PreferencesFilePaths(bpy_struct)

base class — bpy_struct

class bpy.types.PreferencesFilePaths(bpy_struct)

Default paths for external files

animation_player

Path to a custom animation/frame sequence player

Type:string, default “”, (never None)
animation_player_preset

Preset configs for external animation players

  • INTERNAL Internal, Built-in animation player.
  • DJV Djv, Open source frame player: http://djv.sourceforge.net.
  • FRAMECYCLER FrameCycler, Frame player from IRIDAS.
  • RV rv, Frame player from Tweak Software.
  • MPLAYER MPlayer, Media player for video & png/jpeg/sgi image sequences.
  • CUSTOM Custom, Custom animation player executable path.
Type:enum in [‘INTERNAL’, ‘DJV’, ‘FRAMECYCLER’, ‘RV’, ‘MPLAYER’, ‘CUSTOM’], default ‘INTERNAL’
auto_save_time

The time (in minutes) to wait between automatic temporary saves

Type:int in [1, 60], default 0
font_directory

The default directory to search for loading fonts

Type:string, default “”, (never None)
hide_recent_locations

Hide recent locations in the file selector

Type:boolean, default False
hide_system_bookmarks

Hide system bookmarks in the file selector

Type:boolean, default False
i18n_branches_directory

The path to the ‘/branches’ directory of your local svn-translation copy, to allow translating from the UI

Type:string, default “”, (never None)
image_editor

Path to an image editor

Type:string, default “”, (never None)
recent_files

Maximum number of recently opened files to remember

Type:int in [0, 30], default 0
render_cache_directory

Where to cache raw render results

Type:string, default “”, (never None)
render_output_directory

The default directory for rendering output, for new scenes

Type:string, default “”, (never None)
save_version

The number of old versions to maintain in the current directory, when manually saving

Type:int in [0, 32], default 0
script_directory

Alternate script path, matching the default layout with subdirs: startup, add-ons & modules (requires restart)

Type:string, default “”, (never None)
show_hidden_files_datablocks

Hide files and data-blocks if their name start with a dot (.*)

Type:boolean, default False
show_thumbnails

Open in thumbnail view for images and movies

Type:boolean, default False
sound_directory

The default directory to search for sounds

Type:string, default “”, (never None)
temporary_directory

The directory for storing temporary save files

Type:string, default “”, (never None)
texture_directory

The default directory to search for textures

Type:string, default “”, (never None)
use_auto_save_temporary_files

Automatic saving of temporary files in temp directory, uses process ID (sculpt & edit-mode data won’t be saved!)

Type:boolean, default False
use_file_compression

Enable file compression when saving .blend files

Type:boolean, default False
use_filter_files

Display only files with extensions in the image select window

Type:boolean, default False
use_load_ui

Load user interface setup when loading .blend files

Type:boolean, default False
use_relative_paths

Default relative path option for the file selector

Type:boolean, default False
use_save_preview_images

Enables automatic saving of preview images in the .blend file

Type:boolean, default False
use_scripts_auto_execute

Allow any .blend file to run scripts automatically (unsafe with blend files from an untrusted source)

Type:boolean, default False
use_tabs_as_spaces

Automatically convert all new tabs into spaces for new and loaded text files

Type:boolean, default False
classmethod bl_rna_get_subclass(id, default=None)
Parameters:id (string) – The RNA type identifier.
Returns:The RNA type or default when not found.
Return type:bpy.types.Struct subclass
classmethod bl_rna_get_subclass_py(id, default=None)
Parameters:id (string) – The RNA type identifier.
Returns:The class or default when not found.
Return type:type

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