Material library (Asset Browser inconsistancy)

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Hi,

For most materials added (migrated from 2012 to 2018) are added with only "appearance properties" added to the asset browser.

For some there are only with only "physical properties" added to the asset browser.

Why is there a difference and how can I prepare some consistency for this.

Am I doing something wrong.

[bradeneuropeArthur]

@Frederick_Law

my biggest problem at the moment is that I have only one Custom Library.

For your understanding: I did not migrate any other library. I only created a new one "2018 Materials" and migrated our 2012 materials in this.

Since I did not change any other "Autodesk Library" I receiving errors regarding the Content Center Files "Templates" used for the members. the error had to do with the Change of steel and steel mild as the appearance asset has changed. This means at creating the CC member we receive a style conflict between the CC file template and the style.

Because we have hundreds of custom (Linked to the original) CC families I don't want to edit all templates of the CC files.......

We have already talked with our reseller regarding this and they also see that this new mechanism has his limits and errors. Some customers accept this behavior and work with it as it is.

I don't feel the need to accept this without knowing how to solve this in future.

I think also that this is a little complex to do this by writing in the forum.

Otherwise I am already aware about the fact that if I get that less replies (Thank you for your support @Frederick_Law @johnsonshiue @Xun.Zhang) that this is a not known issue, and others will not see this or will accept it as it is.

Think this mechanism has its charm but till now I only see that I need to define my materials new, with all negative issues with it. We work with vault pro and I see a lot of error coming when start defining the materials all new as you may understand. I see the benefits of the Assets idea but it does not work very well if you have already a library that needs to be migrated.

Your opinion is appreciated regarding this!

Regards,

[Frederick_Law]

Replace the Steel and Steel Mild in your library with the material in Content Center Template.

This means you'll have to use the appearance come in the template and cannot change it.

Unless you can update all content center file to match library style.

I don't remember having problem with content center files.  Don't know what happen there.

[bradeneuropeArthur]

I did that.
But why has this been changed.
And why isn't this documented?
What is the next issue appearing the next weeks or months?

This takes weeks to find out this solution.

You agree with this.

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Per default you don't see this message. But if you look further than you will see the error message. That is why i think this is a hidden issue.

[Frederick_Law]

Most people just ignore that Style Library message.

It take some trial and error to figure out how to prevent that message.

I think there is an option to turn off that message.

[bradeneuropeArthur]

You are right.
But I want to understand the issue as you already know....

Thanks