{"id":5530,"date":"2023-03-07T10:02:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T10:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/?post_type=manual_documentation&#038;p=5530"},"modified":"2025-10-02T20:20:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T20:20:12","slug":"folders-structure","status":"publish","type":"manual_documentation","link":"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/manual\/getting-started\/folders-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Folders Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"g1c424cc4ac66\">New Folders Structure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Really streamlined and logical as it was proposed. <br \/>Almost all now is split between two folders &#8211; data and UserPrefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UserPrefs is user-created content. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data is sort of temporary stuff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The folder in documents changed, now it is Documents\/3DCoat-202x\/ <br \/>Even if the folders structure is changed it is compatible with the previous one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As soon as 3DCoat detects some files copied to the new location in Documents from the old one, it will convert the files to the new structure. <br \/>Also, if you will install 3dcpack it will be installed correctly (except for presets that use old tools that are not present in the toolset).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, to migrate from an earlier version you may copy folders from old versions to Docs\/3DCoat-202x or create 3dcpack in the old version and install using the latest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"gcb3059e6abb6\">Migrating old v4 data to the newest versions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Use Migration Master to import your brushes, presets, smart materials from V4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 3DC_Brushes is quite extensive, so seemed to take a while, but then 3DC restarted with them added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Warning:&nbsp;Not all presets are compatible<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/forum\/uploads\/monthly_2022_01\/MigrationMaster.jpg.988a753bb4ce0627f9ecc13b80aa1147.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/forum\/uploads\/monthly_2022_01\/MigrationMaster.jpg.988a753bb4ce0627f9ecc13b80aa1147.jpg\" alt=\"MigrationMaster.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create extensions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the File Menu to Create Extensions (for general users)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-6.png?wsr\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-6.png 425w, https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-6-300x264.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gather Your Assets<\/strong>: Create a folder on your computer containing all the assets you want to include in the extension, such as custom brushes, smart materials, textures, and scripts.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"518\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-7.png?wsr\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-7.png 518w, https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-7-300x276.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Create the Extension<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 3DCoat, go to the File &gt; Create extensions menu to start the process of packaging your assets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Select Your Folder<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tool will prompt you to select the folder containing your assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Generate the Package<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3DCoat will then create a distributable package in the <code>.3dcpack<\/code> file format.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Installing an Extension&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Install it<\/strong>: An extension is a <code>.3dcpack<\/code> file. 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