资源工作流程

The Asset System aims to unify file management within the UNIGINE project and make it simple and intuitive. For this purpose the content of the project is represented as a collection of "building blocks" — assets, and the whole workflow is organized around them. 资源系统旨在统一UNIGINE项目中的文件管理并使之简单直观。为此，项目的内容表示为“构建块”（资源）的集合，整个工作流围绕它们进行组织。

Asset is the "unit of work", it represents any item that can be used in your world or project. An asset may come from a file created using a third-party application, such as a 3D model, an audio file, an image, or any other type supported by the UNIGINE Engine. Assets can also be created using the UnigineEditor, e.g., a node, a material, or a property. 资源是“工作单元”，它表示可以在您的世界或项目中使用的任何项目。资源可能来自使用第三方应用程序创建的文件，例如3D模型，音频文件，图像或UNIGINE Engine支持的任何其他类型。也可以使用UnigineEditor创建资源，例如节点，材质或属性。

Each asset is represented by a pair: a file on disk, and a *.meta metadata file which stores auxiliary information for this asset including a GUID (globally unique identifier). A GUID identifies a path to the asset (i.e., location of the asset in the project) and is used by the Asset System to keep all links and dependencies between the resources regardless of their name and location within the project. So, you don’t have to worry that your material will lose a texture when you change its name.每个资源由一对表示：磁盘上的文件和*.meta元数据文件，该元数据文件存储该资源的辅助信息，包括GUID (globally unique identifier)。 GUID标识了资源的路径（即资源在项目中的位置），资源系统使用该GUID来保持资源之间的所有链接和依赖关系，而不管资源的名称和位置在项目中如何。因此，您不必担心更改名称时材质会丢失纹理。

Another important feature of the Asset System is real-time tracking of changes. You can modify your assets at any time after importing, the Asset System will notice when you save new changes to the file and will re-import it as necessary.资源系统的另一个重要功能是实时跟踪更改。您可以在导入后随时修改资源，资源系统会在您将新更改保存到文件时通知您，并将在必要时重新导入。

All assets are stored in the data folder of your project. For all assets, that are in non-native format (e.g. .fbx, .obj, .hdr, etc.) the Editor automatically generates all resources to be used by the UNIGINE Engine at run time. Such files are called runtime files.所有资源都存储在项目的 data 文件夹中。对于所有非本机格式的资源（例如.fbx, .obj, .hdr等），编辑器会在运行时自动生成将由UNIGINE Engine使用的所有资源。这样的文件称为 运行时文件 。

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Runtime files are generated automatically and stored in the data/.runtimes folder of your project.运行时文件是自动生成的，并存储在项目的 data/.runtimes 文件夹中。

Relationship between the contents of the data folder in your project's root on your computer, and the Project folder in the Asset Browser window计算机上项目根目录中data文件夹的内容与Asset Browser窗口中Project文件夹之间的关系

The entire workflow will revolve around the Asset Browser, and the regular file explorer should no longer be necessary when working on a UNIGINE project. In fact, the goal of this feature is for users of UNIGINE to ignore what lies on the disk completely and only interact with their project's content via the Editor.整个工作流程将围绕 Asset Browser ，并且在UNIGINE项目上工作时，常规文件浏览器将不再是必需的。实际上，此功能的目标是使UNIGINE的用户完全忽略磁盘上的内容，仅通过编辑器与其项目内容进行交互。

The main front-end tool of the Asset System is the Asset Browser. It is used to organize content in your project: create, import, view, rename your assets, move them between the folders and manage their hierarchy.资源系统的主要前端工具是资源浏览器。它用于组织项目中的内容：创建，导入，查看，重命名资源，在文件夹之间移动它们并管理其层次结构。

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The simplest way to safely move or rename your assets is to always do it using the Asset Browser. In this case the Asset System will keep all links and dependencies between the resources.安全移动或重命名资源的最简单方法是始终使用资源浏览器进行 操作。在这种情况下，资源系统将保留资源之间的所有链接和依赖性。

Asset Browser is accessible from the Window menu.可从 Window 菜单访问资源浏览器。

Asset Browser elements资源浏览器

Asset Browser consists of the Hierarchy View and the Thumbnail View. You can use them both, or move the dividing bar between them to either side, and use only one of them, as demonstrated below:资源浏览器由层次结构视图和缩略图视图组成。您可以同时使用它们，或者将它们之间的分隔条移动到任意一侧，并仅使用其中一个，如下所示:

Rearranging Asset Browser重新排列资源浏览器

To facilitate managing assets, you can create multiple Asset Browser windows via the menu bar: Windows -> Add Asset Browser and stack them anywhere.为了方便管理资源，您可以通过菜单栏创建多个资源浏览器窗口: Windows -> Add Asset Browser，并将它们堆叠在任何地方。

Each of the created windows is listed in the Windows menu and can be hidden, shown or removed, if required.每个创建的窗口都列在Windows菜单中，如果需要，可以隐藏、显示或删除。

Watch the tutorial below to learn how to manage assets with the Asset Browser:要了解如何使用该工具，请观看此视频教程。

Hierarchy View

层次结构视图#

Thumbnail View

缩略图视图#

Preview and Details

预览和详细信息#