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is there a way to automate plugin installation?

Explorer ,
Feb 22, 2024 Feb 22, 2024

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Hi, is there a way to automate the installation of plugins to Substance 3D Sampler without having to manually select the plugin from the preferences window?

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For example, in Substance Designer, you can copy the plugin to the appropriate plugins folder and Designer recognizes it automatically and loads it without requiring any user intervention.

 

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Adobe Employee ,
Feb 22, 2024 Feb 22, 2024

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Hello,

There are two environment variables:

  • SAMPLER_PLUGIN_PATH
  • SAMPLER_SCRIPT_PATH

By defining those paths, you can add your plugins and scripts automatically there.

 

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Explorer ,
Feb 22, 2024 Feb 22, 2024

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thanks for the quick response! that works if I set the env variable in a terminal and run Sampler directly from the command line but doesn't seems to work if I launch Sampler through the normal method of opening it in Finder or through the taskbar.

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Feb 23, 2024 Feb 23, 2024

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Update: I was able to set the env variable in mac globally for all apps following this stackoverflow post. However, it would be nice if the Sampler already looked at ~/Documents/Adobe/Adobe Substance 3D Sampler/python/plugins by default, or even if you could adjust/add paths from within the Sampler settings, or through the python API.

 

I also noticed that if the zip file is still in the SAMPLER_PLUGIN_PATH folder when you start Sampler and the plugin has already been installed, Sampler crashes (see attached crash report).

 

Will these issues be addressed? 

 

Thanks

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Explorer ,
Feb 27, 2024 Feb 27, 2024

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in the meantime, is there a way to detect if a plugin has been loaded and a way to remove the plugin from sampler through an api or the command line?

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Explorer ,
Feb 27, 2024 Feb 27, 2024

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another bit of info.  it was crashing for me on mac, but I tried in windows as well and it often crashes there too if the zip file is left in the SAMPLER_PLUGIN_PATH. Sometimes Sampler will load without crashing but the plugin doesn't seem to be loaded

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Apr 03, 2024 Apr 03, 2024

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bumping this. did anyone get to look into this issue yet?  thanks

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