Relative Paths #43546

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Greg Zaal · 2015-02-03T14:11:50+01:00

Greg Zaal commented

2015-02-03 14:11:50 +01:00

The use of relative paths in Blender (e.g. //../textures/img.png) is quite important and enabled by default, however it is not documented anywhere what exactly a relative path is, compared to the usual absolute paths (e.g. /home/user/projects/test/textures/img.png). It is not a common term for windows users and thus can cause some confusion.

A page should be added to the Data System chapter which explains them properly, where they are used and what problems they might cause (e.g. moving a blend file using the OS's file browser will most likely break all texture and library paths in the blend file).

Then wherever relative paths are mentioned prominently, a link should be added pointing to this page.

The use of relative paths in Blender (e.g. `//../textures/img.png`) is quite important and enabled by default, however it is not documented anywhere what exactly a relative path is, compared to the usual absolute paths (e.g. `/home/user/projects/test/textures/img.png`). It is not a common term for windows users and thus can cause some confusion. A page should be added to the **Data System** chapter which explains them properly, where they are used and what problems they might cause (e.g. moving a blend file using the OS's file browser will most likely break all texture and library paths in the blend file). Then wherever relative paths are mentioned prominently, a link should be added pointing to this page.

Greg Zaal commented

2015-02-03 14:11:50 +01:00

Changed status to: 'Open'

Greg Zaal commented

2015-02-03 14:11:50 +01:00

Added subscriber: @GregZaal

Wayne Campbell self-assigned this 2015-02-20 16:59:14 +01:00

Wayne Campbell commented

2015-02-20 17:20:44 +01:00

Shall we assume readers know, or can find out, what a relative path is. It seems we shouldn't have to explain path hierarchy and define the terms.

Greg Zaal commented

2015-02-20 19:16:17 +01:00

Perhaps we can just briefly explain it - no need to go into too much detail. Might be a good idea to link to somewhere (e.g. wikipedia) that explains it more thoroughly.