Absolute vs relative paths

The paths defining the different folders can be entered and shown either absolute or relative. An absolute path shows the location of the folder completely, starting from the drive letter. A relative path shows the location of the folder relative to the base folder. For example, “./input” indicates a folder “input” inside the base folder.

Switching between relative and absolute paths is done using the button next to the browse button.

To change all paths to absolute or relative


  1. Click the button next to the base folder
  2. select Make all subfolders absolute to change all paths to absolute paths, or select Make all subfolders relative to the base folder to change all paths to relative paths.

    The representation of all folders will change to absolute resp. relative paths.

    To change a single path to absolute or relative

  3. Click the button next to the specific folder
  4. select Make subfolder absolute or Make subfolder relative to the base folder to change the path.

    The path for the folder will change to an absolute or a relative path.