How to use External Text Editor in TouchDesigner — Tip in TouchDesigner#2

Setup External Text Editor.

Each to their own.

Maybe you don’t like your default editor (Like me).

This tip is gonna show you how to setup external text editor in TouchDesigner.

In the example, our target editor is Sublime.

Methods of edit DAT operators

Normally, we have 3 ways can edit data:

1. Directly use operator.
2. Use ‘Textport’
3. Use external editor

1 & 2 are the default in TouchDesigner. And 3, you can choose whatever you like.

Setup External Editor

Right click on your DAT operators, and clicking ‘Edit Contents’.

It has a default external editor. (Mac : Xcode, Wins : I’m not sure??)

I would like to use Sublime here.

Let’s go to change it.

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1.

Follow the route : TouchDesigner -> Preferences

2.

Choose ‘DATs’ in the Preferences panel.

And you can see the fields of Text Editor and Table Editor.

3.

Click the small file browser icon. Select ‘Application’ and choose the editor you prefer.

4.

Remember, click ‘Save’.

Finally, right click on your DAT operators and click ‘Edit Contents’ again.

Bang!!

Sublime say hello to you!

It’s just a simple tip. I think it will help some people who just start learning TouchDesigner.

References:

Using an External Text Editor