Asset list

The Asset list in the Navigator window's Scene browser lists all the assets in your scene in a hierarchy with your scene as the root (Scene folder) and alphabetically by asset (Asset folders).

The Scene folder appears at the top of the Asset list, and contains a hierarchy of all assets in the scene.

Beneath the Scene folder, a separate Asset folder displays for every added asset. Asset folders are organized alphabetically in the list. For some assets, a folder is not listed if no assets of that type were added to the scene.

A. Scene folder B. Asset folders

When you select an asset in the Viewer or other windows, the Asset list shows the selected asset in both the Scene folder and its corresponding Asset folder. For example, the following figure shows the selected material named “Gold Material” in both the Scene and Materials folders.

A. Selected material displays in the Scene folder. B. Gold Material also displays in the Materials folder

Parent topic: Asset browser

Related Information

The Asset list is an interface item that lets you specify one or more assets. The Asset list is found next to the Asset field in many Navigator window panes, for example the Selective Lighting Shader settings.

Selective Lighting Shader Settings

Access the Asset list through the Asset list button (...) that appears next to the field.

Asset Selection List A. button

When you click the Asset list button, a list of all the corresponding assets added to your scene displays.

Assets used in the scene

The Tree/List options let you choose which way you want to view the contents of the Asset list.

Select Tree to make the Asset list display in a tree hierarchy with check boxes that are either activated or disabled. Select List to make the Asset list for the selected objects display as a list. Unlike the Tree display, the List display only shows selected objects.

Option Behavior
Check Whole Branches Select Check Whole Branches to select the item and all its child items when selecting/deselecting something in the Asset list.
Find First Checked Child Select Find First Checked Child if the tree hierarchy is collapsed. It expands the tree to the first selected child item.
Find Child by Name Select Find Child by Name to open the Find Child by Name search window. Enter the name of a specific asset or object in the search window to have MotionBuilder locate it.
Expand Branch Select Expand Branch to completely expand the branch of the item selected.
Select Branch Use the Select Branch option to select all the items included in the item’s hierarchy in the Asset list and in the Viewer window.
Select Object Use the Select Object option to select the object in the Asset list and in the Viewer window.

If you right-click the Asset list, a context menu appears with options for selecting and organizing the Asset list.

Asset list

To select items from the Asset Selection list:

  1. Click the Asset List (...) button.

    Asset Selection List A. button

    The Asset list appears with assets appropriate to the asset you are selecting. For example, if you are using the Lights Used Asset list, all the lights used in the scene are displayed.

    Assets used in the scene

  2. Activate the option that corresponds to each asset you want to select.
    Note: If you want to select all items contained in the list, activate the option next to the root folder. For example, in the preceding image, the root folder is the Lights folder.

To remove items in your Asset list:

  1. Double-click the Asset field.

    A list appears with all the assets you have assigned.

  2. Select the items that you want to remove from the list.
  3. Click Remove.