Load Nzl-Library

NOZZLE LOADING-MOVING & LIBRARIES

Navigate to where your default Painter.NZL file is located and click on the Open button and the library appears on the right side of the Nozzle Mover dialog box (11). Just below each window you will find the name of the library it contains. I chose to move the Ivy_2 nozzle. When you select the nozzle to move it a red outline surrounds your choice, The name of the nozzle will appear under the Current Nozzle: dialog. Hold the mouse button down and drag the icon into the left window and release the button. You should see the same icon in both windows. Select the original nozzle click on the Delete button to remove the nozzle from the original library. Click once on the icon in the new library, click on the Change Name… button. Enter a new name in the Change Nozzle Name dialog box (12). Click OK. If you have quite a few nozzles to move into different libraries you can also create a new Library by clicking once on the New... button.

A few more comments about file sizes and you are on your own. Painter likes it when you maintain small core files. These files can become bloated very quickly. I keep the brush (.brs), papers (.pap), color sets (.pcs), brush looks (.blk), gradients (.grd), patterns (.ptl), and selection portfolio (.frs) files small because I am not creating a lot of new content to increase their size. I keep an eye on them but rarely have to create a new library. My problem children are the ones that can become monsters such as the image portfolio (.por), or the Scripts (.ssd and .ssk) files. My nozzle and portfolio libraries and can become over 100MB quickly because of all the nozzles I make. The one that gets deleted every time I shut Painter down is the Pre Built Brush file . I keep all new libraries in folders out side the Painter folder. I also keep swapping my plug-ins whenever I need them so Painter will load faster. Maintaining small files and organized libraries should be two of the more important items on your Painter To Do List.