Texture Paths

CINEMA 4D searches for texture files and animation files in the following locations:

1. In the same folder as the scene
   
2. In the Tex folder within the scene’s folder
   
3. In the Tex folder within the CINEMA 4D folder
   
4. If a given bitmap was saved to an absolute path, CINEMA 4D will, in this case, only search within this path, and will ignore all other defined search paths.
   
5. If textures from CINEMA 4D libraries are used, the corresponding path can be set directly to this directory and the texture(s) will only be searched for here.
   
6. And, finally, in any path entered into this field.
   

If a texture is not in any of these folders, add the texture’s folder to this dialog.

You can specify up to ten paths. Each is searched recursively, i.e. sub-folders are searched too. Type the path name directly into a text box. If a texture still cannot be located after searching all the texture paths, CINEMA 4D reports a texture error.

Alternatively, you can click on the file selection button at the right.