Asset Browser

The Asset Browser is used to browse for assets and quickly import them into a project.

The asset browser

There are four main sources for assets that can be picked from the dropdown menu:

1. Store free bundled assets: these asset packs are bundled with C3 and available to all accounts, free and subscribed.
2. Store premium bundled assets: these asset packs are bundled with C3 and are available to accounts with an active subscription only.
3. Store purchased assets: these asset packs are the ones that have been purchased in Scirra's Asset Store.
4. Local assets: the asset browser can be used select one or more folders in the local file system. This feature's availability is subject to browser support.

Importing assets

Assets can be imported into a project in three main ways:

Double clicking

The quickest way to import a single asset. Depending on the type of the asset, something different will happen when importing. Below is a table showing how the different types will be handled.

Type	Description
Images	Are imported as a new Sprite with a single animation and a single frame.
Animations	Formats such as .gif, are imported as a new Sprite with an animation with as many frames as the asset has.
SVG	Are imported as a project file in the project's Files folder and a new SVG Picture using the corresponding project file. An instance is created in the middle of the currently active layout view.
Audio	A dialog appears before importing audio assets to choose their destination and are then imported into either the Music or Sounds project folder.
Videos	Are imported into the Videos project folder.
Fonts	Are imported into the Fonts project folder.
Scripts	Are imported into the Scripts project folder.
Other	Other supported types are imported into the Files project folder.

Drag & Drop

Assets can be dragged and dropped onto the layout view or the project bar to import them into the project. Below is a table showing how the different types will be handled.

Type	Description
Images	A dialog appears with options about how the assets should be treated: As object types: will create a new object type for each asset, each one using an asset as it's image. As single object type: will create a single object type with an animation with as many frames as assets where selected. As icons: all assets are imported into the Icons & screenshots project folder.
Animations	This applies for animated formats, such as .gif or .apng. A dialog appears with options about how the assets should be treated: As object types: will create a new object type for each selected asset, each one with an animation with as many frames as each asset has. As single object type: will create a single new object type with a unique animation for each imported asset.
SVG	Are imported as a project file in the project's Files folder and a new SVG Picture using the corresponding project file.
Audio	A dialog appears before importing audio assets to choose their destination: As music: all the assets are imported into the Music project folder. As sound: all the assets are imported into the Sounds project folder.
Videos	Are imported into the Videos project folder.
Fonts	Are imported into the Fonts project folder.
Scripts	Are imported into the Scripts project folder.
Other	Other supported types are imported into the Files project folder.

Context menu

Assets can also be imported by clicking on the import option at the top of the context menu for a given asset. In the case of selecting a single asset or many assets of the same type, there will be a single import option. If the context menu is brought up when multiple assets of different types are selected, there will be options to import the assets of each type individually.

Importing zip files

Zip files have a slightly different workflow to regular assets. After using any of the methods described previously to import, a dialog appears to choose which files of the zip file should be imported and what to do with them in the cases there are multiple options for them.

Zip import dialog showing all possible options

The image shows what the dialog looks like when the zip file has files of all the supported formats. In cases in which a format is not present in the zip file, then the corresponding option will not be shown in the dialog.

To import all the files of a given type tick the corresponding checkbox, if the asset type has additional options about how the assets should be treated, select it from the corresponding dropdown. Below is a table with all the possible options.

Other Context Menu Options

Other options in the various context menus are the following:

Browsing assets in the local file system

As mentioned earlier you can browse folders in the local file system, to do so first choose the Local assets option from the dropdown in the main toolbar and then click on the + button to choose a folder.

Different folders can be added and will be stored for future use.