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Features Overview

Elys Asset Tools provides a comprehensive suite of asset management features designed to help you maintain clean, organized Unreal Engine projects.

🔍 Dependency Analysis​

Bidirectional Scanning​

Scan assets to find both:

  • Dependencies (what this asset uses)
  • Referencers (what uses this asset)

Use Cases​

  • Understand asset relationships before making changes
  • Find circular dependencies
  • Audit what's actually being used
  • Plan safe refactoring

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🚚 Move Operations​

Safe Batch Moving​

Move multiple folders and assets while:

  • ✅ Preserving folder hierarchy
  • ✅ Updating all references automatically
  • ✅ Tracking progress in real-time
  • ✅ Supporting crash recovery

Crash Recovery​

If the editor crashes during a move:

  • Operation state is saved to disk
  • Resume prompt appears on next editor launch
  • Continue from where you left off

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🗑️ Safe Deletion​

Dependency Checking​

Before deleting folders or assets:

  • Check if any other assets reference them
  • Get a clear warning if deletion would break references
  • View the list of referencers

Safe Delete Process​

  1. Scan for dependencies
  2. Check if safe to delete
  3. Delete only if no external references exist
  4. Clean up empty parent folders
  5. Fix redirectors

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🔧 Folder Management​

Empty Folder Cleanup​

  • Recursively find empty folders
  • Detect folders that only contain redirectors
  • Batch delete with progress tracking

Redirector Management​

  • Clean up redirectors after move operations
  • Fix redirector chains
  • Detect broken redirectors

Organization Tools​

  • Flatten folder structures (coming soon)
  • Bulk rename operations (planned)
  • Folder documentation system (planned)

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🎯 Integration Points​

Content Browser​

Right-click folders to access:

  • Analyze Folder Dependencies
  • Move Folder/Assets
  • Safe Delete Folder
  • Delete Empty Folders
  • Resume Incomplete Move (when applicable)

Tools Menu​

Access via Tools → Elys Asset Tools:

  • Asset Dependency Analyzer
  • Resume Incomplete Move

Window Menu​

Open the panel via Window → Elys Asset Tools

Blueprint API​

All features are available via Blueprint:

UERP_AssetToolsEditorSubsystem* Subsystem =
    GEditor->GetEditorSubsystem<UERP_AssetToolsEditorSubsystem>();

⚡ Performance​

Optimized Operations​

  • Batch processing for large moves (10 assets at a time)
  • Asset Registry queries (fast)
  • Progress indicators for long operations
  • Non-blocking UI during operations

Typical Performance​

  • Dependency scan: < 1 second for 100 assets
  • Move operation: ~10 assets/second
  • Empty folder scan: < 1 second for 1000 folders

🔐 Safety Features​

Before Operations​

  • Dependency validation
  • Reference checking
  • Warning prompts

During Operations​

  • Progress tracking
  • State persistence
  • Crash recovery

After Operations​

  • Automatic redirector cleanup
  • Empty folder cleanup
  • Operation summary

🎮 Editor-Only Design​

Elys Asset Tools is designed as an editor-only plugin:

  • ✅ Zero runtime overhead
  • ✅ Doesn't affect packaged games
  • ✅ Safe to use in shipping projects
  • ✅ No performance impact on gameplay

Next Steps​

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