Field for Preferences/Template Directory not editable?

[DanRathbun]

@JoNoS

… this led me to realize that the field for Template directory in Preferences/File Locations is not at all editable . All the others directories are.

This has been noted and has been discussed (for more than 3 years now) in topic …

Template Browse Button disappeared

Just noticed that “Browse” button is not showing up on my machine running SketchUp 2017. Is this some issue that has to do with High-DPI screens which has the button going missing? (Because I see the indentation of the window in that corner) Or was that option taken out on 2017 Version? 2017: [image] 2016: [image]

At the bottom of the thread I explain how the path location can be manually edited (when SketchUp is not running.)

@JoNoS

Is there a sensible reason for not allowing the Template directory to be editable by the user?

Previous quotes …

@mchandler

In SketchUp 2017, templates were moved to a non-editable location.

@Bryceosaurus

Hey Everyone

Just wanted to confirm this was an intentional change. Previously if one browsed to a file, that file was copied into sketchup’s template folder.

The connection wasn’t live, meaning if the contents of an external folder changed, those changes would NOT appear in sketchUp. As a result we wanted to reduct the chance that users would make that assumption.

@kayak83

Here we are in release 2020 and no changes still to this functionality (or lack thereof). Office environments use mapped/network locations and it would be GREATLY appreciated if the company template were available on network resources. This is available in Layout, curiously. The way Layout lets you pick folders seems much better designed. I landed here after being able to customize Layout and assumed SketchUp would be the same…