View assets
View an asset to see information about it and perform actions on it. You can view assets when browsing assets from the home page, or from a collection in a project.
To view a bundle, see View a bundle.
at the bottom of the pane. The following information applies to all asset types. Different asset types have additional actions available or information shown. To learn more, see:
Open an asset
To open an asset to work on it, select the asset.
- If the asset file type is not available for preview, select Download to download it.
- If the asset file is too large to display, select Download to download it or Load anyway to load it, which might take several minutes.
Actions available when viewing an asset from a project
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| View information about a specific version of the asset you are viewing. | Select the version number in the version list. | View asset versions |
| Download a specific version of the asset you are viewing. | Next to the version to be downloaded, select Download version  . |
Download an asset |
| Rename the asset. | Select the vertical ellipsis button  and select Rename. |
Rename an asset |
| Copy the asset to a collection or folder. | Select the vertical ellipsis button and select Copy. |
Copy assets to other collections or folders |
| Copy the asset URL to the clipboard. | Select the vertical ellipsis button and select Share. |
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| View a list of asset reviewers and manage them. Only available when an asset review is in progress for the asset. | Select the vertical ellipsis button and select Manage review. |
View asset and bundle reviewers and Manage asset and bundle reviews |
| Add a new preview image or change the existing preview image. | Select the vertical ellipsis button and select Upload preview image. |
Upload an asset preview |
| Regenerate the automatically generated asset preview image. | Select the vertical ellipsis button and select Regenerate preview image. |
Regenerate an asset preview |
| Delete the asset. | Select the vertical ellipsis button and select Delete. |
Delete an asset when viewing it |
| Add a state and asset reviewers to the most recent version of an asset. | Select Create review. | Create asset reviews |
| View the review history for the asset. | Select the vertical ellipsis button and select View review history. |
View asset and bundle review history |
| Delete the state and asset reviewers from an asset. | Select the vertical ellipsis button  next to the most recent version of the asset and select Delete review. |
Delete reviews |
| Change the asset state. Only available when an asset review is in progress for the asset. | From the version list, select the current state of the latest file version and select the new state. | Change the state on an asset review |
| Zoom in or out on the asset. | Select + or - in the toolbar. For 3D model animations, use your keyboard or mouse wheel. | -- |
| Hide the right pane. Only available when the right pane is visible. | Select the Hide right pane button at the bottom of the pane. |
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| Show the right pane. Only available when the right pane is hidden. | Select the Show right pane button  at the bottom of the pane. |
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| View, add, or reply to comments on the asset. | Select Comments. | Comments |
| View, add, edit, copy, or delete related links for the asset. | Select Links. | Links |
| View referenced assets. | Select Links. | Auto-identification of referenced assets |
| Add or remove tags on the asset. | Select Asset details, select Manage tags  or Add tags next to the tags. |
Add tags to assets and Remove tags from assets. |
| View additional information about the asset including the file name, URL, depot path, author, tags, and metadata. | Select Asset details. | View asset details and metadata |
Image assets
When you view an image asset, use the canvas toolbar to control what is displayed on the asset, and zoom in and out.
| Button | Name | Description |
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Show/hide comments on image. | Show or hide all comments added to specific areas on the image. |
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Show/hide sketches on image. | Show or hide all sketches on the image. If a blue dot is shown on the button, it indicates that all sketches are shown, but some individual sketches are hidden on the Comments or Review comments tab. To learn more, see Add sketches to comments on 2D images, 3D models, and videos. |
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Zoom out. | Zoom out on the image. |
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Zoom in. | Zoom in on the image. |
Video assets
When you view a video asset, use the toolbar to control playback and perform other actions.
| Button or information | Name | Description | Shortcuts |
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Rewind one second | Rewind the video by one second. | Press Shift+Left arrow |
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Rewind one frame | Step back one frame. | Press left arrow |
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Play | Play the video. | Press Spacebar |
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Pause | Pause the video. | Press Spacebar |
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Forward one frame | Step forward one frame. | Press right arrow |
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Forward one second | Advance the video by one second. | Press Shift+Right arrow |
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Volume | Adjust or mute the volume. | -- |
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Time stamp | View the elapsed and total time. When constant frame rate video is played, the frame number is shown in the time stamp. In variable frame rate videos, the frame number is not included in the time stamp. | -- |
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Frame rate | View the playback frame rate. Frame rate is not shown for variable frame rate videos. | -- |
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Playback speed | Change the playback speed. | -- |
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Copy to clipboard | Copy a link to the asset to the clipboard. | -- |
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Fullscreen | Open the asset fullscreen. | -- |
Audio assets
When you view an audio asset, use the toolbar to control playback and perform other actions.
| Button or information | Name | Description | Shortcuts |
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Play | Play the audio. | Press Spacebar |
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Pause | Pause the audio. | Press Spacebar |
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Volume | Adjust or mute the volume. | -- |
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Time stamp | View the elapsed and total time. | -- |
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Copy to clipboard | Copy a link to the asset to the clipboard. | -- |
3D model assets
When viewing a 3D model asset, select Viewer settings to control how the model is shown. You can save any changes you make to your Viewer settings for the asset version you are viewing. Saved Viewer settings apply to that specific version of the asset and are shared with all users who view that version. To learn more, see Save and reset 3D Viewer settings.
If a model has missing textures, they are shown in magenta to indicate missing texture files.
Actions available when viewing 3D model assets
| To: | Do this: | More information |
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| View each animation, step through each animation by keyframe, and control animation playback. | Use the animation toolbar. | View 3D model animations |
| View the skeleton (rigging). | Select Viewer settings and select Model  . |
View 3D model skeleton (rigging) |
| View the wireframe. | Select Viewer settings and select Model . |
View 3D model wireframes |
| View vertex coloring. | Select Viewer settings and select Model . |
View 3D model vertex coloring |
| Set the directional light. | Select Viewer settings and select Environment and lighting  . |
Set 3D model directional lighting |
| Set the spotlight. | Select Viewer settings and select Environment and lighting . |
Set 3D model spotlight |
| Set the ambient light. | Select Viewer settings and select Environment and lighting . |
Set 3D model ambient lighting |
| Set the background color. | Select Viewer settings and select Environment and lighting . |
Set the 3D model background color |
| Set the Image HDRI environment. | Select Viewer settings and select Environment and lighting . |
Set 3D model HDRI environment |
| View the grid (ground plane). | Select Viewer settings and select Environment and lighting . |
View 3D model ground grid (ground plane) |
| Save your Viewer settings for the asset version you are viewing. Other users who view that version of the asset see the settings you saved | Select Viewer settings, make changes, select Save as default, and select Confirm. | Save Viewer settings |
| Restore the default factory Viewer settings for the asset version you are viewing. | Select Viewer settings and select Reset. | Reset Viewer settings to factory default values |
| Create a new preview image to replace the existing one. | Select the Create preview button  . |
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| View a comment with a locked view of the asset to help you understand the comment. | Select the Go to button in the comment to view the locked asset view. | -- |
Actions available when viewing comments
The button's appearance and action depends on the type of asset you are viewing.
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Go to viewer settings | Select to see the model view in the comment |
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Go to time stamp | Animated 3D models only: Select to see the model view at the time stamp in the comment |
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Go to viewer settings and time stamp | Animated 3D models only: Select to see the model view and time stamp in the comment |
Converted original asset to GLB
If you see a message titled 'Converted original asset to GLB' in an asset preview, the model is a preview.
This means the quality might be lower than the original, and the 3D model file type is not directly supported by P4 DAM. The file is converted to GLB format so that P4 DAM can display it without the need to open it in your editor.