Flare 2026.1 (macOS) – Need confirmation of Python script search paths

[artfulx]

Hi Autodesk Team,

I’m setting up Python tools for Flare 2026.1 on macOS and need to confirm the official script-loading locations.
The online documentation lists:

/opt/Autodesk/shared/python/

~/Autodesk/flame_2026/scripts/python/

but it doesn’t clearly state whether Flare on macOS loads from both of these or only the user path.

Could you please confirm:

The exact directories Flare 2026.1 scans for Python scripts on macOS.

Whether /opt/Autodesk/shared/python/ is supported or restricted by permissions.

Where this is documented in the Flame Family Python API Guide.

Thanks very much,
Marios

[fred.warren]

Hello Marios,

I am not sure what is the online documentation you are referring to, but in the latest documentation (https://help.autodesk.com/view/FLAME/2026/ENU/?guid=Flame_API_Python_Hooks_Reference_html) the following is listed:

User, Project, and Application, and Shared locations

You can assign python hooks to a given user or project. Simply add the Python file with the custom hooks in one of the following locations:

• A specific user:

  • Linux: /home/<user name>/flame/python
  • macOS: /Users/<user name>/Library/Preferences/Autodesk/flame/python

• A specific project: /opt/Autodesk/project/<project name>/python

  • In the future, any python files located there will be copied with the project when the project is converted to a new version.

• A specific application version: /opt/Autodesk/<PRODUCT>_<VERSION>/python

• A global, opened and shared location: /opt/Autodesk/shared/python

  • Will be used by all users and projects in all versions.

Other locations

It is possible to make Flame scan a directory other than /opt/Autodesk/<PRODUCT>_<VERSION>/python for .py files by setting the DL_PYTHON_HOOK_PATH environment variable to the desired path.

Multiple paths can also be used by separating them by :.

[artfulx]

Hello Fred

Thanks for your reply.

Can you confirm that using python in flame and flare in Macos is exactly the same, as I seem to be getting permission issues in Flare on macOS ? are there no limitations in flare?

[fred.warren]

There shouldn't be any difference other than some attributes/functions not being available in Flare when the associated feature is not available inside the application.

You should contact the support team so they can investigate the permission issue with you.

[artfulx]

thanks for this, are you or is this saying that flare behaves differently?