Frosty Bear Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Hey, so I'm a newbie to PDn and the forums and I need a bit of help... I'm a bit stuck on downloading plugins, because I can't figure out how to get them to work. I'ts probably blindingly obvious, but can someone help me anyway? Thanks. I'll just post an example. I go here to download the Shape 3D plugin http://mkt.t-cat.biz/pdn/3.htm#3 and click Mirror (from this website) ZIP. It comes up with And I click OK Then I get: and click close. And I'm left with What do I do now? Or have I done something wrond before this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Expiration- Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 You should select the Shape3D.dll by clicking on it once. Then, hit the extract button at the top. A dialog should come up, asking you where you want to extract the file to. Navigate to C:/Program Files/Paint.NET/Effects, and then hit okay. The next time you start up Paint.NET, Shape3D will be in the Effects menu. If Paint.NET is currently open, restart for the changes to take effect. Hope this helps! Call me expired. Please. Don't go counting your chickens before the pack of rabid ravaging foxes attacks. -Sozo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 There is a tutorial written on the subject, which can be found here: http://boltbait.googlepages.com/install Follow the tutorial, for it will guide you through how to install effects. I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Bear Posted June 14, 2008 Author Share Posted June 14, 2008 You should select the Shape3D.dll by clicking on it once. Then, hit the extract button at the top. A dialog should come up, asking you where you want to extract the file to. Navigate to C:/Program Files/Paint.NET/Effects, and then hit okay. The next time you start up Paint.NET, Shape3D will be in the Effects menu. If Paint.NET is currently open, restart for the changes to take effect.Hope this helps! I get this I'll try read the tutorial. Thanks both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Bear Posted June 14, 2008 Author Share Posted June 14, 2008 The tutorial doesn't work, because when it says "Step 2) In the "Save As..." box, change your directory to your Paint.NET effects directory. If your system is like mine, you should see it in C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\Effects" My one goes straight to a downloads box, and if I double click the plugin it comes up with a bx like I've posted above, and gives me an access denied, or something =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceyBlau Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I don't have WinZip, I just deleted it and extract them folder-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Bear Posted June 14, 2008 Author Share Posted June 14, 2008 I've done it all on IE but I've now got a lot of plugins in Program Files\Paint.NET\Effects but none of them will come up in the Effects drop down menu on Paint.net when I open it. And I can't use them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Have you extracted the ZIPs so that the DLLs are directly in the Effects folder? Further, did you restart Paint.NET after the DLLs were added? I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Bear Posted June 14, 2008 Author Share Posted June 14, 2008 I'm a bt dumb on this and embarrased to admit, how do I extract the ZIPs so that the DLLs are directly in the Effects folder. And yes, I did restart Paint.net. Even a few times to check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 D'oh. Wrong section. Moved to Troubleshooting You might try this ... viewtopic.php?f=16&t=2023 Thread Closed The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I gather from your first screenshots that you have WinRAR installed, which is a ZIP archive unpacking utility. Usually, utilities like that will hook themselves into the context menu, so all you have to do is right-click on the ZIP icon and select the Extract / Unpack / Uncompress option, depending upon which utility you're using. There may be a submenu labeled WinRAR, or the shortcuts may be directly in the main list (I don't use WinRAR, I use 7zip, which is both less bulky and never-have-to-pay freeware, but I've seen both). So, right-click on the ZIP icon, find the "Extract Here" command, and click it. That should do the trick. Sorry, it was already all nice and typed up. Re-closed, I guess. I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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