DynAssets is a Blender add-on designed to help you quickly manage multiple asset library folders right from the Asset Browser side panel. Instead of manually juggling different folders or repeatedly setting up file paths in Blender preferences, you can easily switch between different sets of asset libraries, refresh them in real-time, and keep your workspace clean.

Installation

• Download the Add-on zip file
• Launch Blender
• Either drag and drop zip file to Blender interface and press "OK" when the dialog pops up
  
  
  
  
   or go to Edit → Preferences → Add-ons and click the Install... button, select the zip file with an addon and confirm.
• Make sure the add-on is activated (search for “DynAssets” in the Add-ons list and check the box next to its name to enable it.
  
  
  
  

Getting Started

• Open the Add-on Preferences
• Navigate to Edit → Preferences → Add-ons.
• Find DynAssets in the list and expand its panel.
• In the preferences panel, you will see “Source Folders.”
• Click the + button to add a new source folder entry.
• Select a folder that contains the asset subfolders you want to manage. Each subfolder will be treated as a separate library.
  
  
  
  
  
  IMPORTANT! Before using Dynassets, make sure to minimize the number of libraries listed under File Paths in Blender's user preferences. Ideally, only keep the libraries used by essential plugins like Botaniq or GeoScatter. Remove the rest from this list to prevent them from loading when Blender starts. You will then add these libraries through the Dynassets plugin preferences—this way, they’ll only load when you select them from the Dynassets library list.
  
  

  Never load the same library in both Blender's user preferences and Dynassets - there’s no benefit, and it will just result in the library being loaded twice. However, if you move most of your libraries to be managed through Dynassets, the performance benefits will be significant.

  
  
• (Optional) Name the entry for clarity. If you do not name it manually, folder name will be chosen automatically.
• Use the up/down arrow icons to rearrange folders.
• Click the - button to remove a folder.
  
  
  
  
  

Using DynAssets in the Asset Browser

• Open the Asset Browser
• Switch a Blender editor to Asset Browser mode (e.g., the File Browser set to “Assets”).
• On the right side, you’ll find a DynAssets panel (click the “N” key if hidden).
• Each source folder defined in Preferences is displayed as a button.
• Click a folder’s button to activate it. From version 1.0.2: CTRL-click multiple source folders to display their libraries on single list.
  
  
  
  
• Once a source folder is active, its subfolders are listed below. These are separate libraries.
• Click a Library's name to toggle it as a Blender Asset Library.
• From version 1.02: click "Pin" icon to pin the library - it will be enabled and pinned to the top until you unpin it. This will be saved between sessions of Blender (this you can control in Plugin preferences).
• From version 1.3.0 - you can CTRL-click on folder and it will load ALL libraries that's inside it. CTRL-click again to unload them
  
  
  
  
• If you add or remove subfolders on disk, click the Refresh button (circular arrow icon) to update the list.
• You can sort folders alphabetically and search the list using options below the list.