Asset management features

Describes all the features available in Asset Manager for Unity.

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The Asset Manager for Unity package enables you to easily manage your organization assets through features like import, reimport, search, remove, and find asset location. You can browse assets across all projects in an organization.

Import your first asset

To import a cloud asset into your Unity Editor project, follow these steps:

  1. In the Asset Manager for Unity window, go to the left side, below Projects and do one of the following:
    • To view assets in all projects, select All Assets. All assets in the organization appear.
    • To view assets in a specific project, select the project that you want from the list. All assets in the project appear.
  2. Select the asset that you want. On the right side, the Asset Manager Inspector appears.
  3. Go to the bottom right corner of the Asset Manager Inspector, select Import.

View an imported asset

To view an imported asset, go to the bottom left corner of the Asset Manager for Unity window and select In Project.

Reimport an asset

You can re-import assets to get the latest version of the files uploaded to the asset. To re-import, you can either:

  1. Select the imported asset you want. On the right side, the Asset Manager Inspector appears.
  2. Go to the bottom right corner of the Asset Manager Inspector and select Reimport.

Search for an asset

You can search for a cloud asset using the search bar. You can search by:

  • Name
  • Tag

Remove an imported asset

If you no longer want to use an imported cloud asset, you can remove it from your project. To remove imported cloud assets, you can either:

  1. Select the imported asset you want. On the right side, the Asset Manager Inspector appears.
  2. Go to the bottom right corner of the Asset Manager Inspector and select Remove From Project.

Find imported asset location in project

You can find out the project folder location of an imported cloud asset. To locate your asset folder, follow these steps:

  1. Select the imported asset you want. On the right side, the Asset Manager Inspector appears.
  2. Below the Details section, select the Included Files dropdown button. The drop-down list displays files.
  3. Select the three-dots icon.
  4. Select Show in project.

Refresh for updates

You can refresh the Asset Manager for Unity window to get the latest asset content and published updates. To refresh, you can:

  1. Go to the top right corner, select the three-dots icon. A dropdown menu appears.
  2. Select Refresh.