Editing & Versioning
The OwnXR Asset Editor application by launching an asset from /editor or navigating to https://ownxr.com/editor/[asset-id].
Toolbar
You can switch between select and customize tools, change transformation mode, undo and redo your actions, preview and save your asset from the toolbar.
Toolbar when editing an object (3D model):
Toolbar when editing an environment:
Tool buttons
- Undo/redo (Shortcuts: Ctrl/Cmd (Shift) Z)
- Select object / switch to select mode
- Transformation modes: Move, Rotate, Scale
- Toggle customization mode
- Preview / reset camera view (Shortcut: R)
Canvas and panels
Under the toolbar a canvas that spans the window with panel menu at the side. Using mouse or touch inputs on the canvas, you move and drag camera, select and manipulate transformation gizmos.
You may utilize panels for all changes:
- Asset Info panel dispalys creator info, dates, bounding dimensions and polygon count for objects and inputs for changing name and tags
- Versions panel read more in this page
- Environment panel -- change environment color and brightness for thumbnail and preview for object assets -- change initial settings for environment assets
- Transformation panel is available when editing object assets and allows precise transformation with reset
All changes are being applied to the highlighted version in the Versions panel. Changes in the Asset Info panel are made on the entire asset.
Managing Versions
The information in the Versions panel can be interpreted as:
- List of versions
- First version on top is the default version
- Highlighted version is the one that you are currently making changes to
- Switch between other versions preserving changes between all versions
- Delete a version
- Input to change the name of the highlighted version
- Date created and date modified
- Button to create another version
Benefits of Versioning
Version Management Best Practices
- Create versions for commonly used configurations and remove unused ones
- Use descriptive names that indicate the differences
- Set an appropriate default version for each asset
- Ensure recognizable differences in version thumbnails by setting different backgrounds
Important Notes
Changes to assets and versions are not reflected across the existing scenes, instead, future imports of these assets and versions will use the last modified version. New versions can be replaced in scenes separately.
The versioning system allows for efficient asset management while maintaining file size optimization. Each version references the same base geometry and textures, only storing the differences in configuration.
See also
- Creating Assets - Learn how to upload and import new 3D assets
- Asset Library - Import assets and versions into OXR scenes