APP_SOUND_DIR 8

The ID used to access the default location where all sound files used in scenes are browsed from.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_PLUGCFG_DIR

#define APP_PLUGCFG_DIR 9

The ID used to access the system location where all plugin configuration files are saved and loaded.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_MAXSTART_DIR

#define APP_MAXSTART_DIR 10

The ID used to access the system location where the application will look for default application startup scene.

Localized plugin configuration files go here.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_VPOST_DIR

#define APP_VPOST_DIR 11

The ID used to access the default location where all Video Post files used in scenes are browsed from.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_DRIVERS_DIR

#define APP_DRIVERS_DIR 12

The ID used to access the system location where the application will look for graphic driver specifc files.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_AUTOBACK_DIR

#define APP_AUTOBACK_DIR 13

The ID used to access the default location where the autobackup files are saved.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_MATLIB_DIR

#define APP_MATLIB_DIR 14

The ID used to access the default location where the material library files are loaded and saved.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_SCRIPTS_DIR

#define APP_SCRIPTS_DIR 15

The ID used to access the system location where scripts are saved.

This location is also included in the maxscript search path.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_STARTUPSCRIPTS_DIR

#define APP_STARTUPSCRIPTS_DIR 16

The ID used to access the system location where startup scripts are saved.

Scripts found in this folder will be run when the application starts up. This location is also included in the maxscript search path.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_MARKETDEFAULTS_DIR

#define APP_MARKETDEFAULTS_DIR 17

The ID used to access the system location where a market defaults set is loaded from.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_RENDER_PRESETS_DIR

#define APP_RENDER_PRESETS_DIR 18

The ID used to access the default location where render preset files are loaded and saved.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_UI_DIR

#define APP_UI_DIR 19

The ID used to access the system location where files relating to the User Interface files are read from.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_MAX_SYS_ROOT_DIR

#define APP_MAX_SYS_ROOT_DIR 20

With Windows Vista, plugins will no longer have direct write access to the application install path.

Application data and settings needs to be written to a user profile path.

Plugins should follow the following rules from writing files:

Plugins that need to write localized configuration data should rely on APP_PLUGCFG_DIR.
Plugins that need to write non-localized configuration data should rely on APP_PLUGCFG_LN_DIR.
Plugins that need to write miscellaneous data can use APP_MAXDATA_DIR. This path is pointed to a user profile directory and is safe to write to. Plugins may create subdirectories under this path.
Plugins that need to write out temporary files should rely on APP_TEMP_DIR.
Finally, plugins that need to dynamically look up the application install root can use the APP_MAX_SYS_ROOT_DIR value.

The ID used to access the system location where application executable resides.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_RENDER_OUTPUT_DIR

#define APP_RENDER_OUTPUT_DIR 21

The ID used to access the default location where render output files are saved.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_ANIMATION_DIR

#define APP_ANIMATION_DIR 22

The ID used to access the default location where animation files are loaded and saved.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_ARCHIVES_DIR

#define APP_ARCHIVES_DIR 23

The ID used to access the default location where archived scene files are saved.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_PHOTOMETRIC_DIR

#define APP_PHOTOMETRIC_DIR 24

The ID used to access the default location where photometric data files are loaded.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_RENDER_ASSETS_DIR

#define APP_RENDER_ASSETS_DIR 25

The ID used to access the default location where render assets (such as mental ray photon maps, etc.) are loaded and saved.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_USER_SCRIPTS_DIR

#define APP_USER_SCRIPTS_DIR 26

The ID used to access the default location where a user can safely write or create a script file.

This location is also included in the maxscript search path.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_USER_MACROS_DIR

#define APP_USER_MACROS_DIR 27

The ID used to access the default location where a user can safely write or create a macroscript file.

This is searched at startup to locate custom macroscript actions.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_USER_STARTUPSCRIPTS_DIR

#define APP_USER_STARTUPSCRIPTS_DIR 28

The ID used to access the default location where a user can safely write or create a script file which is run at startup.

Scripts found in this folder will be run when the application starts up. This location is also included in the maxscript search path.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_TEMP_DIR

#define APP_TEMP_DIR 29

The ID used to access the system location where a temp file can safely be written.

Note that the application does no special action to clean up this folder on exit, that it is still the responsibility of the developer to remove temporary files.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_USER_ICONS_DIR

#define APP_USER_ICONS_DIR 30

The ID used to access the default location where a user can safely create icon files that can be used by the Customizable User Interface system.

This location is included in the search path when the application is attempting to load an icon file by name.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_MAXDATA_DIR

#define APP_MAXDATA_DIR 31

The ID used to access the system location where user specific configuration files should be written.

This value was introduced due to support Least Privilege Users.

See also: APP_MAX_SYS_ROOT_DIR; IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_PROJECT_FOLDER_DIR

#define APP_PROJECT_FOLDER_DIR 32

The ID used to access the root folder of the current system project.

Developers should prefer to access this value using the methods named below.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetCurrentProjectFolder(); IPathConfigMgr::SetCurrentProjectFolder(const MaxSDK::Util::Path&)

◆ APP_DOWNLOAD_DIR

#define APP_DOWNLOAD_DIR 33

The ID used to access the user defined location where downloaded files should be deposited by default.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetCurrentProjectFolder(); IPathConfigMgr::SetCurrentProjectFolder(const MaxSDK::Util::Path&)

◆ APP_PROXIES_DIR

#define APP_PROXIES_DIR 34

The ID used to access the user defined location where proxies (mainly bitmaps) are stored.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetCurrentProjectFolder(); IPathConfigMgr::SetCurrentProjectFolder(const MaxSDK::Util::Path&)

◆ APP_MANAGED_ASSEMBLIES_DIR

#define APP_MANAGED_ASSEMBLIES_DIR 35

The ID used to access the folder that contains the .NET assemblies that are either meant to be plug-ins for the application, or contains components that are relevant to the application.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetCurrentProjectFolder(); IPathConfigMgr::SetCurrentProjectFolder(const MaxSDK::Util::Path&)

◆ APP_PAGE_FILE_DIR

#define APP_PAGE_FILE_DIR 36

The ID used to access the folder that contains bitmap tile pagefiles, for the Bitmap Pager.

See also: IBitmapPager::GetPageFilePath(); IBitmapPager::SetPageFilePath(const MCHAR* path)

◆ APP_SHADER_CACHE_DIR

#define APP_SHADER_CACHE_DIR 37

The ID used to access the system location where a shader cache file can safely be written.

These are shaders that have been compiled by 3ds Max and stored for later usage. The compiled shaders can live longer than a 3ds Max session, being reused whenever possible.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_PLUGCFG_LN_DIR

#define APP_PLUGCFG_LN_DIR 38

The ID used to access the system location where the application will look for non-localized plugin configuration files.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_UI_LN_DIR

#define APP_UI_LN_DIR 39

The ID used to access the system location where the application will look for non-localized UI related data files.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_AUTODESK_CLOUD_DIR

#define APP_AUTODESK_CLOUD_DIR 40

The ID used to access the system location where the application will load and save files to the cloud (Autodesk 360 synchronization service).

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_PLUGIN_PACKAGE_PRIVATE_DIR

#define APP_PLUGIN_PACKAGE_PRIVATE_DIR 41

The ID used to access the directory where plug-ins loaded by Plug-in Package Manager are installed for current user.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_PLUGIN_PACKAGE_PUBLIC_DIR

#define APP_PLUGIN_PACKAGE_PUBLIC_DIR 42

The ID used to access the directory where plug-ins loaded by Plug-in Package Manager are installed for all the users.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_USER_STARTUP_TEMPLATE_DIR

#define APP_USER_STARTUP_TEMPLATE_DIR 43

The ID used to access the directory where startup templates are read from in projects.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_SYSTEM_IMAGE_DIR

#define APP_SYSTEM_IMAGE_DIR 44

The ID used to access the system location where image files are located on install.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_SYSTEM_PHOTOMETRIC_DIR

#define APP_SYSTEM_PHOTOMETRIC_DIR 45

The ID used to access the system location where photometric files are located on install.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_SYSTEM_SOUND_DIR

#define APP_SYSTEM_SOUND_DIR 46

The ID used to access the system location where sound files are located on install.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_FLUID_SIMULATION_DIR

#define APP_FLUID_SIMULATION_DIR 47

The ID used to access the directory where fluid simulation files will be placed.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_USER_SETTINGS_DIR

#define APP_USER_SETTINGS_DIR 48

The ID used to access the directory where user settings files will be placed.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_USER_TOOLS_DIR

#define APP_USER_TOOLS_DIR 49

The ID used to access the directory where user tools files will be placed.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_PLUGINDATA_DIR

#define APP_PLUGINDATA_DIR 50

(internal only) The ID used to access the system location where system plugin-in data files are located on install.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

◆ APP_PRESETS_DIR

#define APP_PRESETS_DIR 51

(internal only) The ID used to access the system location where system presets are located on install.

See also: IPathConfigMgr::GetDir(); IPathConfigMgr::SetDir(int)

Macros