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This directory can be changed using a md.plugins.dir java system property and specifying paths separated with a semicolon (;) symbol.
To change the location of the plugins directory
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- Open the <modeling tool name>.properties file, which is located in <modeling tool installation directory>\bin.
In the JAVA_ARGS line, add the following property:
-Dmd.plugins.dir="absolute path to plugins directory1;absolute path to plugins directory2"
Tip title Sample property value -Dmd.plugins.dir="C:\Program Files\MagicDraw\plugins;D:\MyPlugins"
Note - If you are loading plugins from a custom location, make sure the location contains extracted plugin files. Compressed plugin files (.zip) cannot be loaded.
- Besides the plugin itself, any other files (profiles, modelLibraries, samples, etc.) contained in the plugin .zip file are not added to the installation directory like they are when installing a resource.
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Additionally, plugins are loaded from a configuration files location (<Configuration files location>\plugins). This allows to have global and user plugins.
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See “MagicDraw Configuration Files Location” in the MagicDraw UserManual.pdf See Configuration files. |
Another issue on Unix systems is related to user permissions to write. If a modeling tool is installed in a root, user is not allowed to write in a global plugin directory if a user has not such permissions.