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Usage

Creating new assets with custom previews

1. Open the Asset Browser.
2. Select one or more objects in the scene which are already assets or should be marked as assets. Alternatively you can select the enclosing collection to process all objects inside.
3. From the Asset Browser's menu choose Render > Render Selected Objects.

Update the preview of an already existing asset

1. Select the asset in the Asset Browser.
2. Choose Render > Update Selected Asset or press the Update button located in the asset's preview area.
3. You can also select multiple objects in the scene and choose Render > Render Selected Objects.

Video

https://vimeo.com/692178682

Known Issues

Creating a custom preview for the selected collection is a two-step process due to a context restriction in Blender. When choosing Render > Render Selected Collection first only the collection gets marked as an asset but no custom preview image is assigned. To generate and assign the preview select the collection asset in the Asset Browser and choose Render > Update Selected Asset or press the Update button located in the asset's preview area.