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Defonten
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February 15, 2024
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How to set parent project folder for safe transferring project between home and work PCs?

  • February 15, 2024
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Hey guys, is it possible to set some some global path in SD similar to the way Houdini has it, for example $HIP/MyProjectSources/ where $HIP would be main root of the project directory containing all the subfolders with various textures I use in SD? I need it because very often I have to copy my substance project from work PC to my home PC and vice versa and while at home I may have MyProjectSources at C:/Projects/MyProjectSources, on my work PC it might be on Z:/FolderA/FolderB/FolderC/MyProjectSources and it would be nightmare to relink all the pathes manually. Is there some way to do that? Thanks!

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Cyril Dellenbach
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Cyril DellenbachCommunity Manager
Community Manager
February 16, 2024

Hello @Defonten,

 

Thanks for the question.

 

We have aliases that are made for this specific purpose. You can create an alias in the Preferences panel, under the Project section.

 

Here's a video explaining how to add aliases, and here's another documentation page on the subject.

 

Regards,

Cyril Dellenbach (Micro) | QA Support Artist | Adobe
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DefontenAuthor
Inspiring
February 16, 2024

@Cyril Dellenbach Thanks a lot really but to be honest, it's still not very clear to me what would be the workflow. Very simple example:

 

So let's say I created MyTest.sbs file on my very desktop and linked there SandDesert.png file which is on D:/myResources/Textures

 

I then entered Preferences and created myResources Alias there mapping it to D:/myResources as a path for this alias.

 

I then remove SandDesert.sbs file from my desktop and move it to E:/myOtherResources/Textures, open MyTest.sbs and expectedly see that the link is broken.

 

I go to preferences and in my myResources alias change the path to E:/myOtherResources where I have thise SandDesertfile.png file

 

But it doesn't work and the link is still broken. What am I doing wrong?

 

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