Asset Browser
Video Guide
Video Guide
Popup Browser & Windowed Browser
In Arborea there are multiple ways you can browse assets and tools. The docked window browser and the quick popup browser.
The layouts of the both browsers are essentially the same, and both work the same as well.
The Sidebar
Here you will find the categories and filters to help sort through the asset library.
Favorites
In Arborea you can star your favorite assets. Doing this will have these assets also show up in the favorites category for quick access.
Clicking the Star icon at the top of the categories sidebar will enable “Show Favorites First” which when enabled all favorited assets will be sorted to the top of each category first so you can access them quicker.
The Tool Browser
In the Arborea browser there is also a Tools & Generators section where you will find all of the geometry tools and generators. You can find more info on this HERE
The Top Bar
Here you will find the import options such as
Spawn at:
World origin - Spawns imported asset at world origin
3D cursor - Spawns imported asset at 3D cursor
Import Type:
Append - Imports a local copy of the asset into your current project.
Linked - References the asset from its original file, keeping it updated externally. (quickest method & saves memory)
Collection
Arborea Collections - This will use Arboreas default asset organization.
Active Collection - This will import the asset into whatever the active collection is
Scattering from the Browser
In the Arborea browser you can also scatter directly from the browser. You can find more info on this HERE
Arborea Windowed Browser
The Arborea Windowed Browser is a full, dockable asset browser designed for users who want a spacious, organized view of the entire library.
Resizable & Dockable: You can position the browser wherever you like, dock it in the main layout or float it in its own window.
Creating a Docked Windowed Browser
Click the choose browser area button.
Hover mouse over a window you want to dock the browser in (the window will highlight).
Left Click to create.
Creating a Floating Windowed Browser
Click the choose browser area button.
CTRL + Click for the floating window
(This is especially good for when you want to use a separate monitor for the asset browser)
You can also right click or esc to cancel creating window
Arborea Popup Browser
The Arborea Popup Browser is a quick way to browse and spawn assets. This uses a temporary browser in a popup window that disappears when you move your mouse away.
Creating a Popup Browser
Select the big Spawn Asset Button on the main panel
Resizing the Popup
By clicking the settings icon at the top right you can access the resizing options.
Size Preset will change the overall size of the thumbnails and the columns and rows will allow you to customize the amount for each
Accessing with the Arborea Quick Menu
You can access the browsers as well as many other features using the Arborea Quick menu
Access this by using (ALT + A)
You can Find more info on the Arborea Quick Menu HERE