Adding Preview Studios

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Preview studio is a 3d scene in which the assets having previews generated get merged and rendered. It can be just an empty scene or a more sophisticated one as long as it yields the visual output you're looking for. You can download ready-to-use free studios from Connecter's cloud or use your custom scenes to add a new preview studio.

To add a preview studio from Connecter's cloud:

1. Select one or more 3ds Max or Cinema4D assets and choose the Generate Custom Previews command in the contextual asset menu. 
2. Click the "Get Studios" button in the main blue toolbar of the Generate Custom Previews interface. 
3. From the Get Preview Studios interface, browse the available studios and click the "Download studio files" icon at the end Status column of the studios you want to download. Once the preview studio gets downloaded, a "Preview studio successfully downloaded" notification appears. 
4. Click the "Back" button in the main blue toolbar to return to the main Generate Custom Previews interface. You're all set up to start using the Generate Custom Previews feature.

Adding preview studios from Connecter's cloud.

To add your custom-prepared preview studio:

1. Select one or more 3ds Max or Cinema4D assets and choose the Generate Custom Previews command in the contextual asset menu. 
2. Click the "Add Studios" button in the main blue toolbar of the Generate Custom Previews interface. 
3. In the Add new preview studio interface:

• • Type in the studio name.
  • Browse the preview studio 3d scene.
  • Browse an image to use as a preview for the studio.
  • Add Description (optional).
  • Add Author (optional).
  • Choose the relevant render engine from the list.
  • Click the "Add Studio" button. A notification with an important explanation will appear:

• • • "The preview studio file is now copied into the dedicated folder structure, and Connecter will use it from there when generating previews. Before using it, make sure that any related external files are discoverable by all Connecter instances by setting their locations and paths in the studio scene."

IMPORTANT: Ensure you follow the instructions and set up any external file paths and locations accordingly. Connecter will copy only the studio's 3d file to the preview studios folder. You must ensure to copy any external files in the same folder (or subfolder) where Connecter will place the studio 3d scene or set absolute paths that all Connecter instances can access.

Adding custom-prepared preview studios.