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flamingo:nxt:library:location [2016/11/09]
flamingo:nxt:library:location [2020/08/14] (current)
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 +====== Flamingo nXt 5 Library Location ======
 +
 +> **Summary:** //The default library locations for Flamingo nXt//
 +
 +
 +=====Default location for Flamingo libraries=====
 +In Windows 7, 8, 10 the default folder location for libraries is:
 +
 +C:\ProgramData\McNeel\Flamingo nXt\Libraries\en-US\Materials
 +
 +This ProgramData Folder is normally hidden.  The easiest way to locate the folder is to go to Windows Explorer, then type in the address bar: **%Programdata%** .  Click **enter**. There will be a list of folders. One will be McNeel. Then navigate down through the folders to the proper language folder and the Materials folder.
 +
 +=====Locating other libraries=====
 +Flamingo nXt can reference extra libraries beyond the default.  To find the other locations that Flamingo may be referencing, go to the Flamingo Options in Rhino:
 +
 +  - Open Rhino
 +  - Go to the Tools pulldown > Options
 +  - Under the Rhino Options, select the Flamingo nXt panel
 +  - To the right will be a list of Library folders
 +
 +Any of these folders may contain materials or plants.
 +
 +=====Adding a custom location to the Flamingo library path=====
 +To add more library folders that Flamingo may reference, go to the Flamingo Options in Rhino:
 +
 +  - Open Rhino.
 +  - Go to the Tools pulldown > Options.
 +  - Under the Rhino Options, select the Flamingo nXt panel.
 +  - To the right will be a list of Library folders.
 +  - Click on the Add Folder button below the folder list.
 +  - Browse to the folder location of the libraries.
 +  - Click OK to finish.