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A path translation rule (PTR) specifies the path where the computer with the "Job Manager" will find the project's files and folder.

The drive with the project must be mounted and accessible on the simulation node computers
The PTRs are defined under File | RealFlow > Preferences > Job Manager > Path Translation Rules...
The prefix (can be a drive only or a complete path to a certain directory) will be replaced by the drives/paths defined under "Linux", "Windows", or "Mac".

RealFlow 10 Documentation > Path Translation Rules > pref_job_manager_ptr_01.jpg

Table

The table contains the PTR – you only have to fill in the columns you really need: if the network contains, for example, only Windows machines “Linux” and “Mac” remain empty.

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You can add as many PTRs as required. RealFlow always tries to find a matching rule from the existing PTRs and ignores invalid rules.

Example A

This is the configuration:

The project is located on a Windows computer on the D:/ drive, named Data
On Linux the Data drive is mounted as /mnt/Data/
On macOS the Data drive is mounted as /Volumes/Data

Here are all possible PTRs for different operating systems, and you only have to use the ones valid for your operating system(s):

Prefix	`D:/`
Linux	`/mnt/Data/`
Windows	`D:/`
macOS	/`Volumes/Data/`

Example B

To access a project on an macOS computer we recommend mounting the Mac volumes as network drives. In Windows you can assign a letter to a network drive and this makes PTRs really easy.

The project is located on a macOS computer under /Volumes/Data/
On Windows, the Data drive is mounted as X:/
On Linux the Data drive is mounted as /mnt/Data/

Here are all possible PTRs for different operating systems, and you only have to use the ones valid for your operating system(s):

Prefix	`/Volumes/Data/`
Linux	`/mnt/Data/`
Windows	`X:/`
macOS	`/Volumes/Data/`

Example C

Finally, the Linux route:

The project is located on a Linux computer under /mnt/Data/
On Windows, the Data drive is mounted as X:/
On macOS the Data drive is mounted as /Volumes/Data/

Here are all possible PTRs for different operating systems, and you only have to use the ones valid for your operating system(s):

Prefix	`/mnt/Data/`
Linux	`/mnt/Data/`
Windows	`X:/`
OS X	`/Volumes/Data/`