Excluding resources in a resource path

This page explains how to setup an ignore file to specify resources and folders that will be ignored during the crawling process of the the Assets window. It allows to avoid unwanted resources from being displayed.

Creating an ignore file

Navigate to the location of the resource folder in which you want to hide resources. Then create a file named as follow:

.ignore_assets_pt

It should look like this once created:

Example

The following file content will discard any resources and folders other than the default library folders:

## exclude all

*



## re-include library directories

!alphas

!colorluts

!effects

!emitters

!environments

!export-presets

!generators

!materials

!presets

!procedurals

!receivers

!shaders

!smart-masks

!smart-materials

!templates

!textures

Rules and guidelines

The following table shows the general rules that applies to the ignore file.