Catalogs

目录

So, what’s a catalog?

那么，什么是目录？

The Content Browser lets you create catalogs that contain links to scenes, images and other files.

Content Browser 允许您创建包含场景、图像和其他文件链接的目录。

Catalogs can contain any number of files that can be displayed by the Content Browser, i.e., known file types as well as file types unknown to Cinema 4D. Whereby the latter would not make much sense …

目录可以包含任何数量的文件，可以显示的内容浏览器，即，已知的文件类型，以及文件类型未知的Cinema 4d。这样后者就没什么意义了..。

Such a catalog will be saved to your user library / browser directory. Don’t forget that, except for the presets, the catalog consists only of links to files. If you relocate or delete files to which these links are directed, the links will not work. How you can work around this dilemma is described below. Items that cannot be located by the catalog will be displayed in gray.

这样的目录将保存到用户库/浏览器目录中。不要忘记，除了预设，目录只包含指向文件的链接。如果重新定位或删除这些链接所指向的文件，则链接将无法工作。如何解决这个困境将在下面描述。目录中找不到的项目将以灰色显示。

Something else to keep in mind: Presets in catalogs are only links that are directed to presets saved to the Presets folder. If you delete the original preset in the Presets folder, the catalog will not be able to find it anymore.

另外要记住的是: 目录中的预设只是指向预设保存到预设文件夹的链接。如果删除 preset 文件夹中的原始预设，目录将无法再找到它。

How do I create a catalog?

如何创建目录？

1. Select 选择New Catalog 新目录 from the Content Browser’s 从内容浏览器的File 档案 menu. 菜单
   
   
2. Enter an appropriate name. Ignore 输入适当的名称。忽略Base Folder 基本文件夹 for now (this function is described in detail below). Click on 现在(这个函数将在下面详细描述)。点击OK 好的.
   
3. A new, empty catalog, with the name you gave it, will appear in the Content Browser. Now it just has to be filled. 内容浏览器中将出现一个新的、带有您给它的名称的空目录。现在它只需要被填满

How do I fill a catalog?

如何填写目录？

There are different ways to fill a catalog with files or presets:

用文件或预设填充目录有不同的方法:

• Drag & drop files or presets from any directory on your hard drive (even from another Content Browser) onto the respective catalog. 将文件或预置文件从硬盘上的任何目录(甚至从另一个 Content Browser)拖放到相应的目录中
• Right-click on selected objects in the Content Browser. A menu will open, at the bottom of which you will find the 右键单击“内容浏览器”中选定的对象。一个菜单将打开，在其底部，你会发现Add To 添加到 option. Select one of these menu points and all selected items will be placed into this catalog. 选择。选择其中一个菜单点，所有选定的项目将被放入此目录

Will the catalog work on a different hard drive?

目录是否在另一个硬盘上工作？

Let’s say you want to pass a catalog full of interior scenes to your colleague. The problem: The scenes themselves are not contained in the catalog, so you have to pass the folder in which the scenes are located along as well (in addition to the *.cat4d catalog file). This is what the Base Folder function is for. The Base Folder should point to the scene folder’s top-most hierarchy, where all catalog items are physically located. This folder can then be easily copied to a data storage device and it will still function with the catalog. In the content window, right-click on the catalog folder, select Change Base Folder and enter the DVD as the new Base Folder.

比方说，你想把一个全是室内场景的目录传给你的同事。问题: 场景本身不包含在目录中，因此您必须传递场景所在的文件夹(除了 * 之外)。目录文件)。这就是基本文件夹函数的作用。基本文件夹应该指向场景文件夹的最顶层层次结构，其中所有目录项目的物理位置。然后可以很容易地将这个文件夹复制到数据存储设备，并且它仍然可以与目录一起工作。在“内容”窗口中，右键单击目录文件夹，选择“更改基本文件夹”并输入 DVD 作为新的基本文件夹。

The catalog should carry the same name and be located at the exact location, as defined in the Home Directory setting. This will avoid confusion on the part of the Content Browser.

目录应该具有相同的名称，并且位于精确的位置，正如在“主目录”设置中定义的那样。这将避免内容浏览器部分的混淆。

Catalogs (files with the .cat4d extension) are usually located in your user library/browser directory. Catalogs can also be temporarily opened from any other location by simply double clicking on the file in the Content Browser.

目录(带有。Cat4d 扩展名)通常位于用户库/浏览器目录中。也可以通过双击 Content Browser 中的文件从任何其他位置临时打开目录。