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Loading files from a network

Last update: April 7, 2026

Substance 3D Painter doesn’t support networked paths because this require an account authentification , which the software can’t do.
Therefore the paths must be mapped / mounted by the operating system.

Windows : http://www.laptopmag.com/articles/map-network-drive-windows-10
MacOS : http://osxdaily.com/2010/09/20/map-a-network-drive-on-a-mac/
Linux : http://superuser.com/questions/145191/how-do-i-map-a-drive-network-share-using-the-linux-terminal

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