Skin Editor: Command Line Parameters

Apr 03, 2026

This topic lists additional options you can use to run the Skin Editor from the command line. Command line parameters are useful if you need to generate multiple binary SKINRES files from source skin projects.

Command Line Parameters List

/MAKESKINRES=Specifies the absolute or relative path to the source skin project (a SKINPROJ file). Output SKINRES files always have the same names as corresponding source SKINPROJ files./OUTPATH=

Optional. Specifies the output path for exported SKINRES files.

If you omit this parameter, the Skin Editor places exported SKINRES files into the source skin project’s directory.

/S

Optional. Enables silent mode for SKINRES file generation. The Skin Editor displays no error messages or dialogs in this mode.

If you omit this parameter, the Skin Editor stops the current SKINRES generation job when an error occurs and displays the corresponding error message.

Command Line Examples

Export SKINRES Files to the Default Source Project Directory

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start dxSkinEditor.exe /MAKESKINRES="SkinProject.skinproj"

Export SKINRES Files to the Custom Source Project Directory

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start dxSkinEditor.exe /MAKESKINRES="C:\Skin Projects\SkinProject.skinproj"