Override DCC location

dietmar.kreider · April 20, 2021, 9:55am

Hi!

I’m struggling to find the right spot in the sg-config, where I can override a DCC exe location. For example for Maya or Nuke. We have our custom launch (batch) scripts, which should be used to start the DCC. I’ve dumped the path into env/includes/software_path.yaml, then i’ve tried to alter env/includes/settings/tk-maya.yaml. No chances. What’s the right spot, where I can override it? Or do I need to fork the engines?

so long
Dietmar

mmoshev · April 20, 2021, 10:26am

You should determine whether your software list is coming from Software entities in Shotgun, or from software_path.yaml. If the latter, then it should work, really. This is all in your tk-multi-launchapp config, I believe, which could be in various places (seems like your config is based on v2).
If the former, then just change the launch paths in Shotgun.

dietmar.kreider · April 20, 2021, 12:50pm

how can I determine where my Software is comming from?
I’m using a distributed sg-config (via git). Inhertied from default config v2. I didn’t specified by my self, where the soft is comming from. So what would be the default?

mmoshev · April 21, 2021, 8:49am

Seems like launchapp by default is now set to use Software entities. So go to the Software page in Shotgun, and set your paths from there.

github.com

shotgunsoftware/tk-config-default2/blob/master/env/includes/settings/tk-multi-launchapp.yml

# Copyright (c) 2017 Shotgun Software Inc.
#
# CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY
#
# This work is provided "AS IS" and subject to the Shotgun Pipeline Toolkit
# Source Code License included in this distribution package. See LICENSE.
# By accessing, using, copying or modifying this work you indicate your
# agreement to the Shotgun Pipeline Toolkit Source Code License. All rights
# not expressly granted therein are reserved by Shotgun Software Inc.

################################################################################

includes:
- ../app_locations.yml
- ../software_paths.yml

################################################################################

# auto discover DCCs for launch
settings.tk-multi-launchapp:

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dietmar.kreider · April 29, 2021, 10:41am

Thanks a lot! The Software Settings in WebUI do the job for me!