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--- tools:opendir [2020/01/24 15:03] – created lightwolf
+++ tools:opendir [2025/04/01 10:13] (current) – [Pre-defined directory names] lightwolf
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 By default this will open the settings directory, but can be used in simple scripts to open any directory.
+The following script uses this plugin to open the content directory.
+<code python OpenDir.py>
+# -*- Mode: Python -*-
+# -*- coding: ascii -*-
+"""
+This is a LightWave Generic plug-in that opens a directory,
+in this case the content directory using a magic string
+"""
+__author__     = "Michael Wolf"
+__date__       = "Jan 21 2020"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright (C) 2020 db&w GbR"
+__version__    = "1.0"
+__maintainer__ = "Michael Wolf"
+__email__      = "michael.wolf@db-w.com"
+__status__     = "Example"
+__lwver__      = "2018"
+try:
+    import lwsdk
+except ImportError:
+    raise Exception("The LightWave Python module could not be loaded.")
+ga = lwsdk.GenericAccess()
+if ga.valid():
+    name = "Content"
+    ga.evaluate("Generic_dbwOpenDir %s" % name)
+</code>
+===== Pre-defined directory names =====
+LightWave 3D uses certain "magic" directory names for directories relevant to the current instance of LightWave 3D. These can be passed on to the plugin.
+If the directory doesn't match any of these, it will be assumed to be a full path and then open it.
+^Name ^Description^
+|Content|Current content directory|
+|Animations|Animation directory in the current content directory|
+|Images|Image directory in the current content directory|
+|Envelopes|Envelope directory in the current content directory|
+|Motions|Motion directory in the current content directory|
+|Objects|Objects directory in the current content directory|
+|Plug-ins|Plugins directory in the current installation(!) directory|
+|Previews|Previews directory in the current content directory|
+|PSFonts|Directory used by Modeler to load additional Postscript fonts to be used by the Text tool|
+|Scenes|Scenes directory in the current content directory|
+|Settings|Settings directory for LightWave 3D, usually located within the user profile|
+|Surfaces|Surface directory in the current content directory|
+|Nodes|Nodes directory in the current content directory|
+|Sounds|Sounds directory in the current content directory|
+|Dynamics|Dynamics directory in the current content directory|
+|Rigs|Rigs directory in the current content directory|
+|Install|Installation directory of LightWave 3D|
+|Lights|Lights directory in the current content directory|
+|Radiosity|Radiosity directory in the current content directory|
+|VertCache|Certex Cache directory in the current content directory|
+|Shaders|Shaders directory in the current content directory, not used anymore|
+----
+[[https://www.patreon.com/dbw|{{  ::become_a_patron_button.png?nolink|}}]]
+This is a small bonus plugin for January 2020, made possible by the finest patrons on [[https://www.patreon.com/dbw|Patreon]].