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The Plugin manager allows you to install, load and manage all plugins in Source. Available via , this dialog (shown in Figure 1) shows all plugins that have been loaded in Source, along with those available online.
Figure 1. Plugin manager
Loading plugins
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When installing plugins in Source, you must have administrator access on your computer. Plugins that are installed as part of Source are located in the following plugins folder:
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It is also good practice to copy external or third party plugins to the corresponding plugins folder prior to loading the plugin into Source.
Installing plugins
Working with plugins (in the Plugin Manager) is a two-step process:
- First, install the plugin - Click Browse... to select the plugin and populate the list; and
- Then, load it - Ensure that the plugin is enabled (default) and then, close and re-start Source.
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| Note: Plugins will only load when no projects are open. |
The second step also ensures that if you have a new version of the plugin, it will get updated when you re-open Source.
Conversely, if you are using a plugin in an older version of Source, you must reload it in a new version of Source.
Figure 1. Plugin manager
Online plugins
Click the Online icon on the left panel to view a list of plugins available from the online store. These are hosted by eWater and are available for use when you
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Note: If a required plugin is not loaded, Source might have a problem running. In this instance, an error dialog appears (example in Figure 2), showing the name of the missing plugin. Figure 2. Error without installed plugin |
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