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Is there an API to trigger Asset Manager's Import function?

kyumin_h — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 05:41:38 GMT

Hi,

I'm trying to build an automation system that registers .osb files to the Asset Manager automatically once the files are generated.

However, it seems like the only way to register assets into Asset Manager is by using the Import function directly from the Asset Manager UI.
If there are alternative ways, I’d love to hear about them.

After using the Import function, I noticed that the imported asset generates three files:

.osb
.png (thumbnail)
.xml (metadata/config)

So I have a few questions:

Summary:

Is there a Python API to trigger the Import function of Asset Manager?
If I place a .osb file in a specific folder, is there a way to automatically register it in Asset Manager? (without .png .xml )
Are there APIs to separately generate the .png thumbnail and .xml file that the Import function creates?

If there’s any other recommended approach for automating Asset Manager registration, I’d greatly appreciate it.

Thank you!

Re: Is there an API to trigger Asset Manager's Import function?

Christian_Garimberti — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 07:42:54 GMT

Hi, there are the V1 API

createEnvironmentAsset(environmentNode, assetManagerDirectory)

createGeometryAsset(node, assetManagerDirectory)

createMaterialAsset(material, assetManagerDirectory)

createSceneplateAsset(node, assetManagerDirectory)

and other API's in the vrAssetsModule in V1

Best

Chris

Re: Is there an API to trigger Asset Manager's Import function?

kyumin_h — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:12:54 GMT

Thanks for the answer — it works perfectly!

Re: Is there an API to trigger Asset Manager's Import function?

kyumin_h — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:14:19 GMT

Just a heads-up: if you try to run the function on a Geometry node directly under the created root, you'll still get the error 'Passed node is not a valid asset root.'

However, if you group the Geometry node first (i.e., wrap it in a Transform/Group node), it works fine. So I hope this helps anyone trying to use this!