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  5. Plugins

Creating a Plugin

How to create a new plugin in Asset Transformer Studio
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Creating a plugin

To create a new plugin, go to Plugins menu > Create a New Plugin. A dialog is displayed, allowing you to define the plugin's settings:
Create New Plugin dialog
The plugin is created from a Template plugin, shipped with Asset Transformer Studio, made of a Python script, including a 
main function
that needs to be edited according to your data preparation recipe, and an XML file, defining the plugin's user interface.
Note
See the Anatomy of a Plugin page.
The new plugin is accessible in the Plugins menu:
New plugin in menu
Default interface:
Default plugin interface

Editing a plugin

Edit the plugin's files to create the data preparation recipe and choose the parameters to display in its interface.
You can edit the plugin's files in the Script panel or directly in your favorite IDE.
Then editing a plugin is about scripting: have a look at the Scripting With the Python API and Getting Started With Scripting pages to learn the most important concepts about scripting with Asset Transformer Studio. Having a look at the available Sample Scripts can also be very helpful!
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