Ensure you have downloaded and installed the Shade app from the website and offline models zip if necessary from here:
Open notepad and add the following powershell script. Note you must locate the shade_backend.exe
file. This is typically in the following location:
C:\Users\<YOUR USER FOLDER>\AppData\Local\Programs\shade\Shade.exe
Make sure to update the path to the shade_backend.exe
and set SHADE_KEY
and SHADE_MODELS_PATH
if necessary.
Save the file as shade.ps1
and then right click on the file and select “Run with Powershell”.
If any issues arise, we’re always happy to help in our discord, over email or live on a call!
Keeping the backend up to date with the latest features is simple with multiple approaches depending on internet availability.
shade.exe
). On launch, if an update is available the “update is available” window will show. Simply select the relevant update option.shade_backend.exe
and restart the serverDownload the Shade app onto any artist/clients/workstations that need to connect to Shade.
Studio clients on the same network only need three pieces of information to connect & search. To locate the server and then for shade to perform path translation.
9082
, for example, in our organization we have an SMB server at smb://192.168.193.130
, so the shade address is http://192.168.193.130:9082
. If not, running ipconfig
and using the ipv4 shown will typically work.C:\studio\media
, then this value would be the same: C:\studio\media
.assets
folder at Z:\assets
, then this value would be Z:\assets
.To fill this information:
I am using this in a Studio
L
(local) workspace but can take advantage of the server by selecting the other workspaces/servers.Ensure you have downloaded and installed the Shade app from the website and offline models zip if necessary from here:
Open notepad and add the following powershell script. Note you must locate the shade_backend.exe
file. This is typically in the following location:
C:\Users\<YOUR USER FOLDER>\AppData\Local\Programs\shade\Shade.exe
Make sure to update the path to the shade_backend.exe
and set SHADE_KEY
and SHADE_MODELS_PATH
if necessary.
Save the file as shade.ps1
and then right click on the file and select “Run with Powershell”.
If any issues arise, we’re always happy to help in our discord, over email or live on a call!
Keeping the backend up to date with the latest features is simple with multiple approaches depending on internet availability.
shade.exe
). On launch, if an update is available the “update is available” window will show. Simply select the relevant update option.shade_backend.exe
and restart the serverDownload the Shade app onto any artist/clients/workstations that need to connect to Shade.
Studio clients on the same network only need three pieces of information to connect & search. To locate the server and then for shade to perform path translation.
9082
, for example, in our organization we have an SMB server at smb://192.168.193.130
, so the shade address is http://192.168.193.130:9082
. If not, running ipconfig
and using the ipv4 shown will typically work.C:\studio\media
, then this value would be the same: C:\studio\media
.assets
folder at Z:\assets
, then this value would be Z:\assets
.To fill this information:
I am using this in a Studio
L
(local) workspace but can take advantage of the server by selecting the other workspaces/servers.